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April 21, 2013

20 Earth Day Crafts and Activities for Kids

20 Earth Day activities for kids ~ lots of simple crafts for kids

Happy Earth Day!  As you know, we love using recycled materials on Housing A Forest.  Not only is crafting from your recycle bin frugal, but it is a great opportunity to teach your kids about our environment.  Check out this creative list of 20 Earth Day Activities for kids that are frugal and easy to make.

20 Earth Day activities for kids ~ lots of simple crafts for kids

Earth Day activities for kids

  • Shaving Cream and Glue ~ Puffy Paint Earth
  • Paper and Flower Seeds ~ Plantable Paper Earth
  • Salt Paste (recipe) ~ Salt Map of The Earth
  • Newspaper ~ Paper Mache Light-Up Globes
  • Coffee Filter ~ Earth Day Craft with Writing Prompt
  • Tissue Paper ~ Stained Glass Planet Earth
  • Messy Sensory Play ~ Baked Cotton Ball Earth Day Craft
  • Eggshells ~ E is for Earth & Eggshells
  • Glass Paint and Votive ~ Earth Day Luminaries 
  • Plastic Bottle Caps ~ Earth Day
  • Shaving Cream ~ Awesome Earth Day Art Project
  • Magazines and Newspaper ~ E is for Earth
  • Tissue Paper ~ Earth Day Crafts for Kids – Tissue Paper Earth
  • Paper Plates ~ Give the earth a little spin
  • Magazines ~ Earth Day Collage
  • Nail Polish~ Simple Earth Day Nails
  • Egg Cartons ~ Egg Carton Challenge: The Earth
  • Dyed Pasta ~ Pasta Word Map
  • Coffee Filter ~ Earth Day Art Project 
  • Broken Crayons ~ How to Make Earth Shaped Crayons

Which is your favorite?  There are so many fun ideas, however I think we might try making a salt paste!  I love the texture.

Happy Earth Day!

Related posts:

  1. Earth Day Nails
  2. Baked Cotton Balls – Earth Day Craft
  3. Recycled Crafts and Activities for Kids
  4. Recycled Crafts & Activities from the PLAY Group
Posted in Kid Projects, Recycle and tagged Earth Day, Kid Projects.

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7 thoughts on “20 Earth Day Crafts and Activities for Kids”

  1. Lindsey - Seedlings Nursery School on April 22, 2013 at 12:36 am said:

    We love shaving cream art and coffee filters around here, but the eggshell mosaic is awesome! I happen to have some eggshells hanging around, I might just have to try it!

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    • Tammy on April 22, 2013 at 11:20 am said:

      I totally agree Lindsey! The egg shell mosaics are amazing! Thanks for sharing your fun blot art. We love process art. It looks like your little guy was having a blast!

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  2. Stephanie @ Lifes Little Adventures on April 22, 2013 at 7:57 am said:

    I love all of these Earth Day Activities. I would like to invite you to link up this post on Money Saving Monday.

    Thank you,

    Stephanie

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  3. Erin - The Usual Mayhem on April 22, 2013 at 10:01 am said:

    I love these! I’ve pinned them for future use. Thanks!

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    • Tammy on April 22, 2013 at 11:21 am said:

      Thanks Erin! There are so many great ideas to try 🙂

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  4. Rachel @I Heart Crafty Things on April 24, 2013 at 10:42 pm said:

    Thank you so much for featuring my Coffee Filter Earth Craft! This is such an awesome line up!! 🙂

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  5. toddler on April 14, 2014 at 11:27 pm said:

    very nice sharing thank you!

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