Giveaway: How do you celebrate Earth Day?

It's been 45 years since Earth Day was established, and, amazingly, we're still having conversations about the need to protect our planet.

Those conversations need to start early. I love that Scholastic has resources and activities for kids that can help explain Earth Day and get them involved in hands-on ways. Here are some great ones:

And of course, books are a great way to get kids involved -- because by reading and immersing ourselves into stories, both fiction and nonfiction, we can better understand our planet. Here are some great books about Earth Day from Scholastic Parents, and check out our Earth Day Top Picks here!

To that end...we're hosting an Earth Day giveaway!

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNERS: MEGAN M, EMILIA E, AND KEISHAUNA B!

GIVEAWAY: Three (3) winners will receive a copy of Buried Sunlight by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm and The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Read the complete legal rules here. Open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 and up.

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By thanking the Creator

By thanking the Creator everyday, drinking water, cooking at home with local, organic produce just to name a few.

We have been composting out

We have been composting out vegetables peels, egg shells, etc. for years. We have a ten year old son who helps us with this. We collect all our vegetation waste in a container our son takes it outside to our compose pile. We turn the compose pile regularly and use it on our plants and rose bushes.

My daughter and I are

My daughter and I are planting butterfly plants today in honor of earth day.

We celebrate Earth day, today

We celebrate Earth day, today & everyday by practicing the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle!

We celebrate earth day

We celebrate earth day everyday by turning water off while brushing, unplugging electronics and turning lights off when not in use.

we recycle, reuse and save on

we recycle, reuse and save on energy and water usage daily. its an ongoing thing. We plant a garden every year and pick up trash if we see it on the ground and dispose of it.

I recycle but today Im

I recycle but today Im planting a tree and some flowers.

I help keep my community

I help keep my community clean. We have community clean up every spring. The community comes together to pick up trash.

We celebrate earth day today

We celebrate earth day today and everyday by recycling and upocycling everything we can. We are also careful not to waste water & electricity.

We are planting a butterfly

We are planting a butterfly garden and bee friendly flowers

I have been planting flowers

I have been planting flowers and trees with my 2 kids. We have been picking up litter and cutting back on using water, electricity when we don't need it. Its important to take care of our Earth and its important to teach our kids that as well.

To teach my kids to recycle

To teach my kids to recycle and also teaching them today how to plant seeds to grow there own foods

We celebrate Earth Day by

We celebrate Earth Day by recycling and repurposing as much as possible. We are also planting our own garden.

Everyday I also turn the

Everyday I also turn the water off while I brush my teeth and I teach my boys the same thing to save water! We do not pollute the Earth with trash either! We are also going to plant our flower garden today and a vegetable garden over the weekend!

we will be planting veggie

we will be planting veggie seeds with my 5 yr old grandson!! he gets excited when he sees the sprouts!!

My prek class planted grass

My prek class planted grass cups today in celebration of Earth Day. Each day we celebrate by talking about and graphing weather, take nature waljs, and help keep our Earth clean by having a recycle bin in our classroom!

From today planning not to

From today planning not to use leather product and only to use reusable bags.

My family and i conserve

My family and i conserve water and recycle on a regular basis, and we do special earth day activities to help us remember that we can make the earth a better place

By thanking god everyday,

By thanking god everyday, drinking water & celebrating my niece's 9th birthday on this very day.

We are going to the community

We are going to the community Earth day celebration and planting trees.

By going to the Earth Day

By going to the Earth Day Fair with the kids to teach them the importance of reducing, reusing & recycling.

My class and I reduce every

My class and I reduce every day by using both sides of the paper before putting it in the recycling bin.

We cloth diaper, line dry and

We cloth diaper, line dry and recycle.

We're going to do a planting

We're going to do a planting ritual for the garden of the playhouse.

We recycle and conserve water

We recycle and conserve water.

We always turn off the water

We always turn off the water while brushing teeth and have a shower timer :)

Our children got a butterfly

Our children got a butterfly kit and we let them free. This week we taught them to turn off the light and water. We also have children recycle!

For Earth Day, we enjoyed the

For Earth Day, we enjoyed the beautiful images and fun facts about animals on the WWF webpage as well as tinkered with augmented reality using the iPad app "zookazam". Very fun and engaging day

we plant trees and color

we plant trees and color pictures!

I would plant a tree in my

I would plant a tree in my garden with my kiddo on earth day :)

Everyday is earth day for me

Everyday is earth day for me & my kids. We do no litter & we do our best to keep our neighborhood clean.

We celebrate by recycling

We celebrate by recycling anything that can be recycled. We also pick up trash in the ditches of our hwy multiple times a year.

By reusing products around

By reusing products around the house and upcycling them into crafts with my daughter.

We recycle and reuse anything

We recycle and reuse anything we can. We carpool as often as we can.

We reuse our paper towels,

We reuse our paper towels, recycle every day, repurpose boxes, and use less water during our days.

I went to the park and picked

I went to the park and picked up trash. Now the park looks better.

We celebrate Earth Day by

We celebrate Earth Day by limiting water usage, unplugging electronics that aren't being used, and reusing whatever we can.

We start planting our garden

We start planting our garden on Earth Day, along with conserving water, recycling and reusing on a daily basis.

We are celebrating by

We are celebrating by planting some new plants int he garden to grow our own herbs and tomatoes. We already cleaned out the closets to recycle and repurpose what we can. Tomorrow is trash day so we are sorting our trsh to recycle as much as possible and throw out as little as possible.

We try to buy products that

We try to buy products that are made from recycled materials, and we recycle. We are sure to turn the water off while brushing teeth, and shaving etc.

we are celebrating by

we are celebrating by planting sunflowers!

We always use leftover water

We always use leftover water we have watering the plants. Pick up trash wherever we are.

We recycle and try to take

We recycle and try to take short showers, and eat organic food when ever possible. Buy local produce and meat.

We plant flowers through out

We plant flowers through out the year and today we replanted our aloe plant and gave some away because it grew soo big

I picked up trash along my

I picked up trash along my street.

We celebrate Earth every day

We celebrate Earth every day by using Norwex to clean with - it's reusable and safe for the environment. We create a lot less waste this way and don't expose ourselves to harmful chemicals.

We are green by recycling

We are green by recycling everything, paper,plastic,aluminum, anything that can be recycled. We turn off the water while we're brushing our teeth and take shorter showers.

We do our best to continue to

I celebrate Earth Day by

I celebrate Earth Day by discussing the importance of conservation, recycling and taking care of the Earth with my second grade class. We do an earth day project (reusing something that would normally go in the trash like bottle caps or toilet paper rolls. This year I also got materials from the Enviromental Protection Agency; booklets where kids learn about natural resources and what they are used for and pictures where the have to pick what is the better choice for conservation. We also read an earth-friendly story; often the Lorax because they need to understand the importance of doing their part for themselves and future generations on our planet.

I took my son to the

I took my son to the community garden and we helped plant seeds and water them then cleaned the park, we saved energy by using candles and no lights, and we unplugged all appliances when we aren't using them.

Giveaway: How do you celebrate Earth Day?

Morgan Baden // Apr 22, 2015

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