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April 20, 2020 By Chelsey Leave a Comment

15 Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

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This list of 15 meaningful Earth Day activities for kids is sure to inspire you and your children or students to get creative and learn about ways to care for our planet. You’ll find ways to teach kids about recycling, taking care of our planet, and more!

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15 Meaningful and Hands-on Earth Day Activities for Kids

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This post was originally posted on March 23, 2018 and has since been updated.

April 22nd, Earth Day, is a national day for everyone to focus on the environment and caring for our planet. I wanted to create 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. I hope you find some inspirational ideas in the list below!

15 Meaningful and Hands-on Earth Day Activities for Kids

 


 

15 Meaningful Earth Day Ideas for Kids

Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

Make Seed Balls from Recycled Paper from Buggy and Buddy

Use Recyclables in a STEM Challenge from Buggy and Buddy

Learning About Different Plastics from Left Brain Craft Brain

 

Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

Learning About Carbon Footprints from Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Simple Soil Science from Left Brain Craft Brain

Make an Earth Day Collage from I Heart Crafty Things

 

Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

Talking About Recycled with Preschoolers from Stir the Wonder for Pre-K Pages

Make a Bug Hotel from Red Ted Art

Make Your Own Paper from Tinkerlab

 

Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

Plant Seeds with Kids from Buggy and Buddy

Investigate the Impact of Humans on Ocean Animals from Rainy Day Mum

Oil Spill Clean Up Experiment from Kitchen Counter Chronicles

 

Meaningful Earth Day Activities for Kids

DIY Earth Moss Ball from Mother Natured

Go on an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt from Buggy and Buddy

Make Reusable Gift Wrap from Buggy and Buddy

 

PAPER MAKING KIT

Want your own paper making kit? I bought this one for my daughter for her birthday- excellent quality and lots of fun! It would make a great birthday gift (obviously- LOL!) and would be fun for classroom use too!

paper making kit

 


 

15 Meaningful and Hands-on Earth Day Activities for Kids

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