Earth Day Activities For Children And Adults

Every day should be Earth Day - an occasion to appreciate our natural world, realise how much damage is being caused by humans, and vow to do as much as possible to repair it.

As it is, only one dedicated global event is titled ‘Earth Day’ - and that arrives annually on April 22.

Fortunately, awareness of this day has grown steadily, and recently skyrocketed in popularity, since it was first celebrated in 1970.

Now, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities each year.

Education about Earth Day, the climate crisis, microplastics, deforestation, species extinction, sustainability and much, much more, now thankfully starts early, in our schools.

But we learn every day of our lives, and as adults, we still need resources to equip us with the knowledge needed to play our part in curing nature’s ills.

So whether you’re a teacher or somebody who wants to learn more about saving the planet, here is a list of valuable Earth Day activities, crafts and information to help you through…

Get Free Earth Day Posters And Worksheets

If you’re not using free, web-based, graphic design platform Canva yet, you should be. Seriously, it makes life so much easier and provides great, professional looking material whether you’re designing social media posts, a job application, promotional video, school projects or so much more.

I’ve copied a number of posters and worksheets that are ready to use, either to print out or to email to people.

But the glory of Canva is that you can use all these templates to fashion your own versions - it’s so easy.

Take a look at some of the templates I found when searching for ‘Earth Day’.

These are all free to use on the standard Canva plan. You will get even more choice if you sign up to Canva Pro, but you don’t have to do this.

Have a look at Canva here (affiliate link).

Get your Earth Day action toolkit

From suggestions of action you can organise, to taking part in existing events, plus many more resources and information, go direct to the Earth Day website.

Browse the Best Earth Day Activities

Pinterest is the ideal place for saving great ideas, so that’s what I’ve been doing, just for you, on the greengreengreen page.

There’s a board especially for Earth Day Activities and you’ll find loads of great ideas here, from cards to crafts, party games to projects, snacks to t-shirts.

See tons of free Earth Day resources here.

Get these Earth Day Printables

Aimed at schoolchildren of various ages, this website is a great resources for free downloadable worksheets, quizzes, colouring pages and much more.

I'm sure you’ll use recycle paper to print them out…

Encourage kids to be Earth heroes

There are simple actions we can all take to help our planet.

A number of them mentioned here can be shared with children, and include litter picking, turning off lights and saving water.

Encourage adults to play their part, too

There’s a misconception that being eco-friendly is hard work. That doesn’t have to be the case.

Check out our article here for 17 simple steps you can take to be an earth warrior yourself.

Watch and Learn These Earth Day Crafts

Finally, I’ve selected some of the best Earth Day craft videos for you…

Make Recycled, Upcycled Bird Feeders

Turn Your Waste Into Great Things!

Earth Day Poster and Drawing Ideas

Recycle Your Waste To Make Earth Day Crafts

Grow Wildflowers With The Help Of Eggshells

Find more ideas on how to live an eco-friendly life at greengreengreen.org