Earth Day Activities for Kids

By Angela Sellari

Earth Day is on April 22nd. To help bring awareness and teach kids the importance of taking care of our planet, here are some fun printables and Earth Day activities for kids! As parents and educators, living our lives in an environmentally way is always the best way to teach children, these activities are a fun hands-on way to teach children to appreciate the planet and all she does for us.

Earth Day Activities for Kids

Earth Day is the perfect time to teach children about conservation, how to be eco-friendly and sustainable living. How the things we do impact the earth. I put together a list of meaningful Earth Day activities you can do together with your family, class, or school to help children develop an understanding of what it means to care for our environment and planet. If you are homeschooling, you could work one or all of these earth day activities into your Earth Day unit study. These activities are for kids of all ages.

Remember, these Earth Day activities can be done any time of the year and not just on April 22. I hope you find some inspirational ideas in the list below!

Coffee Filter Planet Earth Craft – This super easy and inexpensive coffee filter planet Earth craft is a great for Earth Day craft or a planets unit study.

Earth Day Cookies – These Earth Day cookies are a fun treat to make with your kids, in honor of this very important global event.

Upcycled Seed Starting Project for Kids – Seed starting is a great opportunity to talk about ways we can lessen our impact on the environment. Seed starting is a fun and educational project to do with kids, especially when you use upcycled materials.

Make Upcycled Bird Feeders – Want to attract more birds to your backyard? Make upcycled bird feeders from juice containers. Backyard bird watching can be a fun and educational activity for the whole family.

Spring Scavenger Hunt Printable – Now is the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy the smells, the colors, the weather, the beautiful cool breezes…it’s all so wonderful! Take it all in and explore the outdoors with this fun spring scavenger hunt printable.