In Honor of Earth Day, observed on April 22 each year, I have found you 22 ways to celebrate and learn about the powers of our wonderful planet.

1. Celebrate and protect our natural environment by taking part in Earth Day. Join with community groups to explore environmental and ecological issues.
2. Reuse plastic bottles to make a Firefly that really lights up!
3. The world is in your hands painting craft.
4. Earth day craft encourages the kids to write about how they can help.
5. Recycle crayons and make Earth Day Crayons.
6. Make bracelets from plastic bottles.
7. Explore the life of plants by answering the question, Do Plants Breathe?
8. Celebrate Arbor Day on April 30th with a Tree Scavenger Hunt.
9. Try this new spin on leaf rubbing with Pounding Leaf Prints.
10. Explore the trees in your neighborhood and Make a Neighborhood Tree Guide.
11. Learn to draw the world with Young Rembrandts.
12. Practice visual recall and learn about the world outside by making a DIY nature memory game.
13. Learn about the value of having plants in our soil with this Plant Water Filtration Activity
14. Recycle old papers and make something to plant in the yard with Homemade Seed Paper
15. Discover a “green” way to cook with a Solar Oven.
16. Make some fertilizer and recycle your food scraps at the same time by Starting a compost.
17. Have a fun and simple snack with these Earth Day Rice Crispy Treats.
18. Make everyday Earth day with these simple changes to your families habits.
19. Bugs help the Earth clean herself. Upcycle your castoffs into this bug hotel.
20. All you need are some leaves and construction paper to make Construction Paper Sun Prints
21. Combine drawing and some plastic from your recycle bin into Shrinky Dinks.
22. Even if it’s not quite time for planting outside in your area, start your sprouts indoors and watch them grow.

Do you have a special way that you like to celebrate Earth day? Let me know in the comments.