Baglady’s been to about 150 schools so far - all in the North except one in Oxford, and one in Australia!. Here are some ways YOU as schoolkids can help her.
Get a PPP Card
Get yourself a Positive Pester Power Card, and start pestering all the adults you know to start saying NO to plastic bags when they shop. You can also design your own. If you do, we would LOVE to see it. Read more about PPP Cards here.
Get an Action Pack
The Action Pack tells you how YOU can get involved by visiting your local shop, and finding out just HOW MANY plastic bags they are using, and encourage them to ask customers if they REALLY NEED that plastic bag. You can find out all about this here.
Do a “Do you EVER?” survey
Get out and about and make new friends by doing the “Do You EVER?” survey, to find out who does refuse a plastic bag, and why they should think about it they next time they’re in a shop. Look here for more info.
In the Classroom
Since September 2007, Baglady films have been available for teachers and schools through the c2k (Classroom 2000) system. Search for us on there, or ask your teacher about using our materials in your lessons.
Get creative: make a Percy Plastic, or another friend of Baglady
Our friend Kim goes out on the street with Percy Plastic to talk about rubbish and taking responsibility for our mess. Why don’t you think about making something beautiful to bring attention to the baglady message?
Look out for NIIRTA shops
These are local shops like Costcutter, Spar and Mace. Help them to help you and Baglady keep our environment clean. Make sure you encourage your shop assistants to ask your mum and dad ‘Do you really NEEDabag?’ and keep some in the car so you can bring them into the shop every time you pop in.
Feel free to contact us with any ideas you have for ways to improve our environment, or volunteer to join the team: all ages welcome!
