Earth Day Recycled Bird Feeder Craft for Kids

Spring is in the air and if you’re anything like me, you’re trying to get excited about spring cleaning (yay). While you’re pitching and purging, save a few empty milk cartons and don’t toss those take-out forks just yet! Grab a few twigs from the front yard and let’s celebrate Earth Day by crafting up […]

Flower Fairies and Wood Sprites

Spring is here and Earth Day is right around the corner- so let’s celebrate with a fun recycle craft! These flower fairies and woodland sprites have a special component- they jingle in the breeze! You’ll need just four supplies for this easy craft: silk flowers beads of various sizes twist ties OR chenille stems jingle […]

A Fun History of World Globes

Do you have a globe somewhere in your house, maybe in the garage or attic? Chances are good you haven’t looked at it lately. Globes can be fascinating, and they have a colorful history, but many people are now using their creativity to find ways of re-purposing globes. Working on these arts and crafts projects […]

Faber-Castell Celebrates Earth Day Every Day

Long-term cooperation in Colombia The economically underdeveloped north of Colombia frequently suffered from flooding and poor harvests in the past due to overgrazing. Since 2011, Faber-Castell has been working with around 50 small farmers along the Rio Magdalena, who are planting over 2000 acres of forest for the company on part of their grazing land in […]

Warm as the Sun, Cool as the Moon

The goal of this exercise is for children to learn about the concept and use warm and cool colors in a watercolor painting of their own. The Faber-Castell Connector Paints are designed to click together in various creative combinations for interest and to encourage creativity. Materials: – Connector Paints – CLIC&GO Water Cup – Black […]

Upcycled Robot Project for Earth Day

Create your own robot using Faber-Castell Metallic Colored EcoPencils and Recycled Materials Robots are everywhere… if you have a creative mind, Faber-Castell Metallic Colored EcoPencils and a few other handy materials. Look around for the robot parts disguised as recyclable materials such as empty plastic containers, cardboard tubes and small boxes, plastic beads, caps from […]

Earth Day Recycled City

In honor of Earth Day gather a few items from the recycling bin and create art! Our activity is a great companion to Judith’s Viorst’s book Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me?  I Mean It!)  Going to Move. You can read the book with your children and then use your recycled materials to create Alexander’s […]

Found Object Assemblage Inspired By Louise Nevelson

“When you put together things that people have thrown out, you’re really bringing them to life – a spiritual life that surpasses the life for which they were originally created.” -Louise Nevelson 1899-1988 By Janis Doukakis   Vocabulary: Found objects – objects that originally had a different purpose, which the artist collected and used in […]

Earth Day Arts & Crafts

Celebrate Earth Day (and every day) with fun art and craft activities: Make a Recycled Flower Bouquet with this template, colored paper, chenille stem and glue/tape. Color and construct a Flower Flip Book. Find words and learn vocabulary with this eco word search. Color, draw and construct a “My Ecology Journal” with these printable pages: […]

Warm as the Sun, Cool as the Moon

Fun lesson for Earth Day! By Janis Doukakis   Introduction: The goal of this exercise is for students to learn about the concept and use of warm and cool colors in a watercolor painting of their own. The Connector Paints are designed to click together in various creative combinations for interest and to encourage creativity. […]

Recycled Robots for Earth Day

Let’s make a robot! By Janis Doukakis This is a fun craft to celebrate Earth Day (or really any day!) Level of Difficulty: Easy This craft is appropriate for kids aged 4 years and older and may require some adult assistance. Children 8+ may be able to do this craft unassisted, except for the use […]