No Time For Flash Cards

preschool activities, preschool crafts, and preschool books.

  • Blog
  • About
    • Terms Of Use
    • Disclaimer
    • Holiday Gift Guide For Kids
    • Advertise
    • In The Press
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Bloglovin
  • Preschool Activities
  • crafts for kids
    Preschool Crafts
  • Preschool Books
  • sensory alphabet activity
    Letters & Numbers
  • For Teachers
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool
  • Kindergarten
  • Elementary

April 21, 2009 | 14 Comments

Earth Day Musical Activity

Earth Tambourine !
We have been talking a lot about planet earth and music at our house. I decided to mix the two together to celebrate the earth with some home spun music. I used ribbon to secure the two plates together but if I could have found my stapler, I would have used it. Stapling is by far the best way in my opinion to keep the plates together.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need 2 paper plates,something to make some sound ( bigger is better- pasta, O cereal) some green crayons, blue paint, a large brush or sponge( we used this sponge because my son saw it and he insisted, a regular sponge would work great), a stapler or a hole punch and ribbon.
  2. Give your child the plates and have them draw the land of the earth with green crayons. They need to press hard for the wax to be think enough for the paint to be repelled. After I showed my son how to press hard and make the green dark he was good to go. Do both plates.
  3. Cover the plates with the blue paint.The paint should be repelled from the wax, if the paint is covering it, just blot it with a paper towel. Do the 2nd plate, let dry.
  4. If you are doing the ribbons for securing the plates, punch the holes in both plates at the same time, make sure the holes are close enough together that the stuff inside doesn’t fly out.
  5. Put the pasta or cereal Os inside ( I’m using cereal Os because they were left out after an unfinished snack yesterday and I thought that is a perfect example of not wasting! ).
  6. Tie the plates together with the ribbons. Or if you are stapling, now is the time!
  7. Make some music and celebrate our wonderful world!

Books!

” The Adventures Of A Plastic Bottle “ by Alison Inches is awesome! I only wish that my son was old enough to enjoy it as much as I did. It’s not aimed at 2 year olds at all, but he did like to open it to the page with the recycling truck and point out all the parts to me. The book itself takes the reader through the complete process from crude oil, to bottle and then to synthetic fleece. I am not too proud to admit I learned s a few new things and had a few good laughs along the way with the books little bits of humor too. I think most 5 year olds would enjoy this book, and it’s easy to break it down for those unable to sit for this much text. Also the book was printed on 100% post consumer waste paper.

“It’s Earth Day” by Mercer Mayer . In this book in the Little Critter series, we follow along as Little Critter tries to make a climate change machine to reverse the effects of global warming. Along the way other green choices are explained like taking the school bus instead of each child being driven in their own cars, not letter water run, and the three Rs.

“BIG EARTH, Little Me “ by Thom Wiley is a cute introduction into an environmental theme for toddlers. The book is a lift the flap format and the pages are extra sturdy for fumbly toddler fingers. I love the illustrations by Kate Endle they bring the super simple text to life, and get across the point that even little kids can help the earth.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Earth Day, Music Activities, Preschool Crafts, Tambourines | 14 Comments

Like this post? Share it with a friend!

Become an Email Subscriber

Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flashcards posts directly in your email inbox.

You may also like these posts

Thanksgiving wreath craft cutting practiceeasy st. patrick's day crafts
Next Post: Investigate The Earth – Earth Day Activity
Previous Post: Earth Day Inspired – Letter Of The Week !

14 Comments

  1. Carebear says

    April 21, 2009 at 12:09 am

    This is one of my fave projects yet! Cannot wait to try it – because you know, my little Beast really needs a way to make MORE noise, LOL!

    to Carebear" aria-label='reply to this comment to Carebear'>reply to this comment
  2. Rob says

    April 21, 2009 at 3:52 am

    Looks likes and awesome project my kids would love. Thanks. Also wanted to tell you my daughter Shae loves your songs 🙂

    to Rob" aria-label='reply to this comment to Rob'>reply to this comment
  3. Mommy Niri says

    April 21, 2009 at 6:52 am

    Ooohh, perfect, was looking for an easy craft!

    to Mommy Niri" aria-label='reply to this comment to Mommy Niri'>reply to this comment
  4. Beverly says

    April 21, 2009 at 8:11 am

    oh so cute!

    to Beverly" aria-label='reply to this comment to Beverly'>reply to this comment
  5. Suzanne says

    April 21, 2009 at 10:17 am

    Oh I remember doing one of these with my kiddo, then it was making a rain stick.
    Love the book choices for the little ones. Even though my 8 year old has graduated to chapter books, she still likes looking through picture books. I do too. 😉

    to Suzanne" aria-label='reply to this comment to Suzanne'>reply to this comment
  6. Summer says

    April 21, 2009 at 10:55 am

    Thanks for the book recommendations!

    to Summer" aria-label='reply to this comment to Summer'>reply to this comment
    • hannah mihaila says

      November 24, 2017 at 8:05 pm

      I thought that those books were very helpful… so glad she put those up too! ♥♡♥

      to hannah mihaila" aria-label='reply to this comment to hannah mihaila'>reply to this comment
  7. Kate Endle says

    April 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Thanks so much for featuring the book I illustrated. Recycling is one of my topics!

    to Kate Endle" aria-label='reply to this comment to Kate Endle'>reply to this comment
  8. Anonymous says

    April 21, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    I just wanted to tell you that I finally got around to doing your peacock craft with my son and he LOVED it!!! Thank you!!

    to Anonymous" aria-label='reply to this comment to Anonymous'>reply to this comment
  9. Allie says

    April 21, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    I am so glad you guys like it, we’ve been playing with it more today .

    Kate- thank you so much for such a beautiful book!

    to Allie" aria-label='reply to this comment to Allie'>reply to this comment
  10. Simply Sara says

    April 26, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Thanks for such a great idea.

    I had the kids make them in my Sunday school class today, and we had so much fun both making them and playing with them!

    So, excited to try more of your projects!

    🙂

    to Simply Sara" aria-label='reply to this comment to Simply Sara'>reply to this comment

Trackbacks

  1. Make it Monday - Happy Earth Day! - Donna's Deals and More says:
    April 29, 2013 at 9:34 am

    […] Earth Day Tambourine from No Time For Flash Cards […]

    to Make it Monday - Happy Earth Day! - Donna's Deals and More" aria-label='reply to this comment to Make it Monday - Happy Earth Day! - Donna's Deals and More'>reply to this comment
  2. 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids says:
    April 20, 2014 at 10:38 am

    […] https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/04/earth-day-musical.html […]

    to 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids" aria-label='reply to this comment to 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids'>reply to this comment
  3. 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids says:
    April 21, 2018 at 11:38 pm

    […] https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/04/earth-day-musical.html […]

    to 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids" aria-label='reply to this comment to 22nd April | Around the World with the Kids'>reply to this comment

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

FREE Summer Reading Program

Now In Paperback!

Buy NOW

Search For Activities

All Activities

Become an Email Subscriber

Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flash Cards posts directly in your email inbox.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Bloglovin

Copyright © 2008-2022 • No Time For Flash Cards - ACM Media LLC • Site Design by Emily White Designs