Teach Your Kids About the Environment While Crafting Together

This Earth Day handprint wreath is so simple and easy to make, but it will have a big impact on the way your kids think about eco-friendly practices. Using only a few materials like recycled paper and scissors, educate your little ones on topics like recycling, water, and electricity, while reminding them that saving the earth is a team effort.

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Foster your kids’ appreciation for the natural world with these homemade apple birdseed feeders. Your little ones will love watching the birds enjoy their creation, and with only apples, birdseed, gelatin, water and twine as materials, this craft is totally eco-friendly and Earth-Day appropriate.

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This colourful weather wheel craft is such a fun way to teach your kids about nature while engaging their creative sensibilities. Create your own or download the free template for a simple yet educational Earth Day DIY that will keep your little ones busy for hours and increase their love of the natural world.

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Teach your kids about plant life and soil while inspiring them to use their imagination with a charming fairy garden bowl. Use the plants and flowers of your choice, and head to your local garden centre to find miniature gnomes, fairies, and cottages to create a magical storybook garden your kids will adore.

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To celebrate Earth Day with your kids, create this egg carton seedling DIY using just a few everyday materials including seeds like carrot, pumpkin and peas. Kids of all ages will love watching their seedlings sprout over the next few weeks, and the project will give them an important chance to learn about sustainable practices.

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This Earth Day craft is totally stunning, and it will look even better hanging next to a window in your kids’ rooms. All the materials you’ll need to make this clever DIY are clay, string, a long twig, a rolling pin and the plants of your choice. From scavenging for treasures to getting crafty with clay, your kids will love every step of the process.

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All you need is shaving cream, paper and paint to make these beautiful marble-patterned Earth Day circles. Not only will this craft give your kids a chance to express their artistic skills, but it will also get them excited about saving the earth by reminding them of tangible things they can do to help the environment like recycling and saving power.

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This crafty DIY button tree would be such a cute and kitschy addition to the walls of your nursery or playroom. Reuse buttons you have lying around the house, or buy an inexpensive pack from any crafting or home store. Use this craft as a creative opportunity to teach your kids about different kinds of trees, while reminding them to reduce, reuse and recycle.

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This craft requires just a few materials you probably already have around the house like coffee filters and markers, and the end result will look so beautiful against the light coming in through your window. Inspired by the song “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” this DIY will remind your kids that the future of the earth belongs to them.

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