It is time to celebrate Mother Earth. This week on my Crayola Facebook live I am celebrating Earth Day with three crafts for the kiddos. I love these crafts for all ages and your kids can put their own spin each craft.
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Project 1: Nature Canvas
Have a nature hunt outside and collect leaves, flowers, sticks and small things you can find in your yard.
Materials:
- Crayola Creativity Canvas
- Crayola Watercolor & Brush
- Crayola Washable Glue
- Crayola Construction Paper
- Crayola Markers
- Crayola Glue Stick
- Nature Items
- Scissors
- Pencil
Directions:
- Head outdoors and collect your nature items. Make sure they are dry and bug free.
- Using the watercolor paint to paint the canvas. Paint the top half blue and the bottom half green.
- Draw and cut out the trunk of a tree on a piece of brown construction paper.
- Once the canvas is dry use the glue stick to glue the tree to the canvas.
- Use the washable liquid glue to glue the nature items you collect on the canvas.
- Write Earth Day or a message on the tree.
What a fun way to celebrate nature with art!
Project 2: Recycled Bottle Fairy Night Light Stand
Turn a battery operated light or flameless tea light into fun nightlight.
Materials:
- Empty Plastic Drink Bottle
- Battery Operated Tea Light (I used a light that you press from the top to turn on. They have these at stores like Costco and Target)
- Crayola Model Magic
- Crayola Washable Glue
- Scissors
- Craft Knife (adult use)
- Paper Plate
- Crayola Construction Paper
- Crayola Bright Pop Cardstock
Directions:
- Parent's use the craft knife to cut a circle out of the front of the bottle.
- Cut a piece of Bright Pop Cardstock to fit on the inside of the bottle.
- Draw and cut a few blades of green grass and leaves from green construction paper . Glue to the back of the bottle.
- Cover everything on the tea light but the light with blue model magic. Place this down into the bottom of the bottle.
- Cut a piece of blue construction paper to fit on the plate and glue on to the plate.
- Use the model magic to mold fairy garden figures like mushrooms, a small white picket fence, a fairy, etc.
- Make steps and stepping stones that lead up to the garden.
- Mold flower petals to cover the top of the bottle.
- Glue the bottle, fairy, steps and stones to the plate.
- Light up your garden at night!
Project 3: Egg Carton Paper Plate Flower Wreath
A few weeks ago we made an bouquet of egg carton flowers and it was such a hit I decided to make a spring wreath!
Materials:
- Cardboard (not foam) Egg Carton
- Crayola Washable or Acrylic Paint (red, blue, green, purple, white)
- Scissor
- Paint Brush
- Paper Plate (2)
- Crayola Washable Glue
- Crayola Green Construction Paper
- Buttons
Directions:
- Cut apart the egg carton. Cut out each individual egg cup. Cut petals into each cup.
- Cut leaves out of the top of the egg carton.
- Pour 4 quarter size dollops of white paint on a paper plate. Add a little bit of each color to make a pastel version of the color... red, blue, green, purple.
- Paint the leaves light green and the egg cups with the pastel blue, purple and pink.
- While the paint dries (it dries fast) cut leaves form the green construction paper.
- Cut out the center of the other paper plate.
- Once the egg cups are dry, glue a button in the center of each once.
- Glue the construction paper and egg carton leaves around the paper plate.
- Glue the egg carton flowers around the wreath. Fill in any spots with extra leaves.
How fun is this recycled wreath! I used pastel colors but you can use any colors!
Happy Earth! Don't forget to share your projects and use the tag #crayolacrafts
xoxo- Lynn