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Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Friday, April 17, 2015
Earth Day Celebration with hands-on nature activities and art projects at Magnuson Park in Seattle - Saturday April 18th 2015 from 10am-2pm
"Come join the fun and celebrate Earth Day in the garden! We’ll have special hands-on nature exploration activities and art projects for kids and families to do, along with all the other nature fun. Seattle Works volunteers, Magnuson P-Patchers, and others will also be doing seasonal garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, and planting our new Pollinators Garden! "
For more info. go here.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Newcastle Earth Day Project - make headbands and necklaces at the Newcastle Library in preparation for Earth Day festivities! - Saturday, April 11th 2015 from 11am-3pm
Have the kids make some retro garb to wear to Earth Day celebrations!
" Join the Teen Makerspace Club at Newcastle Library to make hippie necklaces and headbands for the Newcastle Earth Day celebration. Supplies will be provided. "
For more info. go here.
Tom's of Maine hosts a fun recycle/upcycle event at Whole Foods in Bellevue - Saturday, April 11th 2015 from 11am-3pm
Join Tom's of Maine as they present a recycle/upcycle event with fun activities for the kiddos!
" We're celebrating growing up green for #EarthMonth with recycling and upcycling family-friendly fun this Saturday from 11 AM - 3 PM at Whole Foods Market, Bellevue. Bring your empty toothpaste tubes, deodorant containers and mouthwash bottles for our TerraCycle collection! We hope to see you there! #StartYoungLiveGreen "
For more info. go here.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Arbor Day Earth Day Family Festival at Kelsey Creek Farm Park in Bellevue - Saturday, May 3rd 2014 from 11:30am-1:30pm
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| Kelsey Creek Farm Park 2013 |
" Bellevue's annual Arbor Day Earth Day event marks the city's 23rd year of being recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. The event will include a tree-planting ceremony and a family festival. On-site parking will be limited, so please carpool. A free shuttle will run between the Wilburton Park & Ride and Kelsey Creek Farm from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ceremonial Tree Planting, 11:30 a.m. - Join us for a ceremony that will recognize many wonderful volunteers and community groups, featuring Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2995. A prize drawing will take place immediately following the ceremony.
Family Festival, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Local environmental stewardship organizations will host free activities and eco-demonstrations. Junior rangers can ask a park ranger for an Arbor Day-Earth Day Passport and journey through the festival area of Kelsey Creek Park to various eco-stations. Gain a stamp at every eco-station to earn a prize! "
For more info. go here.
Friday, April 18, 2014
EARTH DAY with hands-on activities, music performances and more at OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK in Seattle - Saturday, APRIL 19th 2014 from 10am-3pm
Celebrate the Earth at Olympic Sculpture Park!
" Celebrate spring in Seattle with a day of hands-on environmental activities, tours of the park, art making inspired by the natural world, and performances by local musicians. Bring your family, friends, colleagues, and students—there's something for everyone! "
For more info. go here.
Friday, April 26, 2013
B'Earth Day Party and 5 year Anniversary Party at Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center in Seattle - Saturday, April 27th 2013 from 10am-3pm
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Go and celebrate Earth Day and the center's 5th anniversary. They will have nature-themed arts and crafts, face painting, bird feeder building, and lots of other fun activities and games, plus cupcakes! Appropriate for all ages and everything is free!
For more info. go here.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
KOMO 4 Family Day at MOHAI Celebrates Earth Day in Seattle with Caspar Babypants and more! - Saturday, April 20th 2013 from 10am-5pm - "Less than a Latte" each for a family of 3 or 4 with a $14 ticket for 2 people and kids 14 and under FREE! - Tickets available online!
Head to the MOHAI Museum for tons of fun and to celebrate Earth Day!
" Bring the whole family to the museum for a day of hands-on fun at MOHAI’s quarterly Family Day, a special day for families to explore Seattle history together! Our spring event, hosted in partnership with KOMO 4, will celebrate Earth Day. Learn about the journey of food from farm to table and build your own globe with MOHAI’s Family Lab and MiniMOHAI stations. Also, don’t miss entertainment starting at 11am with magician Steve the Pretty Good followed by local musician, and sustainability advocate, Caspar Babypants at 2pm! "
Sammamish Celebrates Earth Day 2013! - Saturday, April 20th 2013 from 10am-1pm
Another fun Earth Day celebration, this time in Sammamish!
