Time to soak the seeds the kids got from IHOP. The instructions said the seeds needed to soak in water for 24 hours before planting so waited a day before we were taking the kids to see The Lorax movie and let them submerge their seeds. We also read them The Lorax every night a couple days before the movie. They already like the story so I knew they were going to LOVE the movie!
About a year ago I stumbled across a website for The Lorax Project and used some of the tools on their site so I revisited a few days before the movie and actually printed off Lorax Certificates for the kids and laminated them. They read:
The Lorax Project – I pledge to protect the environment and to do all I can do to help The Lorax and his friends. (Insert your child’s name here) I speak for the trees!
Super cool right? If you’d like to check it out here is the web address: http://www.seussville.com/loraxproject/
Here are the kids with their I Speak For The Trees Certificates!
The kids really enjoyed the movie – they even left the theater singing ‘Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow’. The weather didn’t really cooperate with our seed planting plans so we brought some planting soil inside and let the kids plant their ‘Truffula’ tree seeds. According to several posts online the seeds are actually Blue Spruce and Canadian White Pine which could grow 20 to 40 feet wide – yes WIDE – not tall! Now obviously that is not how wide the trunk will get but still…WHAT IN THE WORLD IHOP?!?
The kids are hopeful for a little bit of growth from these seeds – and it would be cool to get some results from this project…but I’m not sure what we’ll do with a 20 foot wide tree.
Time to plant. (Hey Daddy! We’re going to need some bigger pots for those seeds! In fact – we’re going to need a bigger yard!)
Regardless of whether these seeds produce a tree the kids learned a lot from The Lorax and really enjoyed lessons from Daddy about planting and soil. I would recommend this movie to any family – and it’s a great opportunity to talk to your kids about environmental issues and the importance of being a good steward to the earth.
Now a little classic prose from the movie/book:
‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not’
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