Earth Day give-away #1: Michael Recycle book
I’m giving away a funny and inspiring picture book that your children will love.
It’s called Michael Recycle, a book about a green-caped crusader with a colander hat who swoops into a town and inspires the people to recycle and save the environment.
How can you win this? Easy, just answer the question -
“WHAT CAN CHILDREN DO TO REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE?” You can ask the kids themselves or share tips and activities you did with your children.
I will randomly choose a winner on Earth Day, April 22, and as a bonus - I will re-post your answers through the month and link back to your website or blog if you have one. So, don’t forget to add your URL to your answers. Contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
Let the Earth Day celebration begin!
UPDATE APRIL 23, 2008. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. A WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
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89 opinions for Earth Day give-away #1: Michael Recycle book
Leslie
Apr 2, 2008 at 10:29 am
My 7 year old daughter has become quite the little environmentalist this past year after reading “The Lorax”. We’ve done a lot of *greening* of our household ever since. We’ve done away with paper napkins and instead use cloth. We’ve switched to bringing our own cloth grocery sacks with us instead of “Paper or Plastic?” at the store. (My daughter is in charge of bringing them along when we go!) And she’s become very, very conscious of product packaging, and whether it’s recyclable or not! I’m very proud of her!
homemom3
Apr 2, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I wasn’t sure the age, but asked my 10 -year-old son and he said you can make toys out of a water bottle. I asked he said shakers, which I knew but then he said a car.
Items:
1 water bottle (empty)
2 sticks
4 water bottle caps
You’ll need mom and dad to cut holes in the bottle in two places. Place the stick through and attach the wheels using the caps. You’ve got yourself a Recycle Bottle Car.
Joanne Danzer
Apr 3, 2008 at 4:29 am
Thanks for the contest. Hope I win!
amy delong
Apr 3, 2008 at 7:13 am
this would be great for my kids!!
Louise Brouillette
Apr 3, 2008 at 8:10 am
I love the title!
charline s
Apr 3, 2008 at 8:40 am
I would like to win this for the boys.
michelle lopez
Apr 3, 2008 at 9:59 am
my daughter’s first grade class is celebrating earth day, we are having an earth day party, this book would fit right in our theme. thank you for the chance to participate in your contest.
Rebecca Snodgrass
Apr 3, 2008 at 10:04 am
i want to win
Julie Nusbaum
Apr 3, 2008 at 11:05 am
All my kids help with the recycling including buying items that have recycled content. Even my toddler will take boxes out to the recycling bins in the garage.
Audrey Larson
Apr 3, 2008 at 11:32 am
Children can do everything their parents can do to recycle, and should, indeed, be taught by their parents. Children will enjoy knowing they can make a difference!
Andrew Gordon
Apr 3, 2008 at 12:23 pm
great idea!
Molly Capel
Apr 3, 2008 at 12:33 pm
My kids help sort our garbage. They like to help recycling newspapers, cans & bottles, etc.
Breeni Books
Apr 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm
My children and I recycle containers into toys. We wash out plastic food containers and the kids use them to play with, besides the fact that they are great for containing small toys. Often, these containers provide lots more entertainment than any toy we could run out to the store and buy, and when they’re finished, they can usually be recycled. And I don’t have to get upset when they take them outside to play in the dirt. Plus, what child hasn’t known the pleasures of an empty paper towel roll? Oh, the possibilities!
dorothy
Apr 3, 2008 at 3:53 pm
they can pass this book on when they are done with it
Ann Fantom
Apr 3, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I would like to win this for my daughter.
Shannon Baas
Apr 3, 2008 at 4:19 pm
This looks like a great book.
Stephanie V
Apr 3, 2008 at 5:07 pm
My kids rinse the items to be recycled and know the difference between the recycle and trash cans.
geekbearinggifts
Apr 3, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Our local schools collect bottles and cans which have state redemption values, and use them to buy equipment and supplies for the classrooms that collected them.
Brian
Apr 3, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I try to teach my daughter now to be “green”. She recycles everything with me
Melinda Toungette
Apr 3, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Would love to put this book in our school library.
