As the summer is winding down and most of us will be once again hitting the books, we wanted to craft some cute page-corner bookmarks to help us stay organized this school year. Make your very own bookmark that makes it look like your favourite animal is taking a bite out of knowledge with you!

Here’s how:

1. Using a ruler, draw and cut out the template above, ideally on thick recycled paper. It should look like triangles attached to a square.
2. Decorate what will be the inside area of your bookmark (once it’s folded, colouring it can be tricky!).
3. Fold one of the triangles inwards and apply glue to the side that faces up.
4. Fold the other triangle over top of the first triangle and make sure the two triangles stick together.
5. Decorate the outside of the bookmark, turning it into your favourite animal. Just be sure that all of its pieces are flat so that it will fit nicely in a closed book. We recommend sticking to markers, paint, and paper. Put the googly eyes aside for your next craft!
6. Share a pic of your new bookmark and you could WIN!* Tag us along with the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity, and don’t forget to follow our page & like the official launch post to qualify for a special mystery prize!

Not only does today mark the release of our FINAL #SummerEcoActivity, today is also #WorldWildlifeDay!

To celebrate, ALL of our Digital Animal Adoptions are 50% off ONLY in the Earth Rangers App!

What do you get in your virtual kit? Only the best for our awesome members of course! That means:

• A virtual badge
• A virtual animal to accompany your avatar on the home screen in the app
• A cool bonus item for your avatar
• A virtual adoption certificate

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!

Hey techie families! Here’s a CONTEST to get you really charged up!

Did you know that properly recycling the batteries in your remote controls, toys, and other electronics can help protect animals? Batteries that go out with the trash end up in landfills, adding to solid waste that can be harmful to the environment. That means that when you take used batteries to a battery drop-off location, you’re doing the planet a big favour!

This Battery Blitz starts with a place to store all the dead batteries you find, so let’s get those creative juices flowing and craft your in-home drop-off centre: your official battery box!

1. Build or design a battery collection box to safely store dead batteries you find around the house. Make your box as creative as possible – the sky’s the limit!
2. Collect dead batteries from around the house and safely store them in your new collection box. Tip: Safely store them by either placing each battery in a clear, sealable plastic bag (which is recycled at the battery sorting plant), or by taping the ends of the battery with electrical tape or duct tape.
3. Snap a pic of your battery box, fill out the official entry form​ and cross your fingers – just by helping properly recycle your batteries, you could WIN awesome prizes*!

The Battery Blitz grand prize includes a mountain bike, helmet, handle-bar light, and an Earth Rangers water bottle… everything you need for epic adventures! PLUS one winner will be drawn from each province and territory to win a $100 iTunes gift card!*

Once you’ve collected lots of safely sorted batteries later on, send us another pic to show us your haul before you drop them off at the battery drop-off location! Want to learn more about how properly recycling batteries can help animals and our planet? Accept the Battery Blitz mission in the Earth Rangers App! Once completed, you’ll earn bonus points to help you level up!

Plus: You have another chance to win a mystery Earth Rangers prize pack from our summer contest: share your pic on social media, tag one of our official channels and #SummerEcoActivity to enter that draw. Easy peasy! This contest ends next week, so tag us before time runs out!

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!

There’s nothing more peaceful than a cool late-summer evening… until you suddenly get bit!! Campfires, outdoor family dinners, and sunset watching can quickly get itchy when mosquitos get hungry. Earth Rangers to the rescue! We’ve got a great way to upcycle your glass jars, keep those pesky nibblers away, and add a little pizazz to your outdoor space: DIY floating citronella candles!

Fill your jars in this order:

1. Fresh herbs: Rosemary, basil, thyme, and lavender work well
2. Water (fill to an inch below the lid rings and leave enough space for your candle)
3. 10-20 drops of essential oil (depending on the size of your jar). A mix of citronella and lemongrass works great!
4. One lime wedge
5. Two lemon slices
6. Floating candl

These will last about 3-4 days before the herbs and citrus start to loose their effectiveness. That means if you make them up today, they’ll last for the entire weekend!

BONUS: We are extending our #SummerEcoActivity contest, which means you’ve got more time to enter to win a mystery prize pack! Remember that you can enter EACH TIME you complete one of our TWENTY eco activities that we’ve been doing to celebrate Summer 2020! Snap your pics of your completed activties, tag one of our official pages on social media, and use the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity in order to enter.*

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!

We Canadians are known for our kindness and hospitality, and as Earth Rangers we know that applies to all creatures, human and otherwise! So like good hosts, let’s build a butterfly snack bar to help our fluttering friends have everything they need as they get get ready for their long journey south for the winter.

First prepare your buffet’s main course:

1. Mash up a banana and put it into a saucepan.
2. Add in ½ cup of dark brown sugar and 1 cup of water.
3. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring every couple of minutes. Once it’s gotten sticky, but still runny, remove it from the heat and let it cool.

Now build your serving platter:

1. Punch 3 holes around the edge of a paper plate (our favourites are the compostable ones). Spread them evenly so the plate hangs nice and flat.
2. Tie a piece of string to each one of the holes
3. Tie the strings together with a knot at the top and hang it outside. Be sure to choose a place close to flowers!
4. Drizzle your mixture onto the plate, adding some cut fruit or fresh flowers.

While you’re waiting for your dinner guests to sample your sweet treats, share a pic of your butterfly snack shop and you could WIN!* Tag us along with the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity, and don’t forget to follow our page & like the official launch post to qualify for a special mystery prize!

