Earth Day Coloring Activities

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Coloring Pages and Activity Sheets for Earth Day

Earth Day coloring pages and recycle crafts activities that teach sustainable living help kids learn about and develop good conservation habits. Earth Day arts and crafts make children aware of environmental issues and teach them how they can help protect the Earth beginning in their own homes, neighborhoods and classrooms.

Learning about Earth Day and conservation can be fun, especially when lesson plans include Earth Day activity sheets. Kids who are reading benefit from the posters and slogans and symbols we find in our communities and in the media for Earth Day, but even the youngest child can learn important lessons about recycling from Earth Day coloring pages and crafts.

Intro graphic based on a public domain image at openclipart.org by JohnnyAutomatic

Earth Day coloring page illustrations shown on this page are my original drawings.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Coloring Poster - Recycling Helps the Earth

The universal symbol for recycling is the main feature on this printable Earth Day recycle coloring poster I designed for my web site.

Lessons for Earth Day Every Day

Lady Bug Coloring Page - Helpful Insects Protect Plants

Lady Bug Coloring Page - Happy Earth Day

Organic gardeners use lady bugs to control aphids and other insects on crops and flowers.

Click the link to open a page with a printable lady bug coloring page for Earth Day.

Robin Hill School Earth Day Book

Living Green is the Best Example

Learning to live a green lifestyle naturally begins at home. The best way to teach children about responsible environmental living, recycling and the reasons behind Earth Day is to live green. Children who live a green lifestyle understand the basics and embrace the ideals.

Earth Day is Every Day. Burn Calories Not Watts. Think Green. Love Your Mother Earth. Recycling Begins With Me. Live Green. Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle.

These slogans are all around yet we still don't do enough to help protect our planet Earth. Let's get kids involved creatively with Earth Day coloring pages, posters and Earth Day crafts.

Recycling Lessons Begin at Home

Printable Earth Day Coloring Activity Pages

Kids Care About the Environment

EPA Planet Protectors Coloring Pages - many free printable coloring pages with various themes for water protection, forestry, clean air, earth, pollution issues and more

Funschool Earth Day Coloring Sheets - Celebrate the Earth Day with fun coloring pages for kids.

Earth Day Resources and Activites from US Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day Educational Video - the History of the Movement

Printable Earth Coloring Pages

• Earth Coloring Page
  Printable planet Earth colouring sheet, Africa, Asia, Australia view
• Plant Earth Coloring Page
  The planet Earth, mother earth, a coloring page sheet for earth day shows Atlantic Ocean, Americas, Pacific Ocean, part of Africa, Antarctica

Go Green Rap Video For Kids

Earth Day Poster Design

One World - One Web Globe Illustration by psd, on Flickr. Used under CC License

How Green Does Your Home/School/Office Go? - How Much Do You Recycle?

How much of your trash do you recycle and keep out of the rubbish bin stuff that ends up in a landfill? It's possible to recycle most household, office and classroom trash. Take the poll and see how you compare to others who've shared their recycling success here.

Endangered Species Coloring Pages - Save Our Species - Free Printable Endangered Animals Coloring Book

Sample wildlife and nature endangered species coloring pages from "Save Our Species" free coloring book from US EPA.
Click image to visit the EPS site where you can download the complete printable free coloring book PDF for your Earth Day coloring activities.

Endangered Species Coloring Pages

Protect Wildlife: Animals, Birds, Insects, Reptiles

Printable coloring pages featuring animals and other creatures for Earth Day coloring activities.

• Spotted Salamander Coloring Page
  Spotted Salamander coloring page, spring amphibian picture to print and color in, a free printable endangered animal coloring sheet.
• Endangered Animals of North America Coloring Pages
  Most of these endangered species once lived in your own back yard if you live in the United States or Canada. Here are 9 endangered animal coloring pages to color in and learn about Earth Day and wildlife protection.
• COLORING PAGES - ENDANGERED Plants and Animals
  Public Domain endangered animals, fish, birds and plants coloring pages

A Beautiful World Starts With Kids - Free EPA Booklet Teaches Children About Earth Day

An Earth Day coloring book and activity book filled with learning pages about the Earth and our environment. Puzzles, word find sheets, coloring pictures, checklists and cutting pages help children learn to make and protect our beautiful world.

