Doesn’t matter what your age, you can make a difference! Kids grow by leaps and bounds, not only in physical size but in things you like to do. One year you may love playing soccer and the next year you may want to play in the school band. One of the biggest ways you can give back, is to recycle what you don’t use anymore. You can give the clothes you’ve outgrown to the local shelter and they can give them to other kids that can’t afford new clothes. Donate toys, books or musical instruments you don’t have interest in anymore to a community daycare center or to foster homes that have children waiting to be adopted.     Being outdoors is fun. Remember to pick up when you are through playing. Picking up your trash and putting it in thegarbage can or the recycle bin keeps our environment clean and healthy! Ask your parents if you can plant a tree or a small garden. Trees and plants produce oxygen and improve the air we breathe.

For more information and lots of fun games, here are some sites made just for kids:

• National Institute of Health Department of Health & HumanServices: www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
• The Recycle Zone: www.recyclezone.org.uk/home_fz.aspx