Earth Day Activities Your Child Will Love

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Earth Day is just around the corner! April 22nd will mark this year’s Earth Day celebration. Get prepared now with these fun and easy Earth Day activities!

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The Earth is what we all have in common.
Wendell Berry

In our homeschool, we have been enjoying Spring Nature Studies . These have been a big hit around here because they have included lots of sensory play, reading, and also outdoor fun. Read here to find out how we enjoyed studying birds as well. Earth Day can certainly be just as enjoyable. Here are some fun activities to keep your little ones informed about the earth and how to keep it clean.

Earth Day Activities Outdoors

black binoculars on opened book for Earth Day Activities

Go on a nature walk to explore the world around you. Discuss the different sights and sounds while you walk. Do you hear birds or see any new flowers? How can you make better decisions to protect the wildlife in your area? Ask questions to involve your child, and also to help them understand how their actions today will affect them tomorrow.
Pick up trash alongside the road. In the past, we have done this, and the kids loved it. Discuss how the trash got there, what would cause a person to throw their trash outside like this, and how you can make better decisions. Make a fun game out of it, whoever picks up the most trash gets five extra minutes before bedtime…whatever it may be, make it fun for your child. Ask them how they think trash affects the animals and plants around them. The options are endless, but the goal is to help your child make connections that will last a lifetime.
Start some seedlings. It won’t take much time or effort to start some seeds for planting. Get your child involved in the process, asking them what kinds of plants or flowers they would like to see growing around them. Build anticipation for the end result by talking about how you will use the fruit, vegetable, or flowers. Perhaps you will gift them in a bouquet, bake a pie or cobbler with the fruits or make a delicious dish for a family member. Building anticipation will make it particularly fun!

Indoor Activities

green plant on white and purple floral ceramic pot

Watch some documentaries. Not able to get outdoors right away? Find some great documentaries online instead. Likewise, this will help your child understand more about complex ecosystems, life cycles, or animals that are unfamiliar to you and your area.
Start recycling. This is a great activity for small children as they can sort the recyclables by material. Talk about what will happen with your recyclables compared to if you just threw them away. Discussing things this way will significantly increase the likelihood that your child will remember these lessons.
Bake from scratch. Yep, it’s simple. Prepare a meal without the use of processed foods, extra points if you use mainly fresh ingredients. Do not be afraid to let them get messy! After all, that is the best part!
Start a compost. Talk to your children about what can and cannot go into compost. Because certain things cannot go into the compost, it would certainly be a good time to discuss this. I use a simple plastic ice cream bucket to store my scraps on the kitchen counter. When it is full, out it goes into the garden compost. Then, when it comes time to dump, allow them to see the changes the compost goes through. Discuss what the benefits are of having compost. Get them involved in the process of emptying out the compost into the garden. Besides, maybe they’ll have so much fun they will do all the hard work for you!

How To Incorporate Earth Day Into Your Homeschool

Of course, homeschooling doesn’t just happen in the formal hours of learning, depending on if they are formal for you or not. However, this is a great opportunity to get into some nature studies by studying the impact humans are having on the Earth. Unquestionably this should be a part of our teaching and learning. How can you do this? Besides the above-mentioned ways, here are a few more.

Start by grabbing some books at your local library. The amazing thing about the Earth is that it is so big, so vast, that the subjects you learn about really can be endless. Here are just a couple of my suggestions.

Printable Worksheets and Activities

I have enjoyed putting together a package of different printable worksheets for you and your smaller children!

In my Earth Day Activities Bundle, you will get the following:

35+ pages of fun!
Earth Day banner for your classroom
Search and Find
Letter Matching
Shape Sorting
Count and Clip cards
Life Cycles
So much more!

I had so much fun putting this bundle together, and I hope you and your family enjoy it! Follow the link HERE for your bundle! Lastly, do not worry about making things too complicated. Altogether, your goal should be to keep things simple, relax, and have fun!