1. 100 Small Things the way you do things, to consider
RETHINK…
to make a difference people and the environment
 Keep your environment looking good by putting your litter in the bin
 Choose toys from outside the UK and find out about other cultures www.thefairtradestore.co.uk
 Only eat dolphin friendly tuna
 Go onto www.butterfly-conservation.org to find out how to attract butterflies to your garden
 Plant a tree in your garden or at school
 Ask an adult to teach you a game that they played when they were your age
 Ask someone to teach you a new skill such as knitting or cooking
 Use a fly swat instead of fly spray – fly spray is really toxic
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 Eat Ben and Jerry’s ice cream – it’s fair-trade!
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 Bake your own bread – it smells delicious ☺
Take part in our Small Is…Challenge – design a
sustainable product for the next 100 years  Check out www.avaaz.org/en to find out what is going on in the
www.practicalaction.org/education/smallischallenge world and how you can get involved
Like our facebook page www.facebook.com/practicalaction  Make your own kite and go and have some fun outdoors
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Join our Energy 4All campaign www.practicalaction.org/makethecall
 Learn some new jokes and share them with your friends ☺
Read ‘Small is Beautiful’ by Fritz Schumacher and
get inspired  Buy fair trade toys www.letsplayfair.co.uk
Find out about the 6R’s  Volunteer to help out in your local community www.timebank.org.uk
www.practicalaction.org/education/sustainabledesign  Bake your own biscuits and cakes or make sweets
Add your face to our climate change campaign as a presents – adults will love them
www.practicalaction.org/faceup  Email retailers and try and encourage them to join the
Watch our videos on YouTube Ethical Trading Initiative
www.youtube.com/practicalaction www.ethicaltrade.org
 Use ladybirds to
Have a go at our squashed tomato challenge
kill greenfly rather
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than pesticides
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