Join our online challenge to help make your household better for our planet, our community, and you! Complete one-week challenges to earn badges and level up your home's sustainability.
Choose your own adventure of challenges that are right for you
Add on optional mini side quests to tackle quick wins around the house and explore Kirkland's natural spaces
Play on your own or with the whole family
Level up your home action by action
During the Challenge, you'll complete actions to earn badges. For each badge, you'll have three choices of activities so you can pick the difficulty that's right for you. Actions are free or just a few bucks, and there are options whether you rent or own. Choose to complete two, four, or all six challenges. Take action at your own pace - you'll have access to the content for two months.
Waste Warrior: make less waste
Bonus Life: reuse and repair
Scrap Happy: put food to good use
Power Up: save energy
Teamwork: pitch in to the community
Salmon Defender: prevent pollution
Eco Adventurer: explore the outdoors
Level up your family's sustainability this spring
How the Green Home Challenge works
Download your gameboard
Invite friends and family!
Your Waste Warrior challenge options
Option 1: Banish junk mail
Option 2: Vanquish paper towels
Option 3: Pack a Zero Waste kit
Waste Mini Quest #1: Charge Up
Earn your Waste Warrior badge!
Your Scrap Happy challenge options
Option 1: Transform food into soil
Option 2: Craft a meal plan
Option 3: Deduce food waste culprits
Food Waste Mini Quest #1: Scrumptious Scraps
Food Waste Mini Quest #2: Eat Me First
Earn your Scrap Happy badge!
Your Salmon Defender challenge options
Option 1: Cast out caustic cleaners
Option 2: Rethink pesticides
Option 3: Re-route roof runoff
Pollution Mini Quest #1: Mulch Up
Pollution Mini Quest #2: Wash Pro
Earn your Salmon Defender badge!
Your Power Up challenge options
Option 1: Speed run your shower
Option 2: Hunt down energy vampires
Option 3: Bar the door to energy waste
Resource Saver Mini Quest #1: Cool It
Resource Saver Mini Quest #2: Measure Up
Earn your Power Up badge!
Your Bonus Life challenge options
Option 1: Conquer the closet monster
Option 2: Declutter one space
Option 3: Fix what's broken
Repair Mini Quest #1: Look for Leaks
Earn your Bonus Life badge!
Your Teamwork challenge options
Option 1: Cut back the car
Option 2: Speak up for the planet
Option 3: Help our habitat
Teamwork Mini Quest #1: Shoreline Selfie
Earn your Teamwork badge!
Outdoor Mini Quest #1: Explore a New Park
Outdoor Mini Quest #2: Count the Birds
Outdoor Mini Quest #3: Visit a Park, Carless
Outdoor Mini Quest #4: Share a Tree
Outdoor Mini Quest #5: Sketch It
Earn your Eco Adventurer badge!
How was the Green Home Challenge?
The Green Home Challenge is made up of themed challenges. For each challenge, you'll choose from three options for a small project or daily activity to complete at home. Pick the difficulty level that’s right for you.
We suggest aiming to complete one challenge a week. Choose to complete two, four, or six challenges to earn your desired level. You'll have access to the Challenge for two months so you have time to complete everything even if you miss a couple weeks.
The Green Home Challenge is for anyone who wants to make their household more sustainable. Whether you rent or own, there will be actions you can complete. The challenge is designed for adults, but you're welcome to play along as a family.
You'll choose from activities like hunting down energy vampires, banishing junk mail, and casting out dangerous cleaning products.
The format is a little different this year, since you'll choose your own adventure from a pool of options. Some of the options will be from past Challenges, while others may be new. Feel free to pick and choose just the new activities you're interested in, or just complete the Mini Quests.
Absolutely! All of the actions are able to be completed no matter where you live. We welcome our neighbors in Redmond, Bellevue, Bothell and beyond to join in!
It’s been fun to see what small and fairly easy changes we have been able to make so far to become more green.
It was helpful to have tasks in writing with suggestions on how to accomplish them!
Great ideas and simple steps to make positive changes for the environment :)