Easy Earth Day Kids Craft: Paper Plate Earth

Earth Day is a special time to show love for our planet. With this fun craft, kids can turn a simple paper plate into a smiling Earth! By coloring, cutting, and decorating, children learn that caring for the Earth is important—and they get to make something bright and happy to celebrate.

01. Earth Day Kids Craft: Hands Around the Earth

What You Need

• Paper plate
• Black marker
• Blue and green paints
• Hand templates
• Colored sheets
• Scissors
• Glue

How to Make:

1. Draw and Paint the Earth

Create the Earth on your paper plate.

• Use a black marker to draw simple land outlines
• Paint land areas green
• Paint ocean areas blue
• Let it dry before moving on

2. Prepare the Hands

Make colorful hand cutouts to surround the Earth.

• Print hand templates on colored sheets (or print on white and color with crayons)
• Cut out each hand carefully
• Use different colors for variety

3. Paste Hands Around the Earth

Attach the hands to form a circle of unity.

• Arrange the hands around the paper plate Earth
• Paste them one by one around the edge

Hands Template:

Earth Day Kids Craft: Hug the Earth with Love:

What You Need

• Paper plate
• Paints (blue and green)
• Heart and hand templates
• Colored sheets
• Scissors
• Glue

How to Make

1: Paint the Earth

Create a simple Earth design on the paper plate.

• Draw land outlines with a black marker
• Paint land areas green and oceans blue
• Let the plate dry completely

2: Prepare Hands and Heart

Print and color the hand and heart templates.

• Print hands and heart on colored sheets
• Or print on white sheets and color with crayons
• Cut out two hands and one heart

3: Attach Hands to Earth

Paste the hands to look like they are hugging the Earth.

• Paste hands behind both sides of the paper plate
• Apply glue on fingers and bend them over the Earth
• Press gently to make them look like a hug

4:Add the Heart

Place the heart in the center of the Earth.

• Fold the red heart along the center line
• Apply glue along the fold
• Paste the heart on the Earth plate

Templates:

Earth Day Kids Craft: Smiling Earth Buddy

What You Need

• A paper plate
• Paints or crayons (blue and green)
• Googly eyes
• Black marker
• White or colored paper strips
• Scissors
• Glue

How to Make

1. Make the Earth
   • Take the paper plate and draw simple land shapes with a black marker.
   • Color the land green and the oceans blue using paints or crayons.
   • Let it dry.
2. Add the face
   • Paste two googly eyes on the Earth.
   • Draw a smiling mouth with the black marker.
3. Make arms and legs
   • Cut four strips of paper (all the same size).
   • Fold each strip accordion‑style, then unfold to show the folds.
   • Paste two strips as arms and two strips as legs onto the Earth plate.
4. Finish your buddy
   • Once everything is glued, your Smiling Earth Buddy is ready to display!

Template:

Earth Day Kids Craft: Love Earth Together

What You Need:

• Paper plate
• Green and blue paints
• Heart, tree, and kids image templates
• White and colored sheets
• Crayons
• Scissors
• Glue

How to Make

1. Paint the Earth

Create the Earth base using a paper plate.

• Take a paper plate
• Draw simple land shapes with a marker
• Paint land green and oceans blue
• Let it dry completely

2. Prepare the Templates

Color and cut out the tree, kids, and heart shapes.

• Print the tree and kids templates on a white sheet
• Color them using crayons
• Print the heart template on red paper
• Cut out all shapes separately

3. Paste the Decorations

Attach the tree, kids, and heart to the Earth plate.

• Paste the tree at the top of the Earth
• Paste the kids on each side of the tree
• Paste the red heart in the center of the Earth

Templates:

Earth Day Kids Craft: Smiling Earth with Flowers

What You Need

• Paper plate
• Black marker
• Blue and green paints
• Flower and leaf templates
• Colored papers
• Scissors
• Glue

🌱 How to Make

1. Paint the Earth
   • Take the paper plate and draw simple land shapes with a black marker.
   • Paint the land green and the oceans blue.
   • Let it dry.
2. Add the face
   • Draw a smiling mouth and closed eyes with the black marker to make your Earth look happy.
3. Make flowers and leaves
   • Print or draw flower and leaf templates on colored paper.
   • Cut them out neatly.
4. Decorate the Earth
   • Paste the flowers and leaves around the top of the Earth plate.
   • Arrange them in bright colors to make the Earth look cheerful.

Templates:

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