" There will be food, music and several vendors on-hand with information on how you can be more "earth friendly" at your own home and several kids’ activities. EJ’s Catering will be on hand to provide some complimentary snacks for all who are joining us. Be sure to pick up the Kids Passport – kids will be issued a passport at the city booth and will need to visit all of booths to get a sticker from all vendors at the event. Each vendor will share great information, have games and prizes. "
For more info. go here.
Wilderness Awareness School presents two Earth Day Celebrations - One in Seattle on Saturday, April 20th and one in Redmond on Sunday, April 21st 2013 - Both from 10am-1pm - Register or Drop in!
Get back to nature with Wilderness Awareness School and celebrate Earth Day!
" Join Wilderness Awareness School at the Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle – Saturday), or Marymoor Park (Redmond – Sunday) for a free, fun-filled time of nature connection activities to celebrate Earth Day.
Bring yourself, your buddies and the whole family for nature games that
will expand your senses and enrich a deeper connection to the earth. "
APRIL 20, 2013 (Saturday) – SEATTLE
Graham Visitor Center (Directions and Maps)
10am to 1pm
APRIL 21, 2013 (Sunday) – REDMOND
North Shelter Farm Area (Part of Willowmoor Farm) Map
10am to 1pm
For more info. go here.
Seattle iMatter Now Earth Day March! - Saturday, April 20th 2013 from 11am-1pm
You and the kids can wear red, or animal costumes (see details), make signs at home if you want, and then march on Saturday to promote protecting the earth for our kids and future generations.
The march will meet at 11am at the Totem Pole at Victor Steinbrueck Park (located just north of Pike Place Market) then proceed to Olympic Sculpture Park to enjoy the Earth Day Celebration happening there.
For more info. go here.
Seattle Opera presents an Earth Day Celebration with performances and activities at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center - Saturday, April 20th 2013 at 12pm
What a fun and unique way to celebrate Earth Day!
" Celebrate Earth Day with Seattle Opera! Come listen to free performances of the first two operas from the new Our Earth trilogy: Heron and the Salmon Girl and Rushing Upriver. Created for our youngest operagoers and their families, Our Earth is about a network of ecosystems turned upside down when one species disappears. Will Heron, Orca, and Turtle find the salmon and save the day? Come to Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion on April 20 to find out!
Performances will take place at 1:30 (Heron and the Salmon Girl) and at 3:00 (Rushing Upriver). Families can enjoy such activities as planting seeds and face-painting based on the animal characters of Our Earth. Have your photo taken against iconic Pacific Northwest landscapes at our photo booth, and enter The Nature Conservancy’s Facebook sweepstakes for a brand-new kayak.
Both performances feature Seattle Youth Symphony, Seattle Opera soloists and Youth Chorus, conducted by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe. Additional Earth Day programming made possible by The Nature Conservancy. This concert is sponsored in part by Seattle Center. "
For more info. go here.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Earth Day Celebration at Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle - Saturday, April 20th 2013 from 10am-3pm
A great event to enjoy with the kids!
" Join us at the Olympic Sculpture Park to celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day, and spring in Seattle with a day of hands-on environmental activities; tours about the site history and ecology of the park; art-making inspired by the natural world; performances by great local musicians; and delicious natural, organic eats. Bring your family, friends, colleagues, and students—there will be something for everyone! "
The day's activities will include:
- Drop-in activities and demonstrations from the Beacon Food Forest, CoolMom, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Pacific Biodiversity Institute, Rare Care, The Trust for Public Land, Washington Park Arboretum, and Washington Trails Association
- A self-guided scavenger hunt
- Bodhi tree and nature journal art activities led by teaching artists
- A listening station featuring excerpts from Abby Aresty’s 2012 Paths II: The Music of Trees and a drop-in discussion with Abby about her work from 11 am–noon
- Rousing performances by Chaotic Noise Marching Corps at noon and 1:30 pm
- Site, Sculpture, Shoreline: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park tours at noon and 1 pm
- A flora-focused tour by Olympic Sculpture Park gardener Bobby McCullough at 2 pm
- Northwest Coast stories from renowned Tulalip storyteller Johnny Moses at 2:30 pm
- Scrumptious and environmentally responsible food (including vegetarian options) from BUNS gourmet natural burgers from 11 am-3 pm
For more info. go here.
