This Interesting Facts About Earth + Earth Day Craft for Kids combines learning fun with creativity by letting children make a planet Earth craft while discovering cool facts about our world.
Begin by printing your Earth template. The download is free and can be found at the bottom of this page.
Trace the template pieces onto blue and green card. Cut out the Blue circle for the ocean and the green land template pieces.
You can now glue all the parts to your planet Earth.
Once completed you are ready to make a space themed background for your planet. Alternatively you can simply stick onto paper with lines below if you wish to make this into a craft and writing exercise for the kids.
To create a background, grab a piece of black construction paper and splatter white paint onto the background.
You could also add specks of gold, silver or purple to make it a little different.
Once the background is dry prepare to paste your Planet Earth Craft to the background. It will look great and can be used as a display or a craft to take home. Your planet Earth craft is now complete.