Celebrate Earth Day With Xeko
Do you have plans to celebrate Earth Day with your children on April 22?
Last year was my initiation into Earth Day as a parent. Jojo was 3 1/2 and old enough to loosely grasp the Earth Day concept.
His school put on an “EcoFest”, which included Jojo’s class singing a song called “Life is a Breath of Fresh Air“. The chorus entreated all to “do your share for cleaner air,” with helpful tips such as keeping the thermostat on 78 degrees (kind of hard for a 3 year old to sing).
Other “highlights” of the evening were watching the older children interpret the Dr. Seuss story The Lorax, then learning about sustainable construction.
Xeko also has eco-friendly stuffed toys called Xeko Pals!These adorable friends are soft and squeezable, and a sweet, organic addition to your child’s stuffed toy collection.
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Xeko delivers ecological concepts to children in a fun, educational way, to inspire kids of all ages to help preserve and protect our planet.
Mission: China, received Creative Child Magazine’s 2008 Game of the Year Award, the National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval, and the 2008 iParenting Media Outstanding Products Award.
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4% of Xeko Pals net sales are donated to Conservation International.
Xeko wants to giveaway Xeko Pals™ “Hairy” toy to one Mom Most Traveled reader!
Hairy is the hairy-eared dwarf lemur from Madagascar—the toy is life-sized (these lemurs are about the size of a softball in real life), made of a soy-based fabric and filled with soy stuffing!
1.) To win this adorable, earth-friendly plush ($16.99 value), leave a comment about what you will do this year to teach the children in your life about Earth Day. (You may enter once a day - subsequent entries don’t require you to answer the question).
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. That totally annoys me. Those entries are not eligible to win.
One winner will be chosen at random.
This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.
This contest will close at 11:59 pm CST, on Earth Day, April 22, 2009
Read our Xeko game review, and our Xeko Pals giant panda rave!
*Contest closed! Congrats to Jess!
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06 April 2009, 5:21 pm
I am going to teach my 4yr old about recycling
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06 April 2009, 6:43 pm
My oldest daughter is only 2, but we talk about recycling and throwing away all of our trash. Let me tell you, anyone drops something on the ground, and she will tell on you!
06 April 2009, 6:44 pm
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06 April 2009, 8:28 pm
we plant trees and try to teach year round because everyday should be earth day
06 April 2009, 9:51 pm
We’re planting seeds for vegetables in our backyard!
06 April 2009, 10:19 pm
We’ve been trying to teach the kids about recycling and composting. It’s funny, whenever Roo sees a cheerio on the ground she yells “compost!”
06 April 2009, 10:56 pm
Playing Xeko and talking about how we can help the planet!
06 April 2009, 11:14 pm
My kids love to recycle so we are now working on a garden and growing food we can eat. They love it and have fun watering the plants every night after school.
06 April 2009, 11:58 pm
I taught my kids about composting, recycling, gardening without chemicals and now I can do it all over again with my granddaughter. She is a big helper.
07 April 2009, 1:29 am
I will teach my child that we were given nature as a gift and we must take care of it in the same way that I take care of him.
07 April 2009, 10:53 am
We are going to have a larger garden this year and planning on planting some trees.
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We are planting plants an flowers an picking up the trash thats around the neighborhood,an recycling every way we can
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we will learn to pick up rubbish from the neighborhood
07 April 2009, 2:38 pm
My children and I will be taking part in the local bay area harbor cleanup.
07 April 2009, 3:24 pm
Our town has a program in the spring where they sell seedlings. Our Grandkids are going to plant the “baby” trees in their yards and hope the trees grow up with them.
07 April 2009, 3:29 pm
I make earth day concepts a daily ritual in our home. We try to do the little things like not letting the water run, turning off the lights, and taking care of the earth.
07 April 2009, 3:56 pm
a few things, we plant every year, and teach this importance…we recycle and involve both kids..
also going to a special storytime at a local place to celebrate earth day
07 April 2009, 3:57 pm
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07 April 2009, 4:44 pm
i’ve already started teaching my 2 year old granddaughter about recycling and about not wasting water. she catches on fast. so a stuffed animal as a reward for her efforts would mean she would learn a lot faster about other aspects of cleaning up the earth. she often helps me pick up garbabe thrown on the lawn after a heavy wind. i explain as best i can to a 2 yr. old why i am picking up the garbage and what it means
07 April 2009, 5:59 pm
On our walk to school, we’ll talk about why we walk to school instead of taking the car. We’ll also do some planting around the yard and as it falls on the day that we put out the recycling so I can have the kids help me with that also.
07 April 2009, 5:59 pm
I am planning an Earth Day event at the retail store where I work that will involve crafting from recycled materials and the children will be involved. They’ve already been used to test the ease and age range of some of the crafts. They’re excited about helping to teach other children about the environment.
