Who doesn’t love rice krispie treats? Roll them into balls and color them blue and green, and they suddenly become little rice krispie globes, which make for a perfect Earth Day treat!
Hand Print Globe
We can all make a mark on our world – and now you can let your kids do just that, quite literally! You can put a section below the actual art work where your children can write exactly how they plan to help our planet, which will surely make for a cute memory down the…
Tissue Paper Trees
Just another idea for creating a piece of nature with tissue paper. Combine these trees with tissue paper flowers, bushes, etc. to make a nice piece of nature scenery!
Butterfly “Nature Collage”
This very “beautiful” butterfly can be created with materials found right in your back yard! All it takes is some sticks, dandelions, flower petals and tree bark. Feel free to get fancy and use different colors of flowers to make the butterfly’s wings truly glorious!
Upcycled Tin Can Planters
Planting a flower and watching it as it grows is very exciting as a child, and one way to make it even more exciting is to let them design their very own planter! Obviously all you really need for this craft is a tin can, ’cause what you decorate it with is completely up to…
Tissue Paper Earth
The title pretty much says it all – acquire a styrofoam ball, then glue a bunch of tissue paper to it so it looks like this. Put it on a glass like in the picture, or put a hook in the styrofoam ball and hang it from something!
Recycled Rainbow
Find that you often have lots of little bits of paper and other craft materials left over after those intense craft sessions? Don’t throw them out! Save them, and make these recycled rainbows! It’s a fun way to put what would otherwise be trash to use, and can help you teach your kids about recycling.
