Today, March 27, Earth Hour is celebrated, an annual celebration where citizens are invited to turn off the lights for an hour. Every year municipalities from hundreds of cities join this initiative and the world's most iconic monuments go dark from 20,00:21,00 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to collaborate with this initiative in favor of the protection of the Planet.
With this simple action, significant energy savings are achieved, a respite for nature, which is so punished by human beings. This special day can be the ideal occasion to raise awareness in children, to teach them the importance of nature for life, of wetlands, trees, fauna and flora, in short, the home of all living beings.
Any occasion is good for activities with children, teach them something about environmentalism and recycling. In the link you will find many more reasons to celebrate Earth Hour with your children. In addition, we leave you these proposals for children's activities for this important day for the protection of the planet.
Earth Hour, activities for children
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On the page itself Earth Hour website You can find activities and proposals to celebrate this day as a family. Every year they add new ideas so that everyone can collaborate with this initiative in a simple and affordable way. Take the opportunity to visualize the page with the children, they will be able to learn great lessons that will help them grow up as more environmentally responsible adults.
In addition, we propose these other children's activities to celebrate Earth Hour:
- A recycled mural: The planet is huge, so much so that children are not aware of how big the place where they live is. Help them create a mural of the Earth, using materials that you have at home so that they also learn something more about recycling. Take the opportunity to teach them the importance of nature, water, flora and fauna of our planet.
- Pocoyo, the great friend of the planet: One of the favorite characters of the little ones is the friendly Pocoyo, who for some years has been ambassador of the Earth Hour initiative. On the official website you will find a downloadable notebook with many activities, as well as a special episode for this day.
Turn off the light, By supporting this annual initiative, it is possible to reduce energy consumption how much damage it does to the planet, so that, for a single hour, we give a break to this land so punished. It is the weekend, the children do not have to get up early and spring has arrived, softening the temperatures. Go outside with your children during this hour and talk to them about nature in this very important hour.