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Earth Day Activity Ideas

April 20, 2013 by Emilee Evans

Earth Day is Monday and I promised to share some ideas for Earth Day activities! You can read some of our Earth Day activities from last year. We’ve chosen to do some similar activities this year but will be doing more as well!

Earth Day Activities

This year we started our gardening a little earlier after learning the hard way last year that the Texas sun can be a little harsh on the plants! After doing research to better prepare for our planting this year I discovered it is good to start at the end of March/beginning of April. So, we got started a couple of weeks ago! This year we have a tomato plant, a few herbs, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, and strawberries. We’re trying to use rain water as much as possible since the tap water here is a bit harsh. We’re hoping this will help them out this year!

Earth Day Activities!

Earth Day Activities
But maybe it isn’t planting season where you are. In fact, I know some people are still getting SNOW. That’s OK! Here are some other ideas for Earth Day Activities!

  • Explore! This, too, may be a little more difficult if it’s cold or even snowy outside, but be creative! Spend some time outside enjoying the Earth and all the things in it! You don’t have to have any formal plans or lessons – just take some time to explore and talk about things as you go! You’ll be surprised how much fun you can have! Make sure to talk not only about plants, trees, etc. but all the creatures as well – down to the smallest bug! They all serve a purpose that helps our Earth!
  • Do an Earth study. We recently finished The Earth lapbook from A Journey Through Learning (read my review). You can also do something small and simple like the Free Earth Day Printables! Or – make your own! Maybe your kids are older or maybe you just want something more simple. You can simply make your own lesson by finding some great Earth facts to share!
  • Tree/bark rubbings. Go around and do bark rubbings of different trees and create a book! With older children you can even challenge them to find specific tree species! Ask questions like “how old do you think this tree is?”; “how big do you think it can get?”; “what creatures might live in or on this tree?; etc.
  • Why stop at the bark? You can do leaf rubbings, too, and really make a full, creative tree book! Challenge your kids to match the bark rubbings with the leaves!
  • Find events in your local area. Many places hold local Earth Day events! If you can’t find anything – make up your own! Decide on a community project that is good for the Earth and invite your friends! You can put together a crew to pick up trash, water plants, or whatever would be helpful for your area!
  • Take a trip! Plan a trip to a local recycling center to learn more hands on about recycling. Or visit a local farm, farmer’s market, bee farm, green house, etc.
  • Make a project by recycling materials around your house! Use commonly discarded items like: toilet paper rolls, used paper, envelopes, magazines, newspapers, etc. You can make some great art projects with recycled materials! Do you have old clothes that are no longer good for regular use? Cut them in pieces and use the nicer pieces to put together a quilt! It doesn’t have to be fancy! Or if you have bigger objects that can no longer be used for their intended purpose like a drop-side crib re-use the parts to make things like a desk!

Whatever you decide to do – make it fun and have a great time!

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Filed Under: Natural/Eco-friendly Living Tagged With: earth day, Earth Day activities, Earth studies, gardening, recycling

Comments

  1. Krystal Rivera says

    April 21, 2013 at 9:37 am

    you have some really great ideas here dont mind if i steal a few or all ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • Emilee Roberts says

      April 21, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Feel free! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. jo n says

    April 21, 2013 at 10:26 am

    Great ideas. I noticed a picture of the upside down tomato. I never had any luck growing them this way.

    • Emilee Roberts says

      April 21, 2013 at 3:13 pm

      This is our first time trying, so I’m not sure how it will go, but so far it’s doing well!

  3. Michelle Bowman says

    April 21, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    I love all these ideas!
    With your tomato planter, the trick is watering OFTEN. Sometimes twice daily in the heat of the summer!

    • Emilee Roberts says

      April 21, 2013 at 8:16 pm

      Great tips thanks! Yeah, it’s already pretty hot here in Central Texas!

  4. Krista Bainbridge says

    April 23, 2013 at 5:26 am

    Great ideas! Your carrots should fare well – they love lots of hot sun ๐Ÿ™‚ it s still snowing here – ugh!!

  5. Elizabeth Marie Miller says

    April 24, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    I love these Earth day activities! ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m going to plant my tomatoes here today, I’ve never used the upside down planter so you will have to let us all know how that works out. I also want to do some research because I would like to plant some cat nip for my kitties and also some other herbs. Exploring and taking outside adventures is always fun and the leaf rubbings sound really cool, I will have to try this! ๐Ÿ™‚

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