{"id":611979,"date":"2026-02-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=611979"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:33:57","slug":"looking-for-something-to-do-over-the-long-weekend-get-ready-for-the-battery-blitz-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/looking-for-something-to-do-over-the-long-weekend-get-ready-for-the-battery-blitz-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for something to do over the long weekend? Get ready for the Battery Blitz contest!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1024x307.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1536x461.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1400x420.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-696x209.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1068x320.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1-1920x576.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BATTERY-BLITZ-CONTEST-7-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Battery Blitz contest officially kicks off next week on National Battery Day (February 18<sup>th<\/sup>), and what better way to spend the long weekend than preparing your very own battery collection box!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From butterflies, to superheroes, to robots, the choices are endless! Put your creative skills to the test or, if you need a bit of help getting started,&nbsp;we\u2019ve&nbsp;created a step-by-step guide to build a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/terrific-tiger-battery-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Terrific Tiger Battery Box!<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599817\" style=\"width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image.png 786w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image-768x680.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image-150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image-696x616.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Terrific-Tiger-Battery-Box-Featured-Image-474x420.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you have your awesome battery collection box, you can start safely collecting&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the used batteries around your house for proper recycling.&nbsp;You can even ask friends and family to help you collect even more! Just remember to tape over both ends of each battery or package them in their own individual plastic bags for safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then drop off your used battery haul at a designated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/recycleyourbatteries.ca\/find-a-drop-off-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Recycle Your Batteries Canada location near you<\/strong><\/a>, snap a picture of yourself in action, and&nbsp;submit&nbsp;your contest form online or in the Earth Rangers App for your chance to win!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And&nbsp;here\u2019s&nbsp;the best part: there are LOTS of fun prizes to be won for&nbsp;all of&nbsp;your hard work! One winner from each province will receive a $25 Amazon gift card and a super cool Earth Rangers swag bag. Plus, one grand prize winner will even take home an iPad!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Battery-Blitz-Social-Media-Post-Facebook-Format-650x650-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-612068\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Battery-Blitz-Social-Media-Post-Facebook-Format-650x650-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Battery-Blitz-Social-Media-Post-Facebook-Format-650x650-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Battery-Blitz-Social-Media-Post-Facebook-Format-650x650-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Battery-Blitz-Social-Media-Post-Facebook-Format-650x650-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t&nbsp;forget to check out the Battery Blitz Mission in the Earth Rangers App for more battery recycling fun and to learn more about how you can make a difference for the environment!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you ready to power&nbsp;up for&nbsp;the planet? Ready\u2026 Set\u2026&nbsp;<strong>Blitz!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Battery Blitz Contest and Mission are generously supported by<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recycleyourbatteries.ca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611970\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.4257449344457687;width:477px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo.png 980w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYBC-logo-696x287.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Battery Blitz contest officially kicks off next week on National Battery Day (February 18th), and what better way to spend the long weekend than preparing your very own battery collection box!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":236039,"featured_media":611794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[931],"tags":[762,625,1439,551],"class_list":{"0":"post-611979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all","8":"tag-batter-blitz-contest","9":"tag-battery-blitz","10":"tag-creative-corner","11":"tag-missions"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/236039"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611979"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612069,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611979\/revisions\/612069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}