With these super fun Earth Day activities for kids, you will be showing your kids how important it is to take care of our planet. Earth Day is a very special time to teach your kids about the importance of reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling. But, most of all, it’s important to teach our children how they can become an active part in taking good care of our Mother Earth.
After all, our kids are the future and we can help them leave less of a carbon footprint and more of an impact in helping keep Earth clean!
I decided to put together this list of 101 ways to celebrate Earth Day with preschoolers! From arts & crafts, to books, to ways to recycle, these Earth Day activities for kids will make a lasting impression on your child’s life, and teach them the importance of celebrating our Earth everyday.
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101 Earth Day Activities for Kids
1. Go on a nature walk
2. Ride your bike instead of taking the car
3. Make a birdfeeder
4. Plant a flower
5. Start a vegetable garden
6. Make your own reusable note pad
7. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth
8. Only use reusable bags
9. Plant a tree
10. Open the windows of your house and turn off the AC
11. Have a picnic outside
12. Bake Earth Day cookies
13. Adopt an endangered animal for a year
14. Go to the park or beach and clean up the litter
15. Carpool with someone to school or work
16. Create a watercolor Earth
17. Read The Lorax
18. Use only recyclable materials for the day
19. Take a shower instead of a bath
20. Hang your laundry outside
21. Create your own Earth art using recycled materials
22. Play in the mud
23. Make your own terrarium
24. Make a paper mache Earth using old newspapers
25. Create your own recycling station at home
26. Use an old egg carton and plant an herb in each section
27. Make a pinecone and peanut butter bird feeder
28. Make a leaf sketch journal
29. Paint the driveway! All you need is a bucket of water and a paintbrush
30. Make a milk jug wreath
31. Recycle all plastic baggies in your house. Use only reusable snack bags.
32. Make a set of cloth napkins
33. Take pictures of flowers and make a flower book
34. Make a sun print
35. Take a hike
36. Sleep outside in a tent
37. Go Green
38. Organize a clean up
39. Close the blinds for the day
40. Read a book
41. Have a garage sale
42. Donate old clothes
43. Do an egg-carton craft
44. Use earth friendly cleaning products
45. Recycle unwanted books
46. Make a grass-haired friend
47. Leave the TV off all day
48. Wear green or brown clothing for the day
49. Cook dinner using only locally grown foods
50. Use a towel to dry your hands instead of a paper towel
51. Start a compost bucket. Start saving all those apple cores and banana peels!
52. Teach your child about the importance of bees
53. Go paperless
54. Go bulk shopping
55. Drive slower
56. Bring your own mug
57. Make an Earth Day sensory bin
58. Turn off all the lights for the day
59. Create a natural play space
60. Make your own soap
61. Plant a tulip bulb
62. Paint a picture of earth
63. Call and stop all junk mail
64. Before throwing out old cereal boxes, cut all the letters out to create an alphabet activity
65. Make your own art paper
66. Play outside
67. Visit the zoo
68. Volunteer
69. Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt
70. Enjoy a tree-themed snack
71. Sing Earth Day songs {there are TONS on iTunes}
72. Have your child clean out their toys and donate unused toys
73. Recycle old magazines
74. Make a collage with items in nature
75. Make an Earth Day plate
76. Eliminate all paper plates from your house and use only glass plates
77. Turn off all the lights when leaving the room
78. Hug a tree
79. Start a rock collection
80. Brainstorm a list of reasons why you should take care of the Earth
81. Unplug all appliances that aren’t in use
82. Make your own laundry detergent
83. Recite this poem: “No job is too big. No action too small. For the care of the Earth is the task of us all.”
84. Make musical instruments out of recyclables such as plastic bottles, soda cans, or aluminum cans
85. Make a baked cotton ball Earth
86. Turn off all the lights and have a flashlight war
87. Walk in the grass with your bare feet
88. Make a paper-mache globe
89. Go to a flower shop and learn the names of 5 different flowers
90. Go to the farmer’s market and try 1 new vegetable
91. Make Earth day crayons
92. Decorate brown paper grocery bags with Earth day messages and bring them to your local grocery store
93. Write a thank-you note to the Earth, thanking her for providing us with many resources
94. Spend an hour outside and record ways you used your 5 senses to hear, see, smell, touch, and taste
95. Make seed bombs
96. Grow your own butterflies and release them to the wild
97. Make a soda bottle watering can
98. Weed your neighbor’s garden
99. Try to build your own bird nest
100. Look for earthworms
101. Watch the movie, Bears
Hope you enjoyed this collection of Earth Day activities for kids! What activities are you looking forward to doing with your kids?
Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.
Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 7 years. Erica is currently the director and teacher at a Preschool Enrichment Program in her area. Erica believes that young children learn best through play and exploration, and she is constantly looking for new and creative ways to incorporate learning through play. She embraces this belief in all of the activities she creates in her preschool classroom, and loves sharing them here on her blog. Erica has also co-authored the book, "Learn With Play" with other kid bloggers in the preschool field.
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Awesome list! Thanks so much for including us in your round up!
Thank you for your amazing ideas Kara! I appreciate it!
Thanks for including my “grass hair friends”, but the link doesn’t seem to be showing up. Just thought I’d let you know. Fantastic list!
Hi Gina! So sorry about that! I fixed it! Thank you so much for letting me include your cute activity!
Excellent round up! Thanks for including our watercolor Earth and milk jug wreath.
Dhiyana, thanks for reading and for letting me include your great activities!
What a fantastic list! Pinning to my Earth Day Board so we remember to do at least one or two of them.