Earth Craft for Kids

This earth craft for kids comes with a free printable and is a fun way to celebrate the beautiful world we have been given. It’s an easy craft for kids of all ages.

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Earth Craft for Kids

This craft was originally made for my AWANA Cubbies series, which I created in 2013. It provided leaders with a craft that corresponds with every Bear Hug. The Cubbies curriculum has since changed, but I wanted to leave this word trail in here just in case there are other Cubbies craft involving the world.

This earth craft was originally for Awana Cubbies Bear Hug #2 Craft, which taught the scripture, “God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1.

All that said, this world craft is not limited to Cubbies. You could do this activity for Earth Day, lessons on the solar system, or any lesson about our planet. It is accessible to preschool-age kids and older.

Materials Needed for this Earth Craft for Kids

Paper Plates

Glue Sticks

Green Tissue paper or Crepe Paper

World Printable

Scripture Printable

Scissors

Kid Scissors (optional)

Blue Craft Paint

Sponge or Paint Brush (not pictured)

You will want a simple picture of the world. We prepped these for our leaders by cutting out one for each child. The AWANA Cubbies book has the earth you see above in the leader’s guide that you can copy. It prints to the perfect size. However, I made a printable of a simple outline of our Earth as well.

I also made a printable of the scripture for this Bear Hug. Print it out and cut into strips in preparation for your group meeting.

The kids will take the scripture and glue it on the back of the plate. Glue sticks work best. This is a great way to continue to instill the scripture for kids when they return home with their craft.

They will take the outline of the earth and glue it to the front of the plate.

There are different ways to prepare the tissue or crepe paper. We are sending whole pieces for the kids to either cut up with kid scissors or tear up by hand. You could prep this part if you want.

When I did the project, I cut the tissue paper into strips and then cut the strips into small pieces for efficiency’s sake. The kids would have fun tearing them up, but it really depends on the time allowance for the craft. You will want to do this before painting the plate.

Using blue tempera paint, paint the front of the paint. Another type of paint would work well too, but it helps that you can see through the particular kind of paint I used (tempera). You will want to check that you can still see through the paint before starting the project. I just used a sponge brush to cover the entire plate.

It is time to stick on the little, green pieces of tissue paper. The tissue paper sticks directly to the paint – no glue required. If the paint is drying too quickly, you’ll want to just paint a little more on the green areas of the earth. Remember, we had an adult doing the one pictured above, so your kids’ plates will look a little more abstract. That’s OK. They’ll get the idea and have a lot of fun in the process.