Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday to Blanket the Globe...WE'RE ONE!!
Welcome to Blanket the Globe!
Connections
With the theme of "Connections", the Blanket the Globe project is creating a montage of one-foot fabric squares of artwork done by children 0-18 years old, showing how they feel connected to nature.
Kids care!
Once the blanket is big enough that it will make a powerful visual statement (or even fill a stadium!) the Blanket the Globe project will put it on display in appropriate settings to share your voices with others.
BTG at the Park
Our mission: “To build awareness, give voice to the environmental concerns of children and, through creative expression, empower them to participate in protecting the earth’s natural resources for their future.”
"As a 15 year old who won't be able to vote for a few years, I was looking for a way that my voice, and the voice of other children who care about the environment, could be heard. If all goes well, this project should be very hard to ignore!" --Casey Ehrlich
Recycle
We started small with just one square just a short time ago and have already outgrown my back yard. Be sure to see the **slide show** for close-ups of individual squares. Square by square, voice by voice, we are building a beautiful blanket that will express our concern that our environment urgently needs care and attention.
Blanket the Globe Recycles!
The BTG Create page is loaded with ideas, materials, and tips on making your squares but here's another fun option. Instead of going to the fabric store and buying new fabric, rummage through your drawers and find an old beloved but outgrown shirt or fleece out of which you can get a 12 inch square. Old sheets, carefully measured, can yield tons of squares if you have a class to supply. Avoid stretchy jersey or lycra.
News Flash! -BTG Founder, Casey Ehrlich, will be the keynote speaker at City Year's weekend event in Charlestown, MA for "City Heroes" -Casey was honored at a special reception on January 30, 2007 at the Boston Public Library where she was presented with an "Upstander" Award from the international organization Facing History and Ourselves. See News Page for more. -Amazing squares just in from The Boys & Girls Club of Boston! Panel #6 now has Cape Verde, Columbia, and Guatemala represented! -Fabulous squares from Alexandria, VA! Thanks to Mollie and friends. Panel #6 almost done! -BTG was featured on CNN's Student News today, Monday, October 15, 2007, right between the story about Al Gore and another about Gov. Bill Richardson. I am honored beyond belief!! -Big welcome to "Bigs" and "Littles" of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mass Bay!! This gorgeous square by Big and Little pair Valerie and Jen just arrived:
Don't wait.
So what are you waiting for?
While you're here, be sure to click around the BTG website!
It's all pretty fun and has a good purpose, so please consider making a square for the blanket yourself.
Even better, become a Blanket the Globe Ambassador by bringing BTG to your school, camp, team, neighborhood, place of worship, friends, or social organization. If you gather together 50 squares, you qualify. And drop by our Friends of BTG page for links to cherished supporters of BTG and the planet.
And if you're not a kid, be sure to visit our Contribute page for much appreciated sponsorship. Or just have some fun clicking around on the rest of the site for inspirational photos, news, our new Google group, and progress on our square count. But the real stars of the site is the children's artwork, all on display in the BTG Slideshow.
Then let your creative side get to work. The more the blanket grows, the more fun you have and the more our voices are heard, so please participate!
The Blanket the Globe Project runs on 100% renewable kid power!
