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Kid friendly Earth Day celebration - party for our planet
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items Earth day will be here fast. April 22nd to be exact. Let’s start teaching our children how to take care of this planet. Here is a a fun guide with everything Earth party related for your kids. Filled with fun facts, crafts and simple eco friendly swa...
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Full of helpful resources that help explain Earth Day to kids. Includes fun facts, flash cards, images and more.
Offical Earth Day 2025 information. The official slogan for this year is “it’s time to take action”.
Earth Day 2025 | Activities & Resources for April 22 - Earth Day
Earth day facts and history explained by National Geographic Kids.
Earth Day facts and history
A huge amount of information for kids. Broken down into many different sections. Everything from flash cards to lesson plans and more. This one is really worth a look.
WWF's Wild Classroom
PBS is really one of our favorites. Facts are presented about Earth in an easy to understand way for kids.
Protecting Our Planet
Crafts
Earth friendly and kid approved crafts.
All of our crayons end up broken, so we actually do this quite often. We have silicone “crayon” molds in differnent shapes. I prefer the silicone molds vs using my regular pans for these.
Earth Crayons Recipe
Plan to do a little exploring outside to gather some leaves and such for this craft.
Butterfly Nature Craft - Crafts on Sea
A big list of Crayola crafts.
Earth Day Crafts
The possibilites are endless. Get those kids imaginations fired up. Create different shapes and textures with items around the house. We pull “craft supplies” from the recycle bin often in our home.
Recycled Art For Earth Day
Books
A variety of books about Earth for kids.
Can't go wrong with a classic Sesame Street book. Cookie talks about Earth.
It's Earth Day, Cookie Monster!|Paperback
An easy to read book about Earth. We love StoryBots. They explain thins in a way that kids can understand. There is also a show that cover many other topics.
The Amazing Planet Earth -Paperback
A earth friendly twist on an alphabet book. Helpful for kids to learn all about what can be composted.
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth- Hardcover
Take a deep dive into trees and different habitats. Very cool illustrations. Some of the pages almost look like “look and find” books. There is so much packed into these pages.
The Magic and Mystery of Trees|Hardcover
Oh Biscuit has as book for everything, it only makes sense that this pup is out exploring again. Cute and easy for younger kids attention span.
Biscuit's Earth Day Celebration: A Springtime Book For Kids|Paperback
A book about a orange creature that tries to encourage taking better care of the enviroment.
The Lorax - by Dr. Seuss (Hardcover)
Music
Let's celebrate Earth in style. Eco inspired music.
Blippi is known for his catchy tunes and fun dancing. Meekah joins along to celebrate Earth.
Earth Day Song
Very chill and calm music vibes for Earth day. Perfect for older kiddos.
Chill Earth Day Songs for Kids
PinkFongs take on Earth day songs for the little ones. These songs are very catchy.
Earth Day Songs
Food
Fun and yummy Earth inspired recipes.
Classic dirt recipe made with oeoes and gummy worms.
Dirt Cups Recipe (Great for Earth Day)
These were better then I imagined. The kids loved putting these together.
Pretzel Butterflies - Fork and Beans
This shows fruit but options are endless. You could also layer yogurt and granola, colorful salad or even pasta. Have the kids help fill them, they love it even if it may get messy.
Rainbow Fruit Salad Jars Recipe
Activities
Games and other things to do.
We pulled small trinkets and toys from the playroom for this activity. It started with a cleaning and then morphed into save and clean the animal sensory bin.
Earth Day Fine Motor Activities That Mean the World to Kids
FYI put some extra paper or a large tablecloth down this did get messy. Hang the finished feeder near a window and have kids try to identify birds.
Easy Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder Craft
Lets get outside and explore! Simply print this page out or use it as a guide to make your own customized scavenger list. The kids could also draw their own list.
Nature Scavenger hunt
Easy Swaps
Start helping the environment today and everyday. Here are some small swaps you can share with your kids.
A guide of helpful enviroment friendly swaps kids can take part in.
How to save the planet: a guide for kids! - National Geographic Kids
A list of ways to help cut down plastic consumption.
Top tips to reduce your plastic waste - National Geographic Kids
Some basic earth friendly swaps you can try to change
Green Tips
Ditch single use paper towels. Made from cotton and cellulose fibers. These are quickly becoming my favorite kitchen swap. You can wash these in the washer up to 50 times, they dont smell and there are quite a few color options to pick from.
FEBU Swedish Dishcloths 5 Pack - Biodegradable
Glass food storage is non porous and so easy to clean. I love silicone or wooden lid sets like this one. Choice of two different lid colors. That dark wood!!
Crate & Barrel 20-Piece Round Glass Storage Containers ...