Earth Day Coloring Pages

Several free printable Earth Day coloring pages devoted to the Earth are available on lil fingers.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.lil-fingers.com/coloring/earthday.php

The main Earth Day message  of reduce, reuse and recycle is made available as a coloring page with free coloring page site.

Get the template here:
http://freecoloringpagesite.com/coloring-pics/earth-day-coloring-pages-3.png

A leafy, flower Earth makes a cute Earth Day coloring sheet from imagixs.

Get the template here:
http://imagixs.com/earth-color-pages/page-1

Earth Day Globe Candle Holder

Green and blue paint turn a clear glass candle holder into an Earth Day Luminary thanks to kiwi crate.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kiwicrate.com/projects/Earth-Luminary/2113

Earth Day Globes

Housing a forest makes paper mache globes using green and blue tissue paper and a glowing light. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.housingaforest.com/paper-mache-globes/

Earth Day Crayons

Sandy toes and popsicles melts blue, green, white and yellow crayon pieces to make mini Earth crayons for Earth day.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sandytoesandpopsicles.com/2012/04/homemade-earth-crayons.html

Playdoh Layers of the Earth

Jill dubien has a very cute idea for earth day using red, orange, yellow, black, blue and green playdoh creating mini Earths accounting for all of the layers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2011/04/playdoh-planet-earth-and-some-babbling.html

Earth Day Craft Hand Print Earth Plate

Meet the dubiens has a cute, simple craft idea for earth day. Using a paper plate, paint and glitter kids can create their very own planet earth.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2010/04/lets-celebrate-earth-day.html

Earth Mosaic

Make and takes has an Earth day project using round paper and cut up Earth colored squares for kids to make a mosaic of the Earth. She even provides the Earth pattern to help keep the colors in place.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:

http://www.makeandtakes.com/create-a-mosaic-earth-for-earth-day

Tissue Paper Toilet Paper Roll Tree for Earth Day

A cute craft for Earth day making a tree out of a toilet paper roll, green tissue paper, Easter grass and a sheet of construction paper to glue it on. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Make an autumn inspired tree with a toilet paper roll and small pieces of tissue paper from easy preschool crafts.

Get the instructions here:
http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2012/08/fall-tree-toliet-paper-roll-craft.html

I heart crafty things makes an extra large tree using cut up magazines for the leaves.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2012/04/earth-day-inspired-tree-craft.html

Free Kids Craft Programs for April

The following are when and where there are free kids crafts programs during the month of April. Please post in the comments any additional nationwide programs you may know of.

April 7th

Home Depot

Kids can build a bird house / feeder from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=HT_WS_KidsWorkshops

Michaels

Kids can create a customizable egg from 1 to 3 p.m.

http://www.michaels.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Michaels-Site/default/StoreEvent-Show?event=se321

April 14th

Lowes

Kids can build a plink chip drop game like on The Price is Right. Program starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required.

https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx

April 22nd

Michaels

Kids can decorate a tote bag for Earth day from 1-3 p.m.

April 28th

Kids can build a terrarium and start their own garden for the spring. Program starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required.

https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx