Craft Ideas for Earth Day

If I were planning Earth Day festivities for a classroom, here is what I would do.  I would read the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg.  You know when you or a child goes to draw or make something and you make a mistake, you often say “oops” and throw out or recycle the piece of paper?  Well, I am guessing you have a few little ones that do this, or a classroom of students that do this.  Help them to see that the “oops” can be something beautiful!  You can transform your mistake into something awesome.  Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. is a great book to teach children this concept.  I would read Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. and then dump out all the “trash” in the recycling bin and create something beautiful.  Today I have a few craft ideas for earth day for you.  To make your crafts, make sure you recycle something old and make something beautiful!

Beautiful Oops!

Homemade Earth Crayons from Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Plantable Paper Earth from Modern Parents Messy Kids

Grass Crown from Creative Connections for Kids

Paper Mache Earth from Natural Beach Living

Earth Day Handprint and Photo Keepsake from Teach Me Mommy

Planet Earth Suncatcher from Learning and Exploring Through Play

Earth Day Hand and Footprint Craft from The Pinterested Parent

Shaving Cream Marbled Earth Day Kids Craft from Crafty Morning

Planet Earth Pom-Poms from Cutting Tiny Bites

Paper Plate Earth Day Craft from Happy Hooligans

Pressed Tissue Paper Earth Day Craft from Play Dough & Popsicles

Balloon Stamping Earth Day Craft from I Heart Arts N Crafts

Earth Day Paper Plate Weaving from Pre-K Pages

Homemade Cookie Cutter Bird Feeders from Freebie Finding Mom

Salt Dough Earth Day Necklace from Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Magazine Scraps Earth Day Collage from I Heart Crafty Things

Earth Q-Tip Painting from Totschooling

DIY Garden Markers from Playground Parkbench

Earth Day Crystal from Carrots Are Orange

Stained Glass Earth Craft from The Mad House

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