Kick Butts Day is right around the corner. On March 21, 2012, get ready to "Stand out. Speak up. Seize control" against Big Tobacco marketing cigarettes and other tobacco products to youth.
Like the anti-drug awareness Red Ribbon Week in October, Kick Butts Day is a fun anti-smoking day of activism and awareness-raising celebration for kids. You can attend or start a Kick Butts event in your area, encouraging smokers to "Put it out b4 it puts you out." The downloadable activity guide will lead you through event planning with lots of ideas for activities and promotion.
Free Anti-Smoking Printables
This year's Kick Butts Day 2012 website is up and downloadable anti-smoking materials are available.
- full activity guide for activity ideas and event planning
- individual activity sheets
- poster for promotion
- bookmark for promotion
- sticker for promotion
Kick Butts Day Activities
You'll find lots of ideas in the 2012 Activity Guide and individual activity sheets by activity and age level, including
- holding a Health Fair
- creating a public service announcement on film or radio
- finding out what's in a cigarette
- making a lost loved ones memorial wall
- cleaning up cigarette butts
- exposing Big Tobacco's marketing to youth
- holding an anti-tobacco rally
- learning tobacco facts with a Jeopardy game
- polling the community about attitudes toward smoking
- contacting state legislators about your feelings regarding smoking legislation
- focusing on marketing toward girls and women
- asking your mayor or governor to issue a Kick Butts Day proclamation
Any of the ideas can be adapted to your needs or circumstances. The guide includes estimated length of time for planning. You'll want to get started well ahead of time if you're planning to hold an event.
Tobacco-Free Contests
This year's Kick Butts Day contests include
- PSA Contest for Kicking Butts on film and radio. Submit a public service announcement entry on “What’s in a cigarette?” “Why Smoke-Free” or “Send a Message to Big Tobacco” by January 27, 2012.
- Youth Advocate of the Year for youth advocates who show leadership in holding tobacco companies accountable for marketing products to youth.
Kick Butts Day is a fun way to your kids about the harmful health effects of smoking and the unethical marketing to youth done by some tobacco companies. Whether you attend an event, hold one, or just use the free materials at home, have fun with this empowering day of youth activism.
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Sara McGrath - Sara is a veteran homeschool mom of three, Usborne consultant, and the author of Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Learning.
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