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World Environment Day Activities for Children

June 5th marks World Environment Day. If you're looking for a way to celebrate with your family, check out these eco-friendly kids' activities. Make Recycled Art Reuse what you already have at home! Go on a scavenger hunt around your house and look for anything the kids can turn into mini masterpieces. Cut old pieces of fabric or clothes and create a collage with glue, build a sculpture with washed and dried plastic yogurt containers and bottles or upcycle the cardboard from old boxes into a base for a mural. Go On a Nature Walk You don't have to stage...

Kids’ Activities for World Environment Day

June 5th marks World Environment Day. This holiday provides the perfect opportunity to help your young child learn about the planet and what their role is in helping it. How can you teach your child about being green? Check out these easy environmental activity ideas for kids! Upcycle and Reuse for Art Your crafty kiddo enjoys making art 24-7. But the amount of paper they use on a daily basis makes you feel uncomfortable—in an eco-conscious way. Instead of buying new packages of paper, use what you already have at home. Search the house for older worksheets, flyers or other...

Activities for World Environment Day

June 5th marks World Environment Day. Started in the 1970s by the United Nations to celebrate our planet. You can help your child to understand why helping the environment is so important with a few fun-filled family activities. How? Go on a nature walk. Head out to the local park or go on a trek through your own backyard. Take a look around and ask your child to tell you what she sees. Bring a journal or notebook for her to write a few words about nature or draw a picture (depending on her age). Take a few photos to...