If you're looking for a fun and engaging, no prep way to celebrate Earth Day with kids then try some of these free printable Earth Day colouring pages. All of these colouring sheets are free to download and use either at home or in the classroom.
Colouring in is a great way for kids to get creative and express themselves while also working their fine motor skills. It's also a great way to get younger children thinking about the Earth and how we should be taking care of it.
WHAT IS EARTH DAY?
Earth Day is an international, annual event celebrated each year on April 22nd. Earth Day was first commemorated in 1970 and has since become one of the largest environmental movements, celebrated by over 1 billion people, in more than 190 different countries.
Each year cities and states across the globe hold their own planned events for Earth Day. For 2023 the theme is invest in our planet. You can look up registered planned Earth Day events for 2023 here.
Earth Day is a great time to introduce children to climate change and environmental matters such as pollution, conservation and restoration - and how we can work together to help the planet. It's also a great time to talk about the 3 R's - reduce, reuse and recycle and how families can implement these strategies at home.
Teachers and parents can celebrate Earth Day with their children and students by spending time in nature, making recycled crafts, picking up rubbish, planting trees or flowers, doing Earth Day worksheets and Earth Day crafts. The easiest way to celebrate Earth Day with younger children is by colouring some of the free Earth Day colouring sheets below.
50+ FREE PRINTABLE EARTH DAY COLOURING PAGES
I've searched the web and collected over 50 different free Earth Day colouring in pages from many of my fellow bloggers who also share amazing activities for kids. I've put them all together in this one list so you can easily pick and choose which pages to print for your kids or class. There are colouring sheets suitable for toddlers, preschoolers and school children.
Children can colour in the pages with a range of different mediums including coloured pencils, coloured pens, paint pens, oil pastels, watercolour paints - or a combination of any of them.
This bilingual reduce, reuse, recycle globe colouring sheet comes in Chinese and English. Download it from Chalk Academy here.
The free Earth Day coloring sheet is a great way to get kids thinking about the Earth, gardening and the environment, as well as recycling. Download it for free from Happiness is Homemade here.
I Heart Crafty Things has a huge set of 10 free Earth day colouring pages for kids. The colouring pages are great for toddlers through to teenagers with simple to more intricate designs. Download them for free here.
Kids Activities Blog have a huge download set of 14 different free Earth Day coloring sheets. Each one is related to either planet Earth itself, or ways children can help to save the environment. Download the free sheets here.
Simple Fun for Kids has these cute mini color by number pages that are great for Earth Day. Each image is a way to help the environment. Download the free printable here.
These free color by code Earth day coloring pages include 5 different designs that focus on number recognition up to 10, basic addition sums and shape recognition. Download the coloring pages from Fantastic and Fun Learning.
The free printable Earth hat template from Mombrite is both a colouring in activity and a hat that can be used afterwards in imaginary play. Download the template and follow the instructions from Mombrite here.
The Artisan Life have got a huge collection of 20 different Earth Day coloring pages which include the Earth, activities to save the environment, images featuring quotes and flower mandalas. There's a mix of simpler designs for young children and more intricate designs for teenagers or adults. Download all the coloring pages here.
This free ways we can take care of the Earth coloring page includes lots of ways children can help out to look after the planet. Download it from Non Toy Gifts.
Printable Crush have this free heart shaped Earth coloring page that is great for both kids and adults. Download the free printable here.
This free Happy Earth Day printable is great for school kids and older kids as the design is a lot more intricate. Download is from A Sparkle of Genius.
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