Green is In!

The Q-dees kids in differen shades of green.

There is nothing more adorable than seeing little kids dressed up in cute colourful outfits. Well in this case, the kids of Q-dees Manjalara in Kepong were dressed up in various shades of green which made me turn ‘green’ with envy because this is one colour which I can never manage to carry off. Nevertheless, the little ones were all dressed up to celebrate ‘Green Day’.

According to the principal Puan Junaidah Johari, Green Day was part of the Centre’s efforts to cultivate a green habit amongst the children.

The children began their day with singing the Q-dees song, and this was followed by Puan Junaidah sharing with the children and teachers about the 3R concept – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

In line with structure of Q-dees Fliptec@Q™ programme, Puan Junaidah used a combination of song, visual aids and a story about recycling empty canned drinks to help relay the message effectively to the young vibrant bunch. She also took this time to commend the children and parents who were present for bringing items to be recycled or to be given away to charity organisations. Puan Junaidah also announced that Q-dees Manjalara Centre would have recycling bins to enable everyone to bring in items for recycling.

Classes for the day focused on interactive activities and arts and craft centred on the message of recycling. Some of the younger children went around the school compound picking up rubbish and watered the plants, while the older children made various crafts from discarded items.

Class En-Newton used plastic food containers and plastic bottles to make little baskets decorated with ‘fruit foam net’ and ribbons that can be used to hold fruits or potpourri. Class En-Baird on the other hand, used old magazines to make a paper pot and a paper bead necklace, whilst Class En-Owens made flower petals and attached them to drinking straws to make stalks of flowers.

In addition, the children also enjoyed a variety of ‘green’ snacks made by the teachers or brought by parents such as green bean soup, green jelly, green apples, green grapes, green cake and green Vitagen. Aligned with the environmental theme, some of the teachers served the snacks on plates made from banana leaves!

It was a certainly a day that was enjoyed tremendously by the children and I’m sure that each of them returned home carrying with them a message that its important to care for the environment and one that they will certainly put into practise themselves. And as for me, I left with a sense of pride, knowing that there is hope for Mother Earth and the environment, if there are more conscious-minded people like Q-dees around!


Residents living in the Manjalara area keen on donating things for recycling and charity can contact the Q-dees Manajalara directly. For more information about Q-dees and their innovative Fliptec@Q™ programme, please log into their website at www.qdees.com .