Debbie B.
Apr 3, 2008 at 10:13 pm
What a great book! This would be a wonderful thing to win
Mary
Apr 4, 2008 at 12:17 am
Good idea…teach them while they are young.
Leslie
Apr 4, 2008 at 2:26 am
What a wonderful children’s book! I love the fact that their are “green” books for children. This would be a great addition to our collection. I would LOVE to win this for my son…he’s an Earth Day baby and were celebrating his 1st Earth Day Birthday this yr. We use baby wipe containers and stack them up to act as blocks- I’ve even thought about dressing them up with magazine cutouts using mod podge glue to create a collage- you can also use them to store misc. items in. We try to be as frugal (self sufficient) as possible making our own baby food, sauces, butter, and juices. Baby food jars and paper towel rolls come in handy for arts and crafts. Reuse plastic bags for trash can liners- you can also store the plastic bags in old tissue boxes!This year we are raising chickens fo freshr eggs! We’ve also started our garden and a wildlife habitat for the little one soon to be toddler to enjoy and explore. We encourage outdoor time to prevent the use of electronics! We also try to purchase wooden toys rather than contribute to the plastic pollution. Also, we’ve cut out purchasing plastic water bottle singles and now refill a safe (BPA Free) water bottle. Freezer bags can be re-used more than once if washed out and air dryed. I think I’ve covered our green bases!! I will definitely be blogging about this giveaway!! Thank you, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed! :)
Leslie
Apr 4, 2008 at 2:29 am
Oh, geez, I almost forgot! http://www.recycleyourday.com/lamamanaturale.htm!! THX. Peace, Love & Green Happiness…
Nora Scott-Platt
Apr 4, 2008 at 5:06 am
Mine say no littering, save cans and recycle, share when you can, we use plastic containers from butter and those items and even cat litter for storage or if need to take a snack and even keep videos in some.
Cynthia C
Apr 4, 2008 at 6:32 am
Children can get into the habit of using real dishes and glasses instead of paper products. (so can adults!)
Kari Follett
Apr 4, 2008 at 7:58 am
I’d love to win this!! Thank you!!
linda
Apr 4, 2008 at 9:17 am
My son say’s he can use wood like old wood baskets or pieces of 2×4s that’s going to be thrown in the garbage to make toys or something to entertain him.
Sharon Jones
Apr 4, 2008 at 11:14 am
“WHAT CAN CHILDREN DO TO REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE?”-with the help of an adult-make toys from things inside the house-old plastic bottles can be cut and used for pail and shovel, make instruments from paper tubes…etc…so much fun!
Jennifer
Apr 4, 2008 at 11:21 am
We turn trash into craft projects, which then become gifts. My daughter can’t buy gifts until she can earn the money herself–I’m not going to buy more stuff for her to give. This way things get reused, and family members get something special and handmade.
Mary Dunigan
Apr 4, 2008 at 12:26 pm
My four children love the Water Bottles so much that they use them to create Plants homes in the backyard. They fill them with dirt, plant seeds in them and watch them grow. After they grow, we put them in the ground so they can watch them grow. They also like to reuse them on trips to put there favorite drinks in and since they have sealed tops with drinking tops, they make less of a mess on the trip.
shana
Apr 4, 2008 at 1:46 pm
This is too cute. My son would love this.
Kirsten
Apr 5, 2008 at 1:09 am
My children help me recycle. They clean up the neighborhood and they spread the word. They never litter and give their friends a bad time if they catch them at it. They reuse containers, too!
Terri B
Apr 7, 2008 at 2:49 am
At two years old, my son is really too young to help. However, I do plan to teach him to live green and would love to read this to him.
Lynne Clark
Apr 7, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Kids can recycle by using the flip side of school papers for their scrap paper.
Sandra Marra
Apr 7, 2008 at 5:54 pm
It starts at home with sorting things into bins when it’s thrown away
Deanna Thompson
Apr 8, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Recycling can be one of the earliest “chores” assigned to children. They love to sort cans, newspapers, plastic, etc.
