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Earth Day Crafts For Kids

Earth Day will soon be with us as April looms into view! So now is the time to start thinking about some Earth Day Crafts for the kids to do or that you and they can do together.

Many kids nowadays do want to feel that they are able to contribute something meaningful to society. In fact some parents have commented that their kdis are even more environmentally aware than them!

In large part this is because they have the opportunity to learn more about our impact on our World and the environment in school.

So as Earth Day approaches in April 2011 why not work with them and try some fun and environmentally friendly Earth Day Crafts where you can reuse and recycle items from around your home.

Contents at a Glance

Earth Day Crafts
An Easy Earth Day Craft Idea
An Earth Day Craft Activity For Your Kid...
Thames and Kosmos Alternative Energy and...
Ecoart!: Earth-Friendly Art and Craft Ex...
Recycled Crafts Box

An Easy Earth Day Craft Idea

Create a Paper Mache Globe

One great Earth Day Craft idea that you might like to do with your children is making a paper mache globe.

You should start by tearing some old newspapers into strips which are about 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Then having made a paste from one cup of flour and one cup of water you need to blow up a small balloon obviously a round one is better! In fact the rounder the better.

Now dip the paper into the paste which you made earlier and wrap the strips around the balloon in several different layers so that once the balloon is popped the paper mache structure will stay intact.

Your kids ned to allow the globe to dry for few days and then you pop the balloon.
You can either do it for them or get the kids to trace and then paint the continents and the seas onto the paper mache globe.

Then you need to let it dry again so that your paper mache globe is complete in time for Earth Day itself.

An Earth Day Craft Activity For Your Kids

Growing a Tin Can Herb Garden

A great Earth Day Craft idea that your kids are going to love is creating a Tin Can Herb Garden.

Firstly you will want to Wash out some empty tin cans and allow them to dry. Then paint them with some acrylic craft paint before decorating them once the paint is dry.

I would suggest that the holes that need to be punched into the bottom of the can for the drainage should be done by an adult.

Then get the kids to add 5-10 small rocks at the bottom of the can then on top of those place enough soil to fill the can up to about two-thirds full.

You then have the choice of either planting some seeds so that the kids can watch them grow or find some pre-grown plants to add to the can.

Once you have done that get the kids to add enough soil to fill the can and then water it. You should place the can in a shallow dish to catch any extra water.

This Earth Day Craft activity teaches children about plants and how to take care of them. But it also encourages them to grow herbs which you can then use in family meals.

If you get them interested you may find that the next thing they want to try is growing their own fruits or vegetables.

Thames and Kosmos Alternative Energy and Environmental Science Power House Green Essentials

Amazon Price: $74.96 (as of 06/01/2012)

To live sustainably, we must use Earth's resources at a rate at which they can be replenished, and thus provide for future generations to live as we have. In this kit, you can learn about alternative energy and sustainable living by conducting experiments and building energy-related models.

Thirty of the best experiments and the ten most important building projects from the original Power House kit are presented in this new Green Essentials Edition. The ten building projects include: the power house itself, a greenhouse, a solar cell array, a passive solar collector, a solar oven, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a hydrometer, a lemon battery, and a wind power generator

Ecoart!: Earth-Friendly Art and Craft Experiences for 3-To 9-Year-Olds

Ecoart!: Earth-Friendly Art and Craft Experiences for 3-To 9-Year-Olds (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

by: Laurie Carlson

Amazon Price: $3.59 (as of 05/31/2012)

PreSchool-Grade 6-- This is truly a comprehensive source book . It begins with art-and-craft supplies made from natural objects and materials, and ends with recycling and composting. It's all here: bark, twigs, pebbles, weeds, prints, plants, and feeders. There is nothing totally new, but the broad scope and organization of projects in related groups with step-by-step, single-page directions make the book a first purchase.