5 Earth Day Art Projects You'll Love!

Hello, friends! Earth Day is coming up and so I thought I'd put together all of my very favorite Earth Day videos and lessons right here! I'm even placing the videos in this post so you don't need to hop all over the place. That's right, it's a one-stop-shop today on my blog. Enjoy!

First up is this Draw-Along Give the Earth a Hug.

Supplies needed:

* Scissors

* Paper

* Markers

* Crayons

* Glue

This project is another Draw Along but you also get to add color with a fun printmaking activity! Here's what you'll need:

* Black permanent marker

* Markers

* Paper

* Aluminum Foil

Making salt-dough clay is a blast! Just by itself! But to make something with it is even more fun. Here's what you'll need:

* Cardboard

* Flour

* Salt

* Food Coloring

* Crayons

* Markers

This pop-up poster involves turning markers into paint! Here's what you'll need to have:

* Paper

* Construction paper

* Markers

* Cup of water

* Paintbrush

* Scissors

* Glue

Who doesn't love to make a pop-up?! And this one just requires a few supplies:

* Crayons

* Paper

* Scissors

That's it!

Have fun creating!

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Earth Day Art Lessons: Salt Dough Earth!

Yesterday, during our LIVE art class on my Facebook page and my Instagram, we created a Salt Dough Solar System and it was a crowd favorite! In case you missed, that video will be posted to my YouTube channel later today (to stay up to date on art makin' videos, you might want to subscribe!). I decided to take that same idea and create this Salt Dough Earth project. Let me walk you through how to make salt dough clay with just 1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 water and a 1/4 of salt. We used food coloring to create the primary colors of clay. If you don't have the ingredients, don't worry, use Play-Doh or another type of clay instead. I also use a piece of cardboard, crayons and a marker. Here we go:

Have fun!

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