Printable Earth Day Love the Earth Activity

Help kids explore simple ways to care for the planet with this Printable Earth Day Love the Earth Activity. This hands-on Earth Day craft encourages children to think about everyday choices like reducing waste, reusing materials, recycling what they can, and finding new ways to repurpose old items. It is a meaningful activity for home, classroom activities, or homeschool lessons.

This printable is also a fun way to start conversations about how small actions can make a big difference. Kids can lift each flap to discover ideas for helping the Earth and talk about which ones they already do or would like to try.

Supplies

• White paper
• Printer
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils, optional

Instructions

1. Print the Love the Earth activity page in either color or black and white.
2. Print the second sheet with the Earth-friendly ideas.
3. Carefully fold the Earth page on the cut line, then begin cutting on the opposite line to create the flaps.
4. Glue the Earth page on top of the sheet with the helping ideas underneath. Let it dry completely.
5. Lift each flap to read different ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, and repurpose materials to help care for the Earth.
6. Older children can also use a blank sheet and write their own ideas under the flaps.

Fun Facts

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Earth Day is a great time to talk with kids about recycling, conserving water, planting flowers or trees, and keeping neighborhoods clean.

On the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, rallies were held in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and most other American cities, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Source: History – Earth Day 2021

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