Earth day is a great time to grab all of your recycles or gather up nature treasures on a nature walk and turn them into works of art. Check out the following, easy at-home art activities to do with your child as a way to celebrate Earth Day.

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Recycled Paper Flowers
Cut and recycle old magazines and newspapers to make into a spring bouquet.

Source: We Are Teachers

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Nature Wind Chimes
Collect flowers, sticks, and leaves on a nature walk and then use wax paper and jar lids to make your nature treasures into beautiful wind chimes.

Source: Hands on as We Grow

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Recycled Materials Art Wall
Use a large cardboard backing to glue and mount recycled cardboard items such as egg cartons or paper towel rolls to create your own recycled sculpture.

Source: Art Bar Blog

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Nature Mandala
Create a mandala outside with found objects such as rocks, leaves, and flowers.

Source: Playful Learning

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Nature Weaving
Weave together an assortment of leaves, sticks, bark, flowers in a loom created out of sticks and yarn.

Source: Craftiments

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Necklace
Gather items such as cardboard, plastic caps, and leaves to create a one-of-kind trash to treasure necklace.

Source: Mini Mad Things

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Land Art Activities
Land Art is a site-specific type of art that uses the materials directly related to the location. Students will learn how to arrange leaves by color or create patterns out of rocks.

Source: Artful Parent

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3-D Suncatcher
Turn a cardboard box into a beautiful, 3-D suncatcher.

Source: Artful Parent

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Nature Wands
Wrap yarn and beads around sticks found outside to make fun & magical wands.

Source: Mini Mad Things

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Nature Paintbrushes:
Create paintbrushes out of found material from nature and explore painting with different textures.

Source: Messy Little Monsters