Look for your own way to do something with your kids this year. These ideas will help you and your family get into the activity when it comes to protecting the environment.

Whether (不论) it’s at your kid’s school, a neighborhood park, or other places, let your family take part in an activity to protect the environment on Earth Day. Make your friends or people around you join you together.

For kids who love to play in the dirt, gardening is a natural way to do good to the Earth. Get your kids to take part in planting trees, flowers, vegetables or other plants in your yard. If you choose something like a tree, it will grow year after year to make you know your hard work on Earth Day.

Save water to protect the Earth. Ask everyone to turn off water when they brush their teeth or wash their faces and hands. See who can take the fastest showers and still get clean. Use a broom rather than water to clean the floor.

Turn off lights when they are not in use. When you’re not using lights or electrical appliances (TVs, computers, air conditioners, etc.), turn them off!

Last Saturday, my cousin and I went around our neighbourhood, looking at things in yard sales. You wouldn’t believe the great things we found and the great fun we had!

The yard sale in our neighbourhood is one of the biggest in the area. It started with only a few families, but as more and more people came to care about the environment, it became more and more popular. Now, even people from a few kilometers away come to the sale. Each family puts out things such as books, clothes，and even ovens. They hope others will find another use for those things.

The day was quite hot，so we got up quite early. First, we stopped at Ms. Fisher’s house. Her son was leaving for college, so there were lots of things he no longer needed. He had several sets of music CDs and lots of good books. Guess what? I found one of my favorite books. What was more，all I had to pay was a dollar. What a deal! Then, we moved on to other houses. The street was full of people and everyone was happy.

Think about it. It’s really good for the environment and for people too. Next time you feel like an adventure (探险), check out a yard sale. It’s fun, and it’s a great way to use things again.