25 Ways to Mark Earth Hour
- Attend local Earth Hour events– or organize one. Add your event, or get details on events near you at EarthHourCanada.org.
- Go outside and look at the stars.
- Find a great viewing spot to see your town or city go dark at 8:30 p.m.
- Take pictures and post them to the Earth Hour Facebook page.
- Go for a lantern walk through a park.
- Patronize local restaurants and businesses taking part in Earth Hour.
- Gather your family or friends for a candle-lit dinner.
- Meet your neighbours at a street or block party.
- Have an acoustic music jam.
- Talk to your children about how much electricity your family uses. Brainstorm ways to reduce it.
- Tell ghost stories.
- Listen to the birds, bats or other wildlife
- Play flashlight tag.
- Turn your thermostat down by 1 degree. And leave it there.
- Play Pictionary with glow-in-the-dark markers.
- Change all your light bulbs to energy-efficient versions.
- Have a night game of shinny with a glow-in-the-dark puck or ball (wear reflective vests).
- Take a walk in the moonlight.
- Have a candlelit bath.
- Put a glow stick on your dog’s collar or leash and go for a walk.
- Toast marshmallows over a tea light candle.
- Get out your Ouija board.
- Have a wine or scotch tasting in the dark.
- Get out the sleeping bags and camp out…on the living room floor
- Make a list of ways you could reduce your energy consumption every hour of every day.