30 Earth Day Activities

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While springtime is filled with holidays like Easter and plenty of fun in the sun, it's also a time to reflect on how to help the planet. Every April 22 gives us the chance to carry out some Earth Day activities that will not only help the environment, but will also be a blast. And you can do tons of them with your kids at your side. Plant a backyard garden together that will attract pollinators, create some cute decorations with items that would otherwise land in the trash, or use the day as a teaching moment by focusing on recycling or endangered animals.

You can also celebrate the day with your best pals. Throw an eco-friendly party, sign up for a community garden, or give out seed bombs to people in your life who love flowers just as much as you do. While you can always appreciate nature with friends or family, by going for a nature hike or making a terrarium, there are lots of solo activities you can do, too. Set up your kitchen for composting, get your hands in the dirt, or place a rain barrel alongside your house. There are so many things you can do to help the planet on Earth Day!

Help the littlest creatures of your backyard and make sure the birds have some tasty meals to eat. Whether you cover a pinecone in peanut butter and birdseed or upcycle some old glassware into a feeder, your feathered friends will certainly appreciate it.

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Helping the Earth is pretty sweet, right? Along with all your green activities, make sure to take some time to eat treats! The planet looks pretty cute when it's displayed on cookies, cupcakes, or a cup full of blue and green popcorn.

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Pollinators are increasingly becoming endangered. You can feed them and keep them living their best lives by planting a pollinator garden. Research local plants that pollinators, like butterflies and bees, are attracted to. Generally, they enjoy milkweed, coneflowers, and goldenrod.

Celebrate Earth Day by decorating the house top to bottom with your kiddos! Make recycled decorations, like this adorable, and environmental, wind sock.

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Bees and other insects need shelter at night or when it's chilly outside, and a cute bee house is just the thing for them. With tiny holes and places to hide, they may even raise their babies in the little house.

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Plenty of communities hold clean-up days on or around Earth Day, so be sure to add one to your calendar. Whether it's a beach, park, or highway, you’ll definitely be doing your part.

For a totally classic Earth Day activity, plant a tree! Ask your kids to get in on it, too. Pick out a tree from a local nursery and plant it in your backyard. Or you could participate in a tree-planting day at a nearby park.

Go out into the backyard and gather up pretty fixings to make an Earth Day crown. The flowers and greenery will look gorgeous, and you and the kids can wear them all day to celebrate.

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Swapping in organic laundry detergent, soap, makeup, and more can do a lot to help the planet. Made without toxic chemicals, these products are eco-friendly, and tend to be healthier for you and your family, too.

Celebrate the Earth's beauty by bringing it indoors! Use a glass jar, moss, and tiny touches like mini dinosaurs or even toy cars and create a natural scene to display on a table or in your little one's bedroom.

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If you haven't clued in your kids to the importance of recycling yet, Earth Day is the perfect opportunity! Show them the bins and what goes where, and talk about how much recycling can help the environment.

Challenge your kiddos to make their own Earth Day costumes using items heading for the trash. Cardboard is always a great option when creating a recycled costume, like this cheerful sun.

Get the tutorial at The House That Lars Built.

Instead of using all that water from your hose, save it and turn to rainwater instead. A rain barrel placed next to your house will catch all that rain from your roof, resulting in H2O for your plants. Sometimes, communities will even give rain barrels away for free, so be sure to check that out before purchasing.

Something old can be new again with the help of upcycling! For instance, you can take a worn-out straw hat and transform it into a piece of chic wall decor.

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Learn about local birds in your area and take your kids to do some birdwatching. Be sure to bring along binoculars, and be extra-quiet, and respectful of the birds, as you view them in trees and nests.

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Composting is a great way to put food scraps meant for the trash to good use, and the plants in your garden will love it.

There are so many things you usually throw away or recycle that make great organizers! Paper bags are ideal, and you can make them into toy organizers with this tutorial. You can also turn milk jugs, egg cartons, and plastic cups into handy organizers, too.

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Who knew that cardboard could be so cute?! Follow these steps to reuse cardboard lying around the house and turn it into a kaleidoscopic rainbow perfect for holding art supplies.

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While Earth Day is all about eco-friendly efforts to help the planet, it's also about appreciating nature, too. Take your family on a hike to view wildlife, trees, and plants and be thankful for the environment around you.

Have a family meeting for Earth Day and come up with ingenious ways to save energy around the house. For example, you could switch to LED lightbulbs, install dimmer switches, and turn lights off whenever you leave the room.

SHOP ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS

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