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we go and pick up trash on earth day with other people from our town.
07 April 2009, 6:18 pm
We are going to do some Earth day crafts and read some books about helping out the Earth!
07 April 2009, 6:18 pm
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07 April 2009, 6:35 pm
i will be taking my granddaughter to an Earth Day event sponsored by our local parks and recreation.
07 April 2009, 6:49 pm
to teach my students the importance of recycling
07 April 2009, 7:34 pm
we always plant a tree or bush on earth day, we talk about how important it is to renew what we take out of the environment and how good trees are for making our oxygen!
07 April 2009, 8:42 pm
We try to do things all year round to teach about the importance of treating the Earth/World as a gift… However, on Earth Day we normally do a little more by either planting another special tree or visiting a nearby garden and talk about the plants and animals we find…
07 April 2009, 9:21 pm
I make my children use both sides of paper and they go with me to recycle cans. They are a little young to understand more than that yet.
07 April 2009, 9:55 pm
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08 April 2009, 3:47 am
I am trying to teach my kids WHY we recycle. not just how to recycle!
08 April 2009, 9:13 am
I have been collecting stuffed exotic animals for years and I have a perfect to put the lemur, between the dromedary and Canadian lunar. He matches the colors of both of those beasties.
08 April 2009, 12:47 pm
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08 April 2009, 4:18 pm
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08 April 2009, 5:07 pm
My daughter and I will be picking up trash near our lake. We will also be reading books about Earth Day and we will attend our communities celebration.
08 April 2009, 7:12 pm
For Earth Day (and all year), we’ve had our daughter picking up trash at the local parks while we hike.
08 April 2009, 9:21 pm
We are going to recycle all the cans that the kids grandparents have collected since last year. There are about 10 large garbage bags full so far.
09 April 2009, 12:30 am
My family will be working in our garden, and hopefully planting some fruit trees in the backyard.
09 April 2009, 4:01 am
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We will continue to recycle all we can and to reduce our use of disposables. Thanks.
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09 April 2009, 12:01 pm
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09 April 2009, 3:15 pm
Actually, in honor of Earth Day my kids and I are going to set up some sort of neighborhood recycling program. Our city doesn’t recycle yet so we are going to see if people will sign up for us to come pick up their papers, cardboard, plastic water bottles, aluminum cans once a week. I think this would be a great summer project for the kids.
09 April 2009, 5:29 pm
For Earth Day this year, I thought we would plant some vegetable plants in our yard and talk about how to take care of plants in general. My kids are pretty little, but they need to understand that it’s our job to take care of the Earth if they want it to be healthy and beautiful when they are older!
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09 April 2009, 6:20 pm
We are planting a garden in a community garden spot. Thanks for the chance.
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09 April 2009, 7:31 pm
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09 April 2009, 9:21 pm
Every year on Earth Day, we plant a tree for every family member and friend we have lost. It has been a great tradition
10 April 2009, 1:25 am
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10 April 2009, 5:58 am
We have started building a compost bin in the back yard to learn about the different kinds of waste that can be reused and turned into something helpful. In this we discuss how we can make our own resources and to think twice before just chucking anything into the garbage.
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11 April 2009, 1:26 am
We’ve went to a local festival for the last two years that provides a variety of activities for children. At home we recycle and are going to start composting in the garden this year.
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We are going to start my seedlings. This will be the first time for my son. i think he’ll really enjoy it.
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We have some books that we are going to read that day. Plus our school is doing a bunch of activities!
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I think this year we will plant some trees on my parent’s countryside property. Thank you for the chance to win this adorable plush critter.
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12 April 2009, 11:31 pm
the kids help with recycling, they also help plant our veggie garden and with the compost
13 April 2009, 1:25 am
My Landlady’s grandchildren planted tomatoes and berry bushes by the house yesterday afternoon- and I helped. Teaching kids to plant crops is extremely important and the food tastes better, too.
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We are volunteering at the Eco Fest held by our daughter’s elementary school.
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14 April 2009, 1:22 am
My kids this year are going to plant a garden We are going to try to use more of things we have then go and buy. Thanks for the contest..
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15 April 2009, 3:01 am
We will be contributing to our compost pile and discussing why it’s important not to waste.
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15 April 2009, 12:39 pm
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My grandchildren helped me plant a garden last month and we are planning to have a picnic next to it on Earth day.
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We will be recycling several bags of aluminum cans.
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I will teach my children the importance of plants and trees. We will plant a tree and some flowers.
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My daughter is very in to the Earth already - she recycles everything and has already mentioned Earth Day!
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16 April 2009, 4:50 pm
We have a day planned with a trip to the library and then to the park for a picnic and then to a local garden.
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16 April 2009, 8:09 pm
We are donating a ton of e-waste in our village. They are have an e-waste day this Saturday and the next we are recycling 10 garbage bags of cans.
