April 22 is Earth Day, and it is a great opportunity to teach children about recycling and respecting our planet. It is also a wonderful excuse to get outside and enjoy nature. Today I am sharing a fantastic collection of 20 {easy and inexpensive} Earth Day crafts and activities. {Click on the links/titles below for full tutorials.} 1) Make a cereal box notebook. 2) Turn a babyfood jar into an earth day tealight. 3) Decorate with a DIY earth day banner. 4) Transform an old box into a beautiful tree full of butterflies. 5) Read The Lorax, and enjoy a "tree-themed" snack. 6) Use an empty egg carton to learn about how caterpillars turn into butterflies. 7) Use empty jars and cans to create some adorable "grass-haired" friends. 8) Enjoy some backyard bird-watching. 9) Raid the recycling bin, and try creating some homemade toy boats. 10) Craft some paper bag kites and head outside. 11-20) Click here to check out the collection I posted last year (which includes: a recycling matching game how to make tooth taxis from old film canisters planting for beginners 5 things to make out of a cardboard box 3 types of DIY birdfeeders milk carton birdhouses nature walk buckets nature collages a recipe for homemade sidewalk paint). I hope you have a great Earth Day with your family! ♥ Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)
