500 preschool children age 3 – 6, their parents and community participated in OMEP in Bosnia and Herzegovina ESD project Nature recounts to Children - Development of Ecological Preschool Soul. Activities such as Forest Olympic Games (Show our love for nature and forest), Bike Tournament Capriolo Cup (Celebration of Planet Earth Day), Preschool Olympic games (development of healthy lifestyles), Preschool Scout Meetings (enhancing independence of preschool green eco team), Preschool Gardening (organic food production, apple and milk farm visit), Little school of culinary arts by Master Chef Predrag Tosic (development of healthy eating habits in childhood), media activities (educational culinary TV shows for preschool children), Silk painting workshop (ecological art themes), Art Colony at river Vrbas Canyon, Vivia Water Competition for Mothers (importance of water for all living organisms on planet Earth / hydro potential of Bosnia and Herzegovina/ water sports in Banja Luka town), were organized in order to increase physical activity and competitive spirit of preschool children, to educate their parents, raising low ecological awareness of society, not only in Banja Luka town but throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. During healthy environments activities, an increased number of preschool children and members of their families, as curios explorers, turned more to nature (where they actually belong), appreciating more woods, springs, lakes, rivers and seas. Preschool children, parents and preschool institution during implementation of these ecological healthy environment activities, all became an Extraordinary Educational Team.
Key words: Planet Earth, healthy environments, hydro potential, ecological awareness, culinary arts, preschool scout meetings
