What\u2019s new in Pok Pok for Earth Day<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve already taken big steps when designing our Town<\/a> to make it eco-friendly by including turbines, solar panels, bikes and bike lanes, public transportation, electric cars, and trees as far as the eye can see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re hoping that by designing a town with the environment in mind, we\u2019re dong our small part in normalizing these additions to our cities and villages and can help make way for a greener future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n For Earth Day, we\u2019re taking it even further: we\u2019re hosting an Earth Day Festival<\/strong> in Town!<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are lots of new areas to discover for kids, all of which pose a great opportunity to spark conversations with grown-ups about the environment, conservation and how we can take care of Mother Earth. Kids will learn all about urban gardening, beekeeping, recycling, composting and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit the Centre Stage to put on an Earth Day with brand new themed costumes, or check out our urban apiary to learn all about how bees support our ecosystem. Pop over to the urban garden to harvest produce and learn about food sourcing and snack on something fresh and delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know kids already love our recycling and garbage systems in the Town, and now they can try their hands at composting, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This will be the first of many of these special Pok Pok updates that centre around an important global event. These updates are designed to spark ideas, start conversations and ignite questions about important world events and themes. Earth Day is a limited-edition update that will only run for a couple of weeks before being integrated with the rest of the Event Space themes in our Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not ourselves that we\u2019re preserving this planet for \u2014 it\u2019s for our kids! Earth Day is a great day to invite your kids to learn about how to help care for our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wether you\u2019re going to the beach, a forest trail or even simply to the park by your home, take a moment to appreciate your surroundings together. Talk about the air we\u2019re breathing and how the trees help clean our air. Notice a butterfly or the song of a bird. Enjoy the first sun rays or the last snow storm. You can even make good use of your time outside by grabbing a pair of gloves and a trash bag, and help make your neighbourhood a little bit cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earth Day is a great opportunity to invite your kids to help you with recycling. Talk to them about the different ways you can recycle \u2014 glass, paper, plastic, food scraps, etc. It\u2019s almost like a little puzzle to solve each day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n How about starting a little seed jar? Simply add a couple of cotton pads to a jar, add seeds (for example watercress or flowers), water thoroughly and make sure they get enough sunlight. You\u2019ll start to see them grow quite quickly! The flowers make for a wonderful decoration to the kitchen table, and watercress can be cut off after a few days and eaten. Put it on a piece of buttered toast with a sprinkle of lemon and enjoy your home-grown lunch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can take it one step further if you have a garden, or even simply a window sill with enough room for a planter. Invite your kids to plant a small flower garden together with you. Springtime is a great opportunity to talk about how bees help pollinate the plants and make flowers grow. You don\u2019t need a full blown tropical flower paradise; stick to local, simple wildflowers \u2014 your local bee species thinks they taste the best! Things that we might even consider weeds like dandelions, nettles or clover flowers are delicious for our fuzzy pollinators. A great excuse to sit back and\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0mow your lawn this month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re always so inspired by the way kids interact with Pok Pok and continue to play, learn and grow, and we can\u2019t wait to hear what families like yours think of our little update! We\u2019d love to receive your feedback, see your play videos and hear your ideas \u2014 share your thoughts and say hello at hello@playpokpok.com or on social media @playpokpok.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Earth Day Town Event is available now in the latest update of\u00a0Pok Pok Playroom<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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How to celebrate at home with your kids<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Go Outside<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Recycling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Plant Seedlings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Gardening<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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