Miranda Allen
Apr 8, 2008 at 10:52 pm
My daughter loves helping me seperate the recyclabes
Debbie Criss
Apr 9, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I am a recycylist. I’ve been recycling for about 10 years. I only have a bag of trash about every 3 months. I still have a 14 , 15, and 20 year old at home. They have learnt to recycle. We try to keep everything sorted by its kind, but theres always some that needs bagged and sorted. They go to the center with me. I think that the world would be a much cleaner place if we all recycled. If people knew what the materials were recycled into, It would maybe make them stop and think.
thank you
Ann
Apr 10, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I would love to win this for my daughter. All of us are good recyclers, and I have to admit both my kids know what to recycle, what it means not to recycle and they will talk to other kids about it.
Thanks for the great give away!
Vicky Boackle
Apr 11, 2008 at 1:55 pm
turn water off while brushing teeth.
Carol Drury
Apr 11, 2008 at 6:16 pm
learn to recycle plastic and paper and aluminum early!
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Catherine copeland
Apr 12, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Teach a child when he is young and he will learn it well. I think this is an excellent resource for my little one
bob
Apr 13, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Kids like to compost - it’s fun to take table scraps and leftovers out to the yard to ‘bury’. That habit may reap benefits for a lifetime!
lisa
Apr 13, 2008 at 4:37 pm
great book for kids. I let my kids help me sort things for the recycle bin
Karen Martin
Apr 13, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I am teaching my grandchildren all about recycling.
Amber U
Apr 14, 2008 at 12:19 pm
donate old/not used anymore books to the school/daycares/pre-schools and library’s.
James Jenkins
Apr 15, 2008 at 7:58 am
Wow!!
Linda Russell
Apr 16, 2008 at 9:18 am
This would be a perfect book to share with the children at the preschool where I work.
Erica G
Apr 16, 2008 at 9:55 am
We have tried to teach our children not to waste electricity. Use cold water when rising toothbrush or washing hands and turn off electronics and lights when you are not in the room.
christina singer
Apr 16, 2008 at 12:39 pm
My 5 year old is learning about recycling in school. He now brings his own bag when we go to the store and he is always asking me if we can use the napkins again….it’s very cute now, but it’s also a great start to an eco friendly lifestyle.
Audrey Peterson
Apr 18, 2008 at 9:51 pm
we like to get baby la la’s toys used and then we freecycle them when she has outgrown them. I hope she understands the importance of consuming less when it is her turn to make decisions
Marianna
Apr 18, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Recycling is a pretty new concept to most residents of the rural Southern town where we live. I try my best to teach my children to conserve energy and water at home and we’ve just begun to start trying to save papers/cans - unfortunately the nearest recycling center is a town away!
Laurie
Apr 19, 2008 at 11:58 am
My 11 year old uses empty water bottles to start our vegtable seeds in. He also has started making bird feeders with every 2 liter bottle he can get his hands on. He was inspired to keep these out of the landfills when he saw a thing on tv talking about all of the plastic particle washing up on a beach in Hawaii.
Carrie
Apr 19, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Well, my nephew is only 3 1/2, but I can’t wait for him to get a little bit older. I will get him into recycling, which we do at our house. I also would like to plant some trees and plants with him. I think the best way to show a child how to reduce, reuse and recycle is to get them into the habit at an early age. I am only 24, but have always had an interest in eco-friendly practices. We only use energy efficient lightbulbs in our house and try not to use the air or heat that often. The breeze from the ocean is always nice anyhow! These are some of the practices that I am going to share with my nephew.
Jenny
Apr 19, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Instead of throwing away toys, they can give them to the local church or charity. We can also use old egg cartons, creal boxes, coffee cans, and magazines for craft projects.
Lara Aleff
Apr 19, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I think it is best to start simple with kids. For instance, my family started by recycling pop cans. Eventually you can take your kids shopping at 2nd hand stores for silverware and other objects to reuse. Then plant a garden and trees to help save the environment!
K. Cleaver
Apr 19, 2008 at 10:27 pm
My kids help my husband sort metal and copper that he gets out of junk cars in order to take it to the recycling center.
