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Plastic Free July Challenge – Be a Recycling Rockstar!
It’s Week 4 of Plastic Free July! dirtgirl challenges you to be a recycle rockstar. Find out how to recycle soft plastics and care for our planet. And get your FREE make your own recycled musical instruments printable.
Plastic Free July Challenge – choose to refuse!
It’s week 3 of our Plastic Free July challenge! dirtgirl challenges you to ditch the plastic packaging and make your own dips and salad dressings!
Plastic Free July Challenge - refill like a rockstar!
In week 2 of Plastic Free July, dirtgirl challenges you to refill like a rockstar! Refill your reusable water bottles, refill your pantry at bulk food stores and refill your bathroom by making your own eco-friendly products.
Take the Plastic Free July Challenge - choose to reuse!
Join dirtgirl and take the Plastic Free July challenge! Be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics!
World Ocean Day 2021
Happy World Oceans Day! Are you ready to dive into the deep blue sea? Discover the magic of the ocean, find out dirtgirl’s 3 favourite marine creatures and share your last photo of the beach or ocean!
Happy World Environment Day + win a prize pack!
Happy World Environment Day! Make a 2-minute video to enter my “handle with care” video competition and go in the running to win a dirtgirlworld prize pack!
Join scrapboy for Nature Play Week fun!
Nature Play Week is on again from 14 to 25 April 2021. Host a gumboot garden party, go on an egg hunt, make some magical fruit wands, play animal charades and be a compost rockstar!
Compost Week 2021
Let’s celebrate International Compost Awareness Week! Watch Today’s the Day, make a pledge and join the photo competition.
5 ways to celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is on 22 April 2021! It’s one of our favourite days of the year. Here are 5 ways to celebrate Earth Day at your place.
Shadow puppet fun (switch off for Earth Hour)
It’s Earth Hour on 27 March 2021, so we’re going to have some shadow puppet fun!
DIY water wall (let’s celebrate World Water Day)
It’s World Water Day on 22 March, so we’re going to celebrate by making a water wall!
Ride to School Day
Hi greenthumbs! It’s scrapboy here! The countdown is on to National Ride2School Day on Friday 19 March! This is Australia’s biggest celebration of pedal power and is one of the best days on the school calendar. It’s a day full of fun and colour where kids, teachers and parents can discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future and our planet. Find out how to join the fun!