Earth Day Activities

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

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

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

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

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Kids can put old magazines and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed multimedia collage in this eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach her how to take care of the environment!

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

Celebrate Earth Day by making a poster that encourages people not to litter.

Your child can twist and turn her way to creating a freestanding wire form! When she's done she can position and display her small statue wherever she wants.

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make her own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.