Skip a Bath and Save Water

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on April 21, 2010

The average bathtub can hold 40-50 gallons of water. That’s a LOT of water going down the drain when you’re ready to dry off. Want a quick way to save water on Earth Day (April 22)? Skip the bath!

If your parents insist that you wash off mud from soccer practice, think about taking a shower instead of hopping in the tub. Conventional showers use 7-10 gallons per minute, and water-saving shower heads use 2-4 gallons per minute. So if you jump in for a 5-minute shower, you’ll use about 10 to 35 gallons during a 5-minute shower.

Get more green tips from National Geographic Kids.

Play Creek Cleanup and see how much trash you can scoop out of the water.

Print out this Get Out of Tub Free card and give it to your parents at bathtime to let them know how much water you’ll save. Or you can be REALLY green and show it to them on your computer screen instead of printing!

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Comments

  1. emshemie3
    April 22, 2010, 1:21 pm

    I always take showers, but they can be pretty long and warm…

  2. escape2books
    April 22, 2010, 9:22 pm

    Anything wit hot water and I will be a long time.

  3. emshemie3
    April 24, 2010, 10:08 am

    Yep, we can both agree on that escape2books! :D

  4. escape2books
    April 25, 2010, 11:00 pm

    I am so glad my parents are not eco-nuts, because they would freak about how much hot water I use. In self defense all I can say is…….. It is HOT WATER!!!!!

  5. 2whitie
    June 4, 2010, 3:48 pm

    You r soooooooo right escape2books. I am NOT giving up my hot water supply and taking a cold shower. Blech. Besides, if I showed MY parents about how many gallons it wastes and whatnot, they would take one look at me and say ” nerd”.

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