| Station Topic |
Station Description |
| Celebrations and Crafts |
Get tips on how to celebrate green birthdays, weddings and other holidays. Make a beeswax candle. Kids make caterpillars from plastic bottle tops drilled in the center and strung onto rrope. Summiteers learn how to set up a recycling station at their work or school for items that are not collected by their municipalities - and maybe even make money in the process! |
| Cleaning |
Help kids decorate wooden clothes pins with markers and stickers. Teach small groups how to play an easy game which involves rolling a dice and hanging up laundry. Share green cleaning recipes. |
| Energy Saving |
Show some unusual energy-saving gadgets. Demonstrate how to make your fridge more energy efficient. Help children take a quiz on "what uses energy?" Explain the basics of geothermal heating and cooling. |
| Food: Local, Organic and Fair Trade |
Summiteers taste test fair trade chocolate samples and vote to see which brand is the most popular. They learn what is fair trade. There will be a contest to guess how many plastic bags the average American uses each year. Show plastic bag alternatives. |
| Freecycle |
Acquaint Summiteers with Freecycle. |
| Garden for Wildlife |
Quiz Summiteers on invasive species. Give out green gardening tips. Help children make pretend binoculars out of toilet paper tubes and search for pretend wildlife in nearby trees. |
| Green Pets |
Help Summiteers sew a simple catnip-filled mouse from recycled fabric. Share green pet tips and green pet products. |
| Green Toddler Play Area |
Our smallest Summiteers play with toys made from recycled items while their parents and siblings participate. |
| Relax and Renew |
Taking time to ensure you do not burn out from saving the earth is an important and difficult-to-learn skill! Summiteers can have a hand painted with henna in beautiful patterns, a body paint that stays on the skin for a few days. |
| Tell Your Story / Take a Pledge |
At this station, Summiteers write something green they currently do or want to do. The volunteer takes their photo holding up the card. Some photos could be included in the slideshow and / or on the Summit website. Summiteers fill out an evaluation of the green lifestyles evening and pledge to start something green. A few months after the Summit, they will be emailed to remind them of their pledge. Summiteers win prizes for filling out the evaluation and pledge form. |
