9 Earth Day Crafts and Activities for Families

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There are many ways to enjoy nature with your family on Earth Day, including going on outdoor adventures, making crafts out of recycled materials, or even planting a garden. To honour and care for our world, everyone may contribute in some small way. Additionally, since you may instill eco-friendly practices in your children at a young age, Earth Day is a significant occasion to celebrate with them.

What is Earth Day?

Every year on March 14th, Earth Day is a global celebration! In addition to honouring the earth, Earth Day also commemorates the beginning of the contemporary environmental movement. Using practical exercises, you and your family can use Earth Day to teach your kids how to reduce, reuse, and recycle!

Earth Day Activities for Kids

Engaging your children in crafts and activities is an enjoyable way to teach them about sustainability! Finding a method to reuse something or taking a few minutes to pick up trash can have a significant impact on the environment. See these nine family-friendly Earth Day celebration ideas to make the most of the day:

1. Recycled Crafts:

Let’s transform garbage into valuables! Your kids may learn how to reuse things like egg cartons and bottle caps instead of throwing them away by doing these recycled activities.

2. DIY Compost Bin:

Not only is composting a sustainable hobby for the earth, but it also fosters in children a love of gardening. This Earth Day sensory activity creates a compost pile out of waste, leftover food, and other recyclables.

3. Earth Day Pledge:

March is a great month to make a daily commitment to protecting the environment. Youngsters can find ways to contribute to the environment by making an Earth Day pledge to recycle or clean up litter.

4. Milk Carton Planters:

An inventive way to begin an indoor garden is with this Earth Day craft for youngsters. A milk carton and a few commonplace objects are all you need to grow herbs, succulents, or other plants.

5. Solar Cookout:

As a family, create and test a solar oven as a way to spend time outside and discover sustainable energy sources.

6. Family Read-Alouds:

To study Earth science subjects like seasons, global animals, and how plants grow together, read these free Waterford graphic books:

Cynthia Belnap’s Backyard
Author Laura Hinton Smith’s The Watermelon Seed

Author Heather Klassen’s All the Same Earth
That’s What I Like: Linda Conaway-Berry’s Little Tree and Susan Oliver’s A Book About Seasons

7. Virtual Tour of the Grand Canyon:

Take a look at this National Park Service virtual field trip to see the Grand Canyon in real time and discover more about its history from the comfort of your own home.

8. PBS Earth Day Specials:

For Earth Day, PBS offers free videos on environmental subjects every year. Take your kids to see these films to learn more about the environment and the things we can do to preserve it.

9. Celebrate Arbor Day Early:

Arbour Day is a global celebration of the many benefits trees provide to the environment and an opportunity to plant new trees. Even though March 14th is Arbor Day, you can celebrate this month-long event at any time by hosting a tree-planting party or engaging in other enjoyable activities.