Earth Day Musings

All living things live on the planet Earth. We have to keep the homes for the animals clean. We keep garbage in the garbage can. We don't put schloppity schlop in the water because the butterflies and fish will die. I don't want to drink water that has schloppity schlop because it will make me sick like it makes the fish sick. All living things need clean water.- Madelynn C., age 4

We need trees because the animals eat nuts and fruit and leaves when they are hungry. On a very very very hot day I want to go under a tree because it's cooler when it's too sunny out. We need trees to breathe. Abigail L., age 4

We need bears. Some people need to eat bear and deer to stay alive and the skin is used to make a soft blanket and making shoes called moccasins for Indians. Bear and deer like to eat apples that grow on trees and people pick apples to make apple juice.- Kodah C., age 4

We need apple trees to eat apples and apples are food. People and bunnies and deers and bears and worms eat apples. Ladybugs eat aphids and aphids eat plants so we need ladybugs to eat the aphids so they don't eat the plants. 
                                                                                                            Erin B., age 4

I don't throw my garbage on the ground. Garbage is ugly and it's not good for the animals because it will make them sick. Animals need trees and clean water and a clean safe place to live. Garbage makes the Earth not safe for animals. 
                                                                                                      Zachary S., age 4

We have a beautiful garden at Growing Places. It's a nice place to play and animals come to live there. Fish live in the pond.. we have to keep the pond clean and take out the leaves so the fish can swim and breathe. Birds live in the garden too. We feed the birds and they eat the bugs. If we kill the bugs the birds won't have enough food.- Christian B., age 3

We plant trees for the animals so they can eat the leaves and fruit and bark. Animals like squirrels and birds like to make their nest in a tree. If animals live in a tree it protects from animals that want to eat them, like wolves.- Chase M., age 4

We have a garden at my house. Flowers grow and make the world beautiful. Butterflies love flowers and bees love flowers so they can make honey. 
                                                                                                        Ashlyn S., age 3

People need to take care of ducks because if the water isn't clean then they will get sick or die. When ducks go really far away they fly. There needs to be a Mom and a Dad so they can have babies that come out of eggs. Some animals eat the eggs and some animals eat the ducks. Some animals have to eat the ducks or there will be too many and the water will get too dirty. Turtles like to eat duck eggs. Owls like to eat small animals on the ground. I'm glad I’m not a small animal! Jack P., age 4

Spiders eat bugs but not ladybugs. Birds don't eat ladybugs either because they taste disgusting! Ladybugs eat the aphids so the aphids don't eat the plants. Birds eat worms and bugs. If we kill bugs the birds won't have enough food. And birds need food. Some birds eat fish and owls eat little animals and bugs.
                                                                                                   - Madison B., age 4

Owls need mice because if they can't find mice they won't be able to have enough food. If owls don't eat mice there will be too many mice and then they will come eat our snacks. Cobras are poison if they bite you or an animal like a lion, but people can make medicine from the poison. Sean E., age 4

                                                                                                                April  2013