Litter in the Neighborhood

While the kids were at PE, I taped garbage to the roads of our neighborhood.  When they came back, it was snack time, and I went about my business as usual.  One her shouted out in disbelief, causing everyone to freeze.  She then shrieked, "There is garbage in our neighborhood!"  All the kids then looked at me for my reaction.  I acted as if I was shocked with the news, and a little aggravated by the idea that our neighborhood looked so dirty.  I told them to drop what they were doing and come to the rug, because this was a serious issue we had to resolve.  The kids came up with many reasons why littering was wrong, discussed how seeing the litter made them feel, and thought of ways to both clean up litter, and prevent it from happening again in the future.