Earth Day crafts are a great way to introduce your child to the spirit of Earth Day.
When is Earth Day? It’s April 22nd, so it’s time to round up and share our Earth Day activities. What I love about Earth Day is that there are so many angles you can take. The 3 Rs – Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle is a great way to start. You can also focus on learning about how the Earth works, how we are taking from it and how we can try to give back. The Earth Day crafts for kids listed here are all hands on ways to teach your child about our beautiful planet.
20 links for great Earth Day Crafts
Earth E
Nature Detectives
Newspaper Earth
Puffy Paint Earth
Make Recycled Paper At Home
Garden Sensory Tub
Coffee Filter Earth Garland
Recycled UFO
Recycling or Trash Sorting Game
Coffee Grounds Sensory Tub
Paper Beads ( from recycled flyers)
Recycled Crayon Candle
Earth Day Muffins
Recycled Crayons Using Solar Energy
Scrap Paper Confetti Earth
Trash Rainbow
Earth Day Tambourine
Table Top Recycling Center
Playdough Earths
Recycled Bird Feeder
Do you do anything special with your kids to celebrate our wonderful planet? We would love to hear about how you and your family spend time together on this important day!
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If you like this circle time activity, you will love the ideas and circle time lessons I share in Little School my ebook of preschool activities.
Shannon says
Any book suggestions? Thanks
admin says
This post has 3 great ones and I will be putting together more for next week https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/04/recycled-paper-heart.html scroll down after the craft and you’ll see them.
Sue Winebar says
A book called: The Wartville Wizard is enjoyed and makes the point by my kindergarteners at this time of year.
Growing Book by Book says
I have several suggestions on my blog today at http://growingbookbybook.com/2012/04/16/books-to-celebrate-earth-day-and-a-giveaway/ including City Green and Jack’s Garden.
Lacey says
Thanks for all the great ideas! I really love the table top recycling center idea! Can’t wait to try a few of these ideas on Friday for Earth Day.
Nicole Robinson says
This is an excellent post. I was looking for some Earth Day ideas to do with my nieces and for my website. This hits the spot. I think my 15-month old will even appreciate the Earth Day tambourine. Thanks a ton.
Tyler Wiggins says
When you think about it you always use art when do something
Me Con says
Great post! This year, for earth day, i had artists from a local outside sculpture museum come to the school where i work to talk about the recycling they do as part of their program. i will be looking at following some of these suggestions for myself in 2022. thanks for the suggestions!