Kids Earth Day Booklet from US EPA, click here to print this free Earth Day coloring book (PDF format).

NOTE: This link goes directly to a PDF page because there is no supporting presentation page on the EnergyStar.gov site for this public domain Earth Day coloring book.

Earth Day Coloring Crafts - Crayon Crafts for Green Kids

Fun and easy eco friendly crafts with a coloring theme. Recycled crayon crafts, coloring crafts, green crayon craft activities other than coloring pages.

• For the Love of Art: Earth Day Recycled Crayons
  Several crafts for recycling old crayons, each has an eco-friendly earth day coloring theme.
• Earth Day Projects - Crafts for Earth Day
  Dozens of recycled material Earth Day crafts for kids.
• Stained Glass Earth Day Craft
  Free printable earth day themed stained glass crayon melt crafts.

Green Up Your Community - Earth Day Activity Book for Kids

Vermont Leads the Way In Green Living

Get kids involved in protecting our environment and cleaning up the community as part of Earth Day, Arbor Day or Green Up Day. Use coloring pages, crafts and other activities to teach Earth Day and conservation lessons to children and teens.

Get Vermont Green Up Day K-4 curriculum, printable drawing book, printable activity booklet to help kids celebrate and learn the principles of Earth Day.

Wind and Weather Coloring Sheet

Gusty old man Winter makes windy weather to clear the air and moderate our environment.

Clean Air Coloring Pages - Protect Our Environment and The Air We Share

• Kids Learn About Air Quality Coloring Book
  National Weather Service printable air quality coloring pages and posters for kids to color.
• Earth Day Coloring Printable Automobile Polution, Clean Air
  Earth Day Coloring Pages about keeping our air healthy: teaches kids about Automobile Polution, Earth Day and air pollution.

Rain Forest and Woodlands - Protect Plants, Trees and Habitats

Our natural forests and woodlands provide important wildlife habitats and protection for the Earth's soils, air and watershed. Earth day coloring pages of forests, trees, woodlands are in this section which also includes coloring pages about preventing forest fires and tropical rain forest protection.

• Wildfire Prevention - Forest Protection Educational Materials
  Protecting the forest coloring pages and activity sheets
• Forest Coloring Pages
  Forest Coloring Pages for Earth Day - the most complete Early Childhood Education Forest Coloring Pages collection on the internet.
• Earth Day Activities for Kids | Rainforest Alliance
  Rainforest creatures and nature coloring pages to print and color in.
• Rain Forest Coloring Page
  Detailed printable rain forest habitat coloring page, from a collection of activity pages for children to learn about nature, Earth Day and rain forest importance to the world's ecological balance.

Earth Day Is Every Day

Planet Earth graphic based on a public domain image at openclipart.org by JohnnyAutomatic

Clean Water Coloring Pages - Protect Water: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Water Creatures

• Water Cycle Coloring Poster
  Educational coloring poster teaches children about the urban water cycle from tap to drain and everything in between that it takes to keep our waters clean and safe.

Printable Bugs and Insects Coloring Pages

Farms and Food Printables - Protect Farms and Agriculture Coloring Pages

• Favorite Foods Coloring Printables
  Food coloring pages printable activities and games featuring nutrition and healthy eating lessons teach children how to make wise food choices and shows them where the foods they eat come from before the grocery store.
• Organic.org - Just For Kids Coloring Page
  Interactive coloring page of organic farm scene

I'm always interested in comments from my visitors, and I welcome your suggestions for related lenses or new features to add to this article.

