Earth Day is the perfect time to get creative with your kids while also teaching them about the importance of caring for our planet. One of the easiest and most fun ways to do that? Crafting with recycled materials—and of course, Kwik Stix!
🌎 Reuse, Create, Celebrate!
This Earth Day, instead of tossing cardboard into the recycling bin, give it a second life as the canvas for your child’s next masterpiece. Old cereal boxes, shipping boxes, paper towel rolls—these everyday items can be transformed into amazing art with just a little imagination and the right supplies.
🎨 Why Kwik Stix Are Perfect for Earth Day Crafts
Kwik Stix paint sticks make Earth Day crafting not only eco-friendly but also mess-free and mom-approved. Here’s why:
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No brushes, water, or cups required – Just uncap, twist, and paint!
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Dries in 90 seconds – No smudges, no waiting, and no paint-covered clothes or tables.
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Works on cardboard, paper, wood, rocks, and more – The perfect match for upcycled materials.
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Quick cleanup – Just pop the cap back on. No need to scrub paint out of the carpet or rinse a dozen brushes.
Kwik Stix let your kids get creative while saving time (and your sanity).
Paper Plate Earth
Materials Needed: Kwik Stix, Paper Plates, and Magic Stix
- Paint your paper plate with Kwik Stix
- Outline the areas of land and water with Magic Stix Markers
- Display for Earth Day!
Check out this craft on Instagram @the_allen_family
Earth Day Smiles
Materials Needed: paper, Kwik Stix, and a black marker
- Draw a circle onto a piece of paper using a black marker
- Outline areas of land inside the circle
- Paint with Kwik Stix inside the areas of land
- Use a blue Kwik Stix to paint the remaining empty space
- Draw eyes and a smile onto the earth
- Display for Earth Day!
Check out this craft on Instagram @hoorayforteaching
3-D Cardboard Earth
Materials Needed: cardboard, black marker, green tissue paper, Kwik Stix, and a scissor
- Draw a circle onto a piece of cardboard
- Use a scissor to cut along the outline
- Draw areas of land in the circle
- Use a blue Kwik Stix to paint inside the circle
- Crumple small pieces of green tissue paper
- Glue tissue paper onto the areas of land
- Draw a face onto your earth and display!
Check out this craft on Instagram @pandamommyteacher
Earth Day on Newspaper
Materials Needed: newspaper and Kwik Stix
- Recycle your newspaper and create crafts!
- Paint an earth onto a sheet of newspaper
- Display for Earth Day!
Check out this craft on Instagram @mrsmacskinders
Paper Plate Earth
Materials Needed: paper plate and Kwik Stix
- Paint the earth with green and blue Kwik Stix
- Paint both sides of the plate for double the fun!
- Display for Earth Day!
Check out this craft on Instagram @nanny.meets.mommy
Earth Day Creatures
Materials Needed: construction paper, Kwik Stix, scissors, and glue
- Cut a circle out of a piece of paper
- Fold in half and cut
- Paint the half circle with blue and green Kwik Stix
- Glue onto paper
- Draw trees and other earthy elements onto the paper
- Add eyes and a mouth to your earth and display!
Check out this craft on Instagram @amyteachesart
Earth Day and Writing Practice
Materials Needed: Earth Day print out sheets and Kwik Stix
- Paint inside the earth outline using Kwik Stix
- Write why the Earth is important to you on the lines below!
Check out this craft on Instagram @chelseainsped
Earth is in our Hands Craft
Materials Needed: paper plate, Kwik Stix, construction paper, pencil, glue, and scissors
- Paint a paper plate with blue and green Kwik Stix
- Trace your hand onto a piece of construction paper
- Cut out and glue traced hands onto the paper plate
- Discuss how you can help the Earth!
Check out this craft on Instagram @mommy_craftsandlaughs
Earth Day Sensory Puzzle
Materials Needed: cardboard, Kwik Stix, scissors, pipe cleaners, DIY colored rice, and DIY colored chickpeas
- Cut a piece of cardboard into a circle
- Paint the earth on a piece of cardboard using Kwik Stix
- Glue a pipe cleaner along the edge of the cardboard
- Fill the land and sea elements of the earth with diy colored rice and diy colored chickpeas
Check out this craft on Instagram @momtoolbox