Celebrate Earth Day with a fun activity that kids can do, while learning about the importance of this event. Earth Day art projects are interesting and activities that kids of all ages love. Check out the step-by-step instructions for our watering plants kids activity.
Children’s favorite activities are those in which the main ingredient is water. It is quite common to see how children have fun submerging their toys in the water, making paper boats to race, playing with soap bubbles. All in all, children love water activities.
However, adults are obliged to teach them to take care of natural resources. They must know the vital function of water for maintaining the whole world.
Water is an indispensable component in biological processes. Water helps the reproduction and sustainability of ecosystems, but that isn’t all.
Living beings are made up of almost 70% water. This amount varies between animals and plants. Water is essential for life; all living things need it.
Water also helps to wash the food you eat and thus prevent diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms.
Water helps develop the countries’ economy, so it is crucial to teach children the importance of water and how to take care of it.
Children should be helped to develop an awareness of water care. They must be able to identify whether they are making good use of natural resources.
Different strategies can be implemented, such as using a glass when brushing teeth, checking that all the water taps are closed, or collecting water when bathing.
Children will learn much better if they are allowed to be actively involved in each of these activities. In no time, they will be the ones who will remind and teach adults the importance of caring for the environment.
THEME: EARTH DAY ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Caring water – art
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Through this Earth Day art project activity, children will develop environmental awareness. At the same time, they will develop their creativity and motor skills through art.
Difficulty level: Advanced. This Earth Day art project activity is designed for children to do independently in an adult’s company.
Skills:
- Environmental awareness
- Precision in hand and finger movements
- Eye-hand coordination
- Creativity
- Self-esteem
- Autonomy
MATERIALS
- Some flowers made in foamy or cardboard (previously created)
- A spray bottle of water
- Food coloring (blue or your choice)
- Recycled pieces of paper
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
Step 1:
Put the flowers over the recycled pieces of paper.
Step 2:
Open the sprayer and add some food coloring to the water.
Step 3:
Spray the flowers with colored water.
ACTIVITY RESULT
Earth Day art project for kids made with colored water and recycled materials
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
After their fun Earth Day art projects, give kids new worksheets. Click the link below to download and print our Earth Day worksheets.
Download the Free Printable Earth Day Worksheets
HOW TO DEVELOP THIS EARTH DAY ART PROJECT ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
You can do this Earth Day art project activity with younger children. To reduce the difficulty level, children can use a sponge and paint the drawing, having a flower mold.
To carry out this Earth Day art project activity, children will not need so much strength in their fingers to use the sprayer. In this way, children will carry out a seasonal activity appropriate to their development and abilities.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OVER 6 YEARS OLD
You can do this Earth Day art project activity with older children. To increase the difficulty level, children can spray with different colors, accommodate a wide space, stick recycled paper on a wall and make a beautiful mural.
In this way, children will carry out an appropriate preschooler activity for their development and abilities.
WATCH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE
VIDEO DESCRIPTION – WATERING PLANTS EARTH DAY ART PROJECT
In this Earth Day art project video, you will find the step-by-step of the “WATERING PLANTS” activity, designed for children from 4 to 6 years old. They will do an art activity using blue water and a spray bottle to paint some flowers.
This art and craft activity will allow children to develop ecological awareness, precision in hand and finger movements, Eye-hand coordination, creativity, self-esteem, and autonomy.
The materials needed to carry out the Earth Day art project activity are flowers made of foamy or cardboard (previously created), a spray bottle with water, food coloring (blue or your choice), and recyclable paper pieces.
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