Sustainability News
Sustainability News
Earth Hour
Saturday 27th March
- This year, @WWF_Australia is encouraging everyone to make the #SwitchforNature, whether it be switching the lights, the cup, the straw, the ride, your energy, super, diet or clothes.
Before Earth hour Why not watch “Our Planet” on Netflix or a planet friendly movie like the Lorax, Wall-E or Finding Nemo.
6 Ways to celebrate earth hour with your kids link here
As the lights #SwitchOff for Earth Hour, why not play some fun games in the dark? Here are some enjoyable games to play when the lights are off:
Freaky Faces – make sure you’ve got a torch; sit in a circle, and using a torch, see who can make the scariest face!
Scare Bear– stand in a circle, someone is ‘in’, everyone else turns their backs to the person who’s in the middle and so they are facing out. The person who’s in has to try and scare the other people, one at a time, and the person who screams the loudest loses.
Hide and Sneak – decide who’s the seeker. That person counts to 20 with their eyes shut and everyone else hides. While the person who is seeking looks around the house, the people hiding have to sneak to a different spot. If they get caught they have to help look for the others. Everybody has to sneak at least once. The first person to get caught is the next person to be the seeker.
Ready, set…sardines – it’s the reverse of hide and seek. The person who’s ‘in’ has to go and hide while everybody else counts to 20 with their eyes shut. Then everyone goes in search of the hider. Once the hider is found, each person who finds them must squeeze like a sardine into the same hiding spot, being careful not to make any noise. The first person to find the hider is the next person to be ‘in’.
A shadow puppet show– find a blank wall or set up a white sheet with some candles or torches behind. The kids can practice their shadow puppet hands and use sticks/leaves, etc, and make up stories. Go online before the night begins to get some instructions on how to do shadow puppets.
For more information about Earth Hour click here
Tips to Save our Planet
Refresh Naturally
Instead of chemical plug in air fresheners, place a few slicers of citrus fruit such as lemon or orange in a saucepan, together with a few cloves. Simmer the mixture gently for an hour or so to refresh the smell of your house.