Nanny to Mommy

Earth Day (April 22nd) is the perfect opportunity to teach kids about caring for our planet while making meaningful changes as a family. Small steps can lead to big environmental impacts, and getting children involved in eco-friendly habits from an early age sets the foundation for a greener future. Whether you’re looking for easy ways to reduce waste, support sustainability, or simply connect with nature, here are five practical ways to celebrate Earth Day as a family.

Earth Day is a great time to teach children about sustainability and humans impact on the planet. There are so many different topics to cover, science experiments, and craft ideas to help teach little ones about their world. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. To complete this super cute craft idea above, all you need is:

tissue paper

construction paper

glue

and a printer

Have your child take small pieces of blue and green tissue paper to glue them in a circle on the construction paper. Then Take a picture of the child looking up and holding their hands in the air, resize to 3x5, cut their outline and paste on construction paper. Voila! What a memorable and adorable craft idea!