Crafts for Earth Day

Craft: Earth Day Tote

Rachel's Mom
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April 22, 2009

Remember Earth Day is April 22. Let kids decorate a canvas tote to use when shopping to help keep the bags out of our landfill. We need to teach our kids to Reuse, Recycle and Reduce!

Approximate Time: less than 30 minutes

Supplies:

• canvas tote bag
• green acrylic paint
• blue acrylic paint
• foam letters
• craft glue
• foam brush
• cardboard
• pen

Instructions:

1. Slide a piece of cardboard inside the tote.

2. Draw an earth design outline on the tote with a pen.

3. Paint it using the green and blue paint.

4. Let dry before removing the cardboard.

5. Glue on foam letters.

By Rachel's Mom from Wilkesboro, NC

Question: Earth Day Crafts?

Sharon

April 14, 2011

I need suggestions for Earth Day crafts.

By Sharon from Edgefield, SC

Answers

Heather

April 20, 20110 found this helpful

Make a paper mâché Earth using a balloon, newspaper strips, and flour/water mixture. When it dries pop the balloon, pull it out, then paint. Make a birdfeeder using a papertowel tube, small wood dowel and a thick paper plate. Create planters out of egg shells, milk cartons, etc. Make a milk jug basket by cutting out the center part & leaving the handle in tact. Use it in a scavenger hunt collecting various items such as leaves, rocks, coins etc.

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Decorate a reusable grocery bag using a potato as a stamp or imprinting leaves. Leaf imprints. Pressed flowers. Seed and bean collages. Soda can tab jewelry. Or just organize a tree planting, start a butterfly garden it veggie garden. You can plant the seeds in egg cartons, then transplant later. Have fun!