© 2011 Lee Hansen

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Lee Hansen (author) from Vermont on April 11, 2013:

@anonymous: The only source I know of for this image is the printable PDF booklet - it's the cover image but there's no black and white image inside. You could copy it or trace it and then reproduce the drawing. EnergyStar.gov is a US agency and so most of the content on site is in the public domain - but check if you plan to use the image.

anonymous on April 11, 2013:

I am a children's librarian and would love to be able to get a copy of the colouring page "a beautiful world starts with you". Any idea where I could find this?

HomeDecorKnight on September 30, 2012:

Amazing! these coloring page are looks good.

anonymous on August 25, 2012:

interesting,, and good...

caffimages on May 07, 2012:

Great lens. Kids need to know about the natural world!

anonymous on April 23, 2012:

This site is awesome! So many great ideas and printables for my preschool class! Thanks!

Stacy Birch on April 22, 2012:

Good lens.

R Toney on April 22, 2012:

this is awesome for the kids

karMALZEKE on April 22, 2012:

Coloring pages are great!

bgreen lm on April 22, 2012:

lovely Earth Day page, lots to do here for kids of all ages!!!

anonymous on April 22, 2012:

I have downloaded the earth page to print for my daughter. Thanks, she will love this. I am going to a very Earthy project with her I think.

futurefocus57 on April 21, 2012:

We are recycling better every day.

BestRatedStuff on April 21, 2012:

Great lens, loved the endangered species coloring pages best.

soaringsis on April 21, 2012:

I like the Earth day coloring books. Very informative info. Great lens

wahrsein on April 21, 2012:

good

Mahadihbk on April 21, 2012:

gr8 lens to paint

miaponzo on April 20, 2012:

I LOVE your cute ideas for Earth Day! Blessed!

intermarks on April 20, 2012:

A great lens for Earth Day. So Natural...

Eleanore09 on April 20, 2012:

I'm 16 years old but I still love coloring, thanks for the new pages! Great earth day lenes!

cjsysreform on April 20, 2012:

I love the bold graphics and bright, playful color scheme of this lens. Great job!

Rose Jones on April 20, 2012:

Good lens, pinned on my board - Fun For Kids

infiniti99 lm on April 20, 2012:

Very nice lens.Many very good ideas thank you for sharing

eazy20 on April 20, 2012:

Another great lens on earth day.

anonymous on April 20, 2012:

Great lens. God bless!

simpsonia on April 20, 2012:

Some great resources here, well done!

Adrijan on April 20, 2012:

Great lens, tnx

Heidi Vincent from GRENADA on April 20, 2012:

Good lens.

MartieG aka 'survivoryea' from Jersey Shore on April 20, 2012:

Great idea-my grandchildren would love to color these pictures/and learn something too!! :>)

anonymous on April 20, 2012:

Another wonderful earth day lens of you that I love :)

JoshK47 on April 19, 2012:

Absolutely wonderful stuff - Blessed by a SquidAngel! Hope you have a great Earth Day!

onelovelivity on January 26, 2012:

What a fabulous lens! I'm creating a small environmental children's museum and these are great resources. Thanks

anonymous on December 02, 2011:

I believe that by educating our kids to recycle is the best long term solution to having a green community. Thanks for the ideas. i will share you lense with some friends.

Kathy McGraw from California on August 05, 2011:

Perfect....am putting this on one of my Native American lenses as they were the first real stewards of the earth! Also Blessed :)

Peggy Hazelwood from Desert Southwest, U.S.A. on July 08, 2011:

Wonderful resources for teaching about the earth while the kids have fun! Adding a link to my Kids Recycle Projects lens. Thanks for the great resources!

TapIn2U on April 14, 2011:

Way to go for promoting Green! Love this fantastic lens and enjoyed the poll, too! Hey, I just published my fourth lens called the 3 Shortcuts to Happiness and would love to know what you think of it. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Blessings! Sundae ;-)

anonymous on April 13, 2011:

This is GREAT. I love all the free earth day printables and coloring pages. Blessed and lensrolled and will get a mention on the Free Printable Coloring Pages blog for sure.