How to Celebrate Earth Day the CacklePatch Way
If you’ve ever wandered through the VelvetEmerald Forest (and if you haven’t, why not?!), you may have noticed a particularly knobby tree with a crooked chimney and suspiciously well-behaved squirrels. That’s where CacklePatch lives. Yes, that CacklePatch–mischief-maker, candy enthusiast, prank artist, and passionate lover of all things green, growing, and gloriously grubby.
Living in a tree makes one feel especially connected to the planet. CacklePatch doesn’t just believe in nature—he believes in nature’s magic. That’s why Earth Day is definitely in his top 10 absolute favorite unofficial holidays.
Here are four fabulously CacklePatch-approved ways to celebrate Earth Day, whether you live in a forest, a city, or somewhere in between.
1. Talk to your plants (and actually listen)
CacklePatch insists plants talk back. Maybe not always in words, but definitely in vibes. According to him, ferns can be flirts, mosses tend to be gossips, and a zucchini once gave him very sound financial advice.
Try this:
Choose a plant—any plant. Sit with it for five minutes. Tell it what you’re grateful for. Ask how it’s doing. Then just… listen. You’ll be surprised at what you feel. Or, at the very least, you may remember to water it more consistently, which makes you a hero in the plant world.
2. Compost like a raccoon
Raccoons may be known for raiding trash cans at midnight–but are they really dumpster diving, or are they composting role models? What you smell is garbage; what CacklePatch smells is possibility–turning today’s lunch leftovers into tomorrow’s hearty soil.
Try this:
Start saving your food scraps–like veggie peels, coffee grounds, eggshells–and build a little compost pile or bin. Then let the Earth do its things. It’s basically slow magic. Worms are involved. And if a raccoon shows up to help? Offer it a high five and a job title.
3. Make something weird out of something old
Astari once turned a broken ladle into a crown. Venus stitched a cloak out of old curtains. CacklePatch? He made a birdbath out of an umbrella and some elbow grease. Reuse is the most magical form of rebellion.
Try this:
Pick one thing in your house you were going to throw away. Don’t. Turn it into something ridiculous and delightful instead. A sock puppet. A tin can wind chime. A paper crown. Bonus points if it makes someone laugh.
Happy Earth Day from CacklePatch
The world is wild and wonderful and weird—and worth celebrating. So go outside, get your hands dirty, and remember: the magic isn't just in spells and sparkles. It's in the dirt, and the leaves, and the wind, and you.
And if you do end up hugging a tree and someone sees you? Just wink and say,
“CacklePatch sent me.”
