Earth Angels
Roots and Shoots members decided on a theme of Earth's Angels to acknowledge the work of everyday people who care about and for the earth.
The Roots and Shoots Club at Aurora Quest K-8 recently decorated a tree using only trash as part of the Trash to Trees contest hosted by the Inverness Hotel. The club is part of the Jane Goodall Institute's international youth organization whose purpose is to care for people, animals and the environment.
Roots and Shoots members decided on a theme of Earth's Angels to acknowledge the work of everyday people who care about and for the earth. Members made angels from yogurt containers decorated with magazine pictures or used wrapping paper. To these were added sock heads decorated with cassette tape for hair and milk pull tabs for halos. The angels' wings were made from cereal boxes covered with silver food wrappers. The tree also has candy canes made from styrofoam trays which styrofoam never break down in a landfill. The candy cane represents shepard crooks and remind everyone to care for the planet. The tree is wrapped in a garland made from magazine pages using the gum wrapper chain technique. The interlocking pieces symbolize the importance of working together to care for the environment because everyone is a part of the chain. Dangling from the garland by thread are bottle caps with pictures of different animals. These represent the animal dependency on all of us caring for their habitats. At the top of the tree is an angel made with an old energy wasting light bulb proclaiming it is time for a brighter way to light the way in order to care for the planet.