Phillip Fry
Apr 20, 2008 at 9:47 am
I would love to win this for my daughter!
William Sims
Apr 20, 2008 at 11:40 am
winner
Amira
Apr 20, 2008 at 1:00 pm
It all starts at home. You can start using fabric napkins (use them in lunch packs too). They can get involved with neighbors by collecting recycling. Also make sure you stress walking and riding bikes to close places instead of driving.
shawna
Apr 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I try to teach my daughter to use less water, recycle whatever we can, and use less electricity!
Elizabeth M.
Apr 20, 2008 at 4:06 pm
The easiest way to start is to hand them the items that you recycle and tell them to drop them in the recycling bin. Eventually they’ll recognize the types of things that get recycled and do it without prompting. It’s fun for kids to drop things in containers so they’ll like this little job.
Ed Nemmers
Apr 20, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Teaching about sharing is the bedrock of learning about recycling.
Sheri F
Apr 20, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Kids can use fun packaging that some products come now to use for craft projects.
kiyana
Apr 20, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Recycle all their useable books, toys, clothes, etc.
Stacey M
Apr 20, 2008 at 10:23 pm
We turn off the lights that are not in use at our house.
Tesa
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:04 am
My son is learning about can and bottle recycling at school and we are starting to sort cans for recycling.
Bobbye F
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:19 am
My kids do a great jon recycling, reducing, and reusing. They are really concerned about the environment and how is affecting animals and people. We recycle boxes, used recycled paper, use energy efficent lights, recycle cans and plastic. We have even gone as far as growing certain plants for butterflies so that they can grow and flurrish in our yard!
sarah woods
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:39 am
Lets hear it for the recycle book with the love and enterainement for reading. Best of luck to all who enter. Many Thanks SW
Veronica Garrett
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:55 am
I would love to win this book for my granddaughter.
Ann Fuller
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:18 am
Do everything his Great-Grandmother taught me!Recycling is not new..it was our way of life to save money!
susan p
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:24 am
teach them when they are young all about recycling…thanks.
Janet
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:43 am
I would love to win this book for my grandsons.
Carissa D.
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:54 am
The kids can help sort recyclable items from the garbage.
kathy
Apr 21, 2008 at 11:21 am
In the town where I live, the kids compost their lunch leftovers and use the compost for the (4th grade) garden club!
Heather
Apr 21, 2008 at 11:46 am
I think the most important thing we can teach our children about the Earth is to make them aware of how their choices impact us all. Be aware of garbage and limit using “throw away” items. Instead reuse things, recycle and use cloth instead of bags, napkins and paper towels.
roseann kies
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Children can swap their toys with their friends or buy used toys!
chris swanson
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Cool to get kids into recycling. I teach my kids to color on both sides of paper. Throw all used paper into the recycle bag I have. They love recycling.
kathy pease
Apr 21, 2008 at 3:10 pm
please enter me :)
Heather's Habitat
Apr 21, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I think all the papers the use in school should be recycled and not just put in the garbage. Same goes for all the papers they bring home from school.
william causey
Apr 21, 2008 at 5:52 pm
children can learn from their parents
jeane
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Kids, Parents & Communities should encourage their schools to implement recycling programs… too many kids are learning to recycle at home, and then schools with “waste management” dumpsters do not separate. It’s a bad lesson learned….
Marlena
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I work for a school that serves children/adults with disabilities. This year we are having a senior prom and I am asking for donations from all of my friends’ high school kids so that our students at school can have prom dresses and dress clothes to wear to the dance. The response has been overwhelming!
kerri
Apr 21, 2008 at 11:02 pm
MY CHILDREN LEARN BY WATCHING WHAT ME AS A PARENT DOES AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED ALSO
Lily Kwan
Apr 22, 2008 at 12:51 am
They can recycle plastic water bottles and aluminum cans.
BETH
Apr 22, 2008 at 2:51 am
THIS BOOK LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
Theresa
Apr 22, 2008 at 10:53 am
We are teaching our 2-year old about separating garbage, recycling and green bin items.
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