Preschool - 2nd Grade Earth Day Activities

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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.

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.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

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

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

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

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

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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

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

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

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

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

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

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

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!