Special - Thanks to everyone keeping plastics out of the ocean - Community special

Our Oceans are polluted and full of plastic. Plastic pollution is caused by many different things and comes in different sizes, shapes and forms. In this Shore Buddies Show episode, we want to thank the whole community that helps keeping plastics out of the ocean and everyone who participated in the Shore Buddies Show over the last couple of month. Without this great community, this show would not have been possible. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We appreciate you all and let's keep up the good work and make a difference for marine life together 💙♻️🐬🐢🎨🤹‍♂️

Episode 41: Happy Plastic Free Easter

 Episode 40: St. Patrick's Day

Malte is joined on The Shore Buddies Show today by our very own Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Mikaela Nichols and her brother Kai Nichols to talk about all thing St. Patrick's Day, including how to make a leprechaun trap! With a few simple materials, you'll be catching leprechauns (or other sneaky little things) in no time! Be sure to take a picture of your creations and tag us on Instagram & Facebook! ♻️💙🐢😍🐬

This holiday is all about staying green so you don't get pinched, especially by that pesky plastic floating by. Stay green friends! ♻️💙

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Episode 39 - Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean book reading

Happy Valentine's Day! 💓♻️💙💘🐢😍🐬

Valentine’s Day is coming soon! While it’s great to have a day to show our family and friends that we love them, most store-bought valentines are not recyclable, and can create additional ocean plastic pollution. Here are some ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day while also showing love for the environment. In this Shore Buddies Show Episode, our very own Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Mikaela Nichols is making an eco and ocean-friendly Valentine's Card with Seed Paper. Follow along. 💓♻️💙💘🐢😍🐬

Episode 38 - Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean book reading

Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Livia invited us into her backyard and together with Shelly is reading "Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean". The book has tips how to keep plastics out of the ocean. Where do all those plastic straws go? What alternatives are there to single use plastic bags. The 5 Shore Buddies are giving marine life a voice and showing where the plastic all goes, why it is so harmful and what you can do at home to keep plastics out of the ocean and help save marine life. 💙♻️🐬🐢

Episode 37 - Holiday Special - Plastic Free Xmas for Our Oceans

Happy Holidays! 🎁🎅♻️💙🐢🐬🌎 It’s the season for winter holidays, and while this brings many opportunities for fun, it can also cause unnecessary plastic waste. According to Stanford University, “Americans throw out 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday than any than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage,” and we don’t want any of that going into the ocean. Here are some ways that you can enjoy the holiday season while helping to keep the ocean safe for the Shore Buddies! ♻️💙🐢🐬

Episode 36 - Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Global connect to fight Ocean Plastic

In this episode of The Shore Buddies Show, our very own Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Justin Sather is talking ways how to collaborate international in the fight against Plastic Pollution. Justin invites us to join in in his monthly video calls with his pen pal Perise from Cameroon. They both are working on ways how to keep plastics out of the ocean. Two different worlds unite when the cause is important enough. Plastic Pollution is a global issue and only together can we move forward to a more sustainable way of living. Join in to Justin's and Perise's zoom call and learn how they make a difference by taking the Pledge. And of course, some Shore Buddies turtally play a role in this intercontinental conversation. ♻️💙🐢🐬

All Shore Buddies Show episodes here: https://shore-buddies.com/blogs/the-shore-buddies-show

Episode 35 - Plastic Free Halloween

Happy Halloween! ♻️🎃💙🐬🐢

Halloween costumes create over 25,000 pounds of plastic waste every single year. Also, millions of plastic bottles, and food wrappers top the list of plastic waste in the ocean. Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Mikaela Nichols is showing us some great tips how to celebrate a plastic free Halloween this year and how to keep plastics out of the ocean. ♻️🎃💙🐢🐬

Episode 34 - Plastic Free Halloween

Even though many people enjoy celebrating Halloween, costumes alone create 25,000 pounds of plastic waste from Halloween every single year. Also, millions of plastic bottles, and food wrappers top the list of plastic waste in the ocean, with candy wrappers accounting for 13 percent of all wrappers.  Here are some ideas so that you can enjoy Halloween while keeping the ocean clean and safe for the Shore Buddies.

Malte is carving a tropical pineapple for this year’s Halloween as a beachy jack lantern alternative. He is joined on the show by Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassadors Sammie and Sarah. They also have tips on how you can celebrate Halloween plastic free. 

Episode 33 - Ocean art - Sammy the Seal made from recycled plastic bottle caps

What to do with all those bottle caps? Throw them out, recycle them? Well, recycle them. There are cool things that you can make out of them as Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Sammie Vance knows. Her Buddy Bench project is the perfect example. In this episode of The Shore Buddies Show, Sammie shows you some other cool stuff you can make with recyclables. Cool art you can do with plastic  bottle caps. Join Sammie and build your own Shore Buddy Finn the Dolphin at home. See how you can help to keep plastics out of the ocean with his fun art project out of plastic bottle caps. 💙♻️🐬🐢🎨🤹‍♂️

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Learn more about the Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador program here:

https://shore-buddies.com/pages/ambassadors

Episode 32 - Mermaid Jessica Reads Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean

The Golden Isle Mermaid Jessica invited us into her grotto. She is reading the educational children's book "Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean". The book has tips for kids how to keep plastics out of the ocean. Where do all those plastic straws go? What alternatives are there to single use plastic bags. The 5 Shore Buddies are giving marine life a voice and showing where the plastic all goes, why it is so harmful and what you can do at home to keep plastics out of the ocean and help save marine life. 💙♻️🐬🐢

All Shore Buddies Show episodes are here:

https://shore-buddies.com/blogs/the-shore-buddies-show

Episode 31 - Draw Stephen Seagull at home from scratch

Shore Buddies Ocean Ambassador Mikaela Nichols from Fernandina Beach, Florida shows you how you can draw your own Shore Buddy at home from scratch. In this Episode of the Shore Buddies Show, Mikaela shows you in this step-by-step tutorial how you can draw and color Shore Buddies Stephen Seagull from scratch. All you need is a blank piece of paper, a pen and some crayons to make this happen. Join in on the fun! Mikaela is teaching you in this step by step guide how you can draw Stephen Seagull at your home as well. 💙♻️🐬🐢

All Shore Buddies Show episodes are here: https://shore-buddies.com/blogs/the-shore-buddies-show