Did you miss out on our last SLIME TIME? Don’t worry, we’ve got another fun and interactive Kids’ Lab TODAY at 2pm EST on our Facebook Live, thanks to our friends at BASF! Get ready for some fun science experiments you can easily do from home! Start collecting your ingredients now so you’ll be ready to join us as we discover Playful Polymers!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 5 tbsp of Elmer’s washable glue or another craft glue
• ¼ tbsp of baking soda
• Food colouring (2-3 drops)
• ½ tbsp of contact lens solution (Renu brand)

Be sure to follow the Official Earth Rangers Facebook page and log on for 2PM EST TODAY so that you don’t miss a moment of animal-saving, scientific fun! If you can’t make it at exactly that time, come back to our Facebook page a little later to access the video after the live stream for some on-demand scientific discoveries!

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!

Did you know you can use your kitchen scraps to re-grow certain fruits and veggies right at home? It’s easy to turn your food waste into mini crops, right in your very own kitchen! We know that buying local whenever you can helps shrink your carbon footprint, but you can’t get more local than eating food grown in your own home!

Here’s how to get growing:

• Keep the seeds from tomatoes, cucumbers, and even strawberries to grow new plants! Try sprouting your seeds in eggshells, then moving your young plants outside or into larger indoor planters when they’re ready.
• Grow new onions by simply placing the leftover root end in a pot under a small layer of soil.
• Stick toothpicks in an avocado pit, then prop it up in a small glass filled with water. The pit should be about half covered, and will start to grow roots in about a week or two. You can use this same technique with sweet potatoes and even pineapples!
• Sprout new lettuce by placing the root bottom of a head of lettuce that’s already had its leafy goodness chopped and eaten into a glass of water. Leave it in a sunny spot for a few days and you’ll notice new leaves begin to form!

Share a pic of your at-home propagations and you could WIN!* Tag us along with the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity: Don’t forget to follow our page & like the official launch post to qualify for a mystery prize!

Earth Rangers is working to protect an important red knot stopover habitat at Bahía de San Antonio in Argentina. By making sure they have enough food, water, and rest when they make their way down south, we can help the red knots complete their long journey from Canada to South America and back again! Help these amazing birds have a safe and successful migration by adopting a red knot, and for a limited time, we’re giving you 20% of Red Knot and Patagonian Sea Lion Digital Wildlife Adoption Packages in the Earth Rangers App to help get you started!

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!

Do you love going to the beach? So do red knots! These adorable little guys are actually super tough shorebirds that travel incredible distances. They love nesting on our Canadian beaches in the summer, but once the temperature drops, they fly all the way to the most southern tip of South America. In total, they travel about 30,000 km every year—that’s like flying across Canada 5 times!

We challenge YOU to spend the day as a red knot! We don’t mean flapping your wings and flying all the way to South America (though you’re welcome to try!). Instead, plan out a long walk through a nature conservation area, a park or a larger part of a nearby neighbourhood to your chosen migration destination.

Plan a few places to stop, rest and explore along your chosen migration route just like red knots do. See if you can spot any smaller habitats along the way… and if you can find any other cool migratory birds like Canadian geese hanging out near you!

Before you set out on your cross-country (or neighbourhood) journey, pack a picnic and prepare to have your on-arrival snacks! Many migratory birds don’t even eat along the way (that would be added weight, and a lot more to carry). Once you settle down to snack, make sure you watch out for hungry predators that might try to steal your food!

After you’ve spent time in your new “summer home” for a while, it will be time to head back where you came from, making the equally long journey back.

Share a pic or two from your safe journey and you could WIN!* Share and tag us along with the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity: Don’t forget to follow our page & like the official launch post to qualify for a mystery prize!

Earth Rangers is working to protect an important red knot stopover habitat at Bahía de San Antonio in Argentina. By making sure they have enough food, water, and rest when they make their way down south, we can help the red knots complete their long journey from Canada to South America and back again! Help these amazing birds have a safe and successful migration by adopting a red knot, and for a limited time, we’re giving you 20% of Red Knot and Patagonian Sea Lion Digital Wildlife Adoption Packages in the Earth Rangers App to help get you started!

Has your family been eating lots of popsicles this summer? We sure have! Since our leftover popsicle sticks started to pile up, we’ve come up with a great way to upcycle them AND make a useful craft! Using those, or even small sticks you’ve gathered from outside, you can make a fun door hanger to welcome guests to your humble abode, or keep others out during some much-needed alone time in your room!

For this craft, you’ll need:

• Twigs or popsicle sticks/wooden craft sticks
• Paint
• Glue (white craft glue should do the trick, but if you decide to use hot glue just be extra careful!)
• String
• Decorations: old puzzle pieces, pom-poms, leaves, pebbles

How to:

1. Cut a piece of string about 30cm long.
2. Tie the ends of your string to both ends of your stick, creating a loop.
3. Glue more sticks to the one you looped, making a square. Once the glue has dried, flip the whole thing over so you can secure the back with another craft stick across the bottom half.
4. Once fully dry, decorate your door hanger and personalize it with a message for anyone looking to visit!
5. Share a picture of you with your completed door hanger. Tag us along with the hashtag #SummerEcoActivity: Don’t forget to follow our page & like the official launch post to qualify for a mystery prize!

The Earth Rangers App is where kids go to save animals! It’s free to join and you’ll have access to real-world Missions like this one. Plus, you can adopt an animal to support conservation projects, and learn all about animals in the Wild Wire Blog. Find activities like this, and so much more in the App!