Earth Day is not just about sustainability and celebrating nature—it’s also about celebrating the people who share this Earth with us. Spend Earth Day with your little one doing arts and crafts and make your own artwork to hang on your wall using just paper, a pencil, scissors, and your magical hands.
Easy steps to make your own Earth Day Handprint Art:
1. Take a colorful piece of paper about 8.5” x 11” or standard printer paper.
2. Help your little one fold it in half hamburger-wise so that the seam is parallel to the side that is 8.5”. Make sure there is enough room to fit your child’s hand.
3. Place your child’s hand on the paper, making sure that his or her thumb is on the side of the seam (folded over part) and sticking about 1 inch off the paper.
4. Help your little one trace his or her hand onto the paper.
5. If your little one is too young to use scissors, help him or her cut out the shape, making sure to cut both halves of the paper.
6. Voila!! Let your child open up the piece of paper to see the magical Earth Day artwork!
7. Decorate to your hearts’ content. One idea would be to glue this Earth Day artwork onto a picture of the Earth (you and your child can make that too!).
Magical times with arts and craft can be any day of the week…so why not make it Earth Day? Hands are such wonderful ways to communicate with others. Don’t forget to hold your hands out to someone on Earth Day.