We had a fantastic time celebrating Earth Hour last night. We gathered at Leigh’s for game night, and pepped the kids up with what a cool thing we were going to do: turn the lights off from 8-9 to help SAVE THE WORLD!
We did get the kids each a flashlight so they could run around in the dark (except Anna, who slept through it all). It was an adventure, it was fun, and it was, I hope, an example of how we take action in our world. JediBoy and I talked about how one house turning off the lights wouldn’t save that much electricity, but when people all over the world turned off their lights (and computers, and even the Wii!) for one hour, it made a big difference.
The kids were so excited to turn on their flashlights and wait for the “darkout.” They helped show me where to put candles and they ran around the house turning the lights off. Then they played variations on flashlight tag for a good 40 minutes before starting to ask when the hour would be over. They hid under the table and played with light and made a “campfire” with a flashlight under a red playsilk.
The adults played Mutiny and Pirate’s Cove by candlelight. It added ambiance!
Thanks to everyone out there who participated - and to my dear friends for following my lead and jumping on my personal bandwagon.