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My baby’s too young to understand much of anything yet, but as she gets older we will teach her about recycling and the environment, using our own neighborhood to teach her about the planet
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18 April 2009, 8:25 pm
I’m just starting trying to teach my kids about honoring the earth, recycling and reducing our “footprint.”
18 April 2009, 11:28 pm
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19 April 2009, 12:30 am
We’ll teach the benefits of recycling and also about turning off electricity when we are not using it.
19 April 2009, 4:01 am
The main subject will be recycling
19 April 2009, 4:10 pm
We got Bill Nye the Science Guy’s “Paper Recycling Factory” Kit. So we’ve all been learning about the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It’s great.
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20 April 2009, 3:06 pm
We have been working on recycling paper and from there I will teach them all the things we can recycle.
20 April 2009, 5:35 pm
We’re taking the grandkids to a series of movies at the local Nature museum.
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21 April 2009, 2:26 am
I teach kindergarten and teach all year about reducing waste and recycling. On Earth Day we write about what we can do to help the earth and go out in the school yard and pick up trash and sort out what can be recycled.
21 April 2009, 5:29 am
We will be planting a garden and I will explain our compost to her.
21 April 2009, 5:53 am
I’ll be convincing my kids to turn off the television, stereo, etc when they’re not listening, and unplug them when they won’t be home.
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21 April 2009, 3:33 pm
I think that every day should be Earth Day - and I teach my kids not to be wasteful.
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21 April 2009, 4:37 pm
I would teach the children that Earth Day should set the tone for everyday
21 April 2009, 7:58 pm
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21 April 2009, 8:48 pm
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22 April 2009, 12:17 am
My children have been taught how to love the earth and respect it since they were born. We are going to be doing a river cleanup.
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22 April 2009, 12:21 am
We are planting a tree in our yard, of our new house. Now that its spring, we can do that.
22 April 2009, 12:40 am
I have been talking to my daughter about the importance of trees and plants and not littering and taking care of the earth
22 April 2009, 12:42 am
My children are very nurturing creatures
22 April 2009, 1:46 am
We are recycling bags of aluminum cans!
22 April 2009, 1:58 am
I will set a good example and practice the “Three R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
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We are volunteering at my daughters school to clean up the grounds and landscaping. We also always plant a tree!
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22 April 2009, 8:55 am
My kids always help with the recycling every week; they know how to separate things and what is recyclable and what is not. They also remind me to use canvas bags at the grocery store when I forget.
22 April 2009, 9:14 am
We’ve been talking about limited resources. We’ve gone to a few festivals and will attend more this weekend, too. Almost all talk and practice conservation. Thanks for the chance.
22 April 2009, 9:23 am
we r going 2 plant a garden:)
22 April 2009, 1:26 pm
We read books about saving the enviroment
22 April 2009, 2:21 pm
The 4 kids and I will be walking around the neighborhood picking up gabage.We ae also going to work in our garden.Thanks!
22 April 2009, 3:13 pm
We are taking our daughter to our community’s Earth Day celebration. We are helping to clean up local eaterways.
22 April 2009, 6:43 pm
We are going to participate in a trash pick up and then seperate out the recyclables.
22 April 2009, 7:47 pm
Making sure they know to recycle
22 April 2009, 9:34 pm
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22 April 2009, 9:42 pm
My kids know about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and we try to follow that as best we can!!
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23 April 2009, 1:18 am
All about growing our own fruit, veggies and herbs
23 April 2009, 1:32 am
Amazing contest, I`ll keep my fingers crossed!!!!
23 April 2009, 3:47 am
I hope everyone had a wonderful Earth Day!!!
23 April 2009, 4:03 am
We spent the day planting tress and flowers to make our neighborhood more inviting. We also used rainwater the we have been collecting as the source of water for these plants.
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
23 April 2009, 4:09 am
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23 April 2009, 4:26 am
I just started using reusable containers instead of baggies for their sandwiches. They have told me this has gotten lots of questions from their friends. So it has opened the discussion for what is good for the environment in their cafeteria!
23 April 2009, 4:32 am
We talked about conservation and we collected items to recycle.
23 April 2009, 4:44 am
We recycle.
23 April 2009, 4:44 am
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23 April 2009, 5:55 am
I will show how easy it is to recycle cans and bottles.
23 April 2009, 5:57 am
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23 April 2009, 1:31 pm
We recycle everything at our home. We only use earth friendly products wherever possible. We teach our kids and they are even teaching us many lessons on protecting our Earth. My kids are really smart and pick up on what’s going on. This Saturday, we are planting a tree in our yard for each member of our family. My kids get to pick their own. We are going to see Disney Earth movie and then to Wegman’s Earth event in store for many more great tips and ideas. Blessings.
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