Earth Day

Your child can use leaves and grasses to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Is your water polluted? Help your kids find out by investigating the water around you, using coffee filters and a magnifying glass.

This activity helps kids become more aware of what happens when pollution enters the air, and might even inspire a few "green" lifestyle changes.

Ever heard of phototropism? Here's a fun activity you can do at home with your kids to explore this fascinating plant adaptation.

Here's a fun and rewarding competition that gets your child to apply what she knows about Earth science and math to help the planet ... and your wallet!

Here's an authentic writing task that's perfect for Earth Day, or any day. In this activity, your kid's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

When it comes to big topics like teaching your kids to be environmentally conscious, sometimes it's best to let your own actions shine. Here's a guide to getting involved.

We all know water and oil don't mix, but it's often difficult for students to grasp the difficulty of cleaning up an oil spill.

Your kids may have heard of the greenhouse effect, but do they know what it is? Explore the basic concept by conducting a simple experiment that shows how a greenhouse works.

Flowers are up to some very important business: they are reproducing! In this activity find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy.

How are seeds designed for survival? Create a seed book with your kids to see how seeds are designed to go, go, go before they grow, grow, grow!

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson with this backpack, ready for on-the-fly science action!

Test your preschooler's knowledge of plant life--more specifically, trees--with this colorful, cut-and-paste worksheet. She'll cut out the names of tree parts and paste them on ...

What keeps trees, big and small, from falling over? Their roots! Take a peek with this amazing tree maze.

Teach your child about saving energy with a fun maze. He'll boost his fine motor skills and learn about the importance of turning off the lights.

Can your child think of ways people use soil? Get her excited about Earth science with a lesson on this crucial natural resource.

Do you have a kid who gets excited about nature? Does he need help with his knowledge of ecosystems?

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Help your little fort builder move up in the world with this cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects. He'll have fun, and ...

Make this guitar out of an old shoebox for some musical fun while saving room in the landfill.

Here's a science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your kid's learning, and good for the planet, too.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

Want to bring the green inside and teach your kids to appreciate nature at the same time? Use recycled materials to create a miniature garden inside your home.

Transform corn on the cob into a bouquet of flowers. Magic? Nope. Just a little craftiness and a lot of fun.

You don't have to wait till Christmas to hang garlands around the house. Here's a fun activity that helps kids learn to cut on a line and helps you overcome your scissor fears.

When it comes to scrapbooking, you don't have to splurge. Help your teen preserve senior year memories on the cheap by turning cereal boxes into scrapbook pages.

If your kid loves to express herself through design, she'll love this crafty activity. Help her re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase.

Don't let your kids forget to thank their teachers for a great year of school. Make special eco-friendly thank you cards using recycled materials.

Inspire your budding environmentalist to design an Earth Day book filled with things she can do to help the planet.

Put old magazines, cardboard boxes, and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed recycled collage.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Show your kids how to take recycling to new heights by creating a papier maché pencil holder out of old newspaper and wallpaper paste.

Plastic bags can be reconfigured into environmentally-friendly wallets. Simply fuse them together with an iron, then have your child paint her creation!

Kids ply their creativity in this cute and clever craft activity. The best part? You can make it using recycled materials from around the house.

If your child has outgrown his favorite t-shirt but can't bear to part with it, why not recycle it into a pillow? Pillows are easy to make, and are great gifts, too!

Candles are fun to make for adults and kids alike. Great as home decorations or gifts, these homemade candles expose a hidden treasure as they melt.

Forget 2-D maps. It's time for 3-D! Help your kids become more aware of their community by making 3-D maps of your neighborhood.

Why buy a puzzle at the store when you can make your own at home? Do-it-yourself puzzles are cheap and fun to make, and kids can pick any design they like.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader reuse and recycle compact discs (CDs) into colorful, eye-catching sun-catcher mobiles!

Colorful and constructive, this craft encourages creativity and an active imagination. It's great for imaginative play and makes a nice piece of art too!

The forest is home to a variety of cute woodland creatures. Teach your child all about them with this forest coloring page.

If your child would rather play outdoors than come inside for dinner, this placemat will lure him in.

Teach your kids about the importance of preserving freshwater ecosystems with a lake habitat coloring page filled with frogs, turtles, ducks, and dragonflies.

Color in this bunch of sunflowers, soaking up the sun on the Kansas prairie.

Does your child know that playing in the dirt can be even more fun if she's growing plants? Give her this flower coloring page to spark her imagination and keep her busy until ...

Break out those pink crayons because this coloring page features a bird perched atop a beautiful, blooming cherry blossom tree.

This Claret Cup Cactus coloring page will show that a cactus isn't just poky and green, some have flowers too!

Try this fascinating activity with your budding scientist to help "grow" her science and nature knowledge and teach her about the process of germination.

Foster your kid's interest in nature by starting a mini garden in a paper egg carton. He'll get to see the full growing cycle, from planting seeds to reaping the results.

Botanists use these plant libraries to learn about plants they can't study in the field. Play botanist for a day by making your own herbarium sheets with pressed flowers.

Watch butterflies flutter inside your home with a mobile that's easy for young kids to make. It's the perfect alternative to catching real butterflies.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious kids. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a green growing and writing activity!

This fun (but educational) activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

With large seeds that are easy for kids to manipulate and a fast growth rate, sunflower greens make great first gardening projects for kids to try at home.

Looking for a unique nature project? Conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live in your area.

Here's a fun science project that gives kids a better understanding of plants. Don't be surprised if a few green thumbs develop in the process.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Here's an activity that lets your budding scientist see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plants.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process.

What happens when you give kids dirt, a shovel, and a squirting hose? Most likely a big mess (and a lot of fun). Get your kids into gardening by planting a veggie garden.

Many families find that "going green" can be expensive. Is it financially feasible for U.S. families to go green?

Want to get your child started down the road to a greener school? Here are the top 5 things kids can do to help green up their schools.

If you're looking for easy ways to green up your child's lunchbox, look no further. Here are 6 things you can do right now to save both the planet and your pocketbook.

Botanical gardens can be magical places for children. They offer wonderful smells, beautiful colors and best of all, the chance to get grubby playing in the dirt.

Move over, organic. The new buzz in food circles is "eat local." Summer is the perfect time to teach your kids to care where you got the food on their plates.

What do kids really gain from working and playing in the garden? Here are the skills that kindergarteners learn from all that digging.

There's nothing worse than going to the beach only to find your favorite spot littered with trash. Luckily, it isn't too late to make a difference. Here's how kids can help.

This article includes information on cost and approaches to making your high school more environmentally friendly.