Each year on April 22, the Earth Day celebration is a reminder of environmental concerns. Go green on Earth Day by committing to environmentally friendly changes at home, at work and in your community.
Earth Day provides a springboard for teaching kids how they can get involved in helping the environment. Here are some ways kids can participate on Earth Day.
Your kids will get a kick out of seeing a table covered in green food and they might be surprised by all of the foods they like that are green! Here’s a selection of green treats you can make for a fun lunch or afternoon snack on St. Patrick’s Day. And they can easily be gluten free so no one feels left out! Most of these are simple and require little preparation. Of course, we tossed in a few green ideas for dessert!
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by Minette Riordan
Moms need their craft time, too! The drawing above is one done using a compass, Shamrock Template and a round earring used to draw the scallops. The Shamrock was colored with watercolor pencils and markers. The designs are called Zentangle patterns. Zentagle-inspired art has been an obsession of mine for a while now! You can learn more about this fun and meditative art form at Zentangle.com. This is fun to do with your kids. Kids adore creating patterns. At TanglePatterns.com you will find enough patterns to keep you and your kids happy for months!
Here’s a round-up of other shamrock kids crafts I found online.
