1. Now that the lights are off, you can Finally Change all of the bulbs in your home to energy efficient ones!
2. This is about more than just turning off your lights – try turning off your phone for an hour. Your iPod. Your laptop. See if you can make it a daily habit!
3. Living in Toronto? WWF Canada and the Roncesvalles community are joining forces and hosting an official celebration which includes a lantern walk followed by live music.
4. Want to organize your own community Earth Hour event? Brainstorm ideas and get planning for next year!
5. If you’re in the city, go for a walk and look up. You will be amazed at the stars you can see when all the lights are off.
6. Invite your friends over for a candlelight dinner and celebrate all that our Canadian heritage has to offer. Get fancy and serve venison and a wonderful VQA wine, or go casual and offer up poutine and beavertails.
7. This is a boardgame approved holiday! Light some candles and dust off your old scrabble set. Or, invest in something new and inventive like 2013’s winner of the prestigious Spiel des Jahres board game award Hanabi.
8. A few sun-salutations followed by some meditation can help reset your body for the weekend.
9. Flashlight tag in the park! A grade school favourite perfect for your inner kid.
10. Journaling by candlelight will make you feel like you’re in the 1800s in the best way possible. Bonus: the quiet will really help you focus your energy and thoughts.
For more information on Earth Hour visit: www.earthhour.org