Arbor Day/Earth Day Celebration with Volunteering Opps. & Family Festival at Lewis Creek Park in Bellevue - Saturday, April 20th 2013 from 9-11am for Volunteer Projects and 11am-1pm for Family Festival - Pre-register for Volunteering!
" Call 425-452-4195 to volunteer - Pre-registration is not required for event attendance. "
For more info. go here.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Earth Day Walk at Yesler Swamp in Seattle - Sunday, April 22nd 2012 from 1-2pm from
Friends of Yesler Swamp is sponsoring an Earth Day guided tour of Yesler Swamp. This free walk is great for both adults and kids!
Yesler Swamp, with its active beaver lodge, is a fishing ground for nearby resident bald eagles, a breeding area for waterfowl, and a critical habitat for native bird species.
The Earth Day walk will begin in the east parking lot at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st Street, Seattle.
For more info. go here.
Wilderness Awareness School presents an Earth Day Celebration at 2 different parks - Sunday, April 22nd 2012 from 10am-12pm
Wilderness Awareness School is holding an outdoor event at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle) and Marymoor Park in Redmond. They are hosting a free, fun-filled afternoon of nature connection activities for families to celebrate Earth Day!
After the activities there will be celebration of thanksgiving with free organic snacks from their local food co-ops!
Activities at the Arboretum will meet and start at the Graham Visitor Center.
Activities at Marymoor Park will meet and start at the North Shelter at the farm area of the park.
For more info. go here.
Earth Day Open House FREE Play event at HappyNest in Redmond - Sunday, April 22nd 2012 from 10am-12pm
HappyNest in Redmond is having an open house to celebrate Earth Day with FREE play tomorrow from 10am-12pm. Very cute place...check it out if you have kids 5 and under!
For more info. go here.
Seattle Center's Earth Day Celebration - Sunday, April 22nd 2012 from 10am-5pm
Here is the Seattle Center's Earth Day Celebration Schedule! Figured it was just easier to post the whole thing!
Earth Day Celebration
Join us for Earth Day: a citywide celebration of local efforts to
reduce, reuse, conserve and work together for a better global future.
| 10am – 5pm | Celebrating Century 21 Exhibit | International Fountain Pavilion |
| 11am – 12pm | Earth Day Celebration-Welcome | Next 50 Plaza/Next 50 Pavilion |
The City’s official Earth Day celebration marks the beginning of
Sustainable Futures month at Seattle Center and commences with an
opening ceremony presenting insights on the environment by elected
officials and keynote speaker, Roberto Ascalon/FEEST. Program will also
feature Habitat for Humanity Build Project kick-off, Our Sustainable Futures Experience Exhibit ribbon cutting, and more.
11am – 5pm NASA’s Driven to Explore Exhibit at The Armory/Center House
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| 11am – 5pm | Habitat for Humanity Building Project: The House of the Immediate Future |
Next 50 Plaza |
Help Habitat for Humanity volunteers and partners design and build a
home at Seattle Center using sustainable building practices,
technological innovation and civic commitment to create future
communities.
| 11am – 5pm | Our Sustainable Futures Experience Exhibit | Next 50 Pavilion |
Our region, aware that every choice matters, exports to the nation
and the world ideas, policy, innovation and technologies that help us to
live more sustainably. This exhibit addresses what might surprise us
about our region’s collective efforts when we look back 50 years from
now.
| 12 noon – 4pm | Sustainable Futures Partner Program Highlights |
Activity Tent, Next 50 Plaza |
FREE, hands-on activities explore our environment and showcase the
region’s innovations in sustainability, presented by more than a dozen
partner organizations.
| 12 noon – 4pm | Community Crochet for Mandy Greer's art installation Mater Matrix Mother and Medium |
Activity Tent, Next 50 Plaza |
| 12 noon – 5pm | Living City Design Competition Exhibit |
Playhouse/INTIMAN |
| 1:30pm – 2pm | Tom Watson - King County EcoConsumer Ten green game-changers for the future |
Activity Tent, Next 50 Plaza |
King County's Tom Watson, the EcoConsumer columnist for the Seattle
Times and a regular purveyor of green advice on local TV and radio, will
show or describe 10 items and concepts that will help us achieve a
greener future the next 50 years and beyond. Hear Tom’s perspective, and
share your ideas and questions.
| 2pm – 3:30pm | Arts and Sustainability Panel Discussion | The Armory/Center House |
For more info. go here.
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