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April 19, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic In Schoolyard Gardens

5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

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Having a schoolyard garden means that you’re already a wonderful steward of the earth. Take a minute to give yourself a pat on the back, because in a way, you celebrate the earth every time you visit your garden!

In honor of the official Earth Day, we’d like  to share a few other ways you, your students and their families can celebrate mother earth.

To expand on these 5 fun ways to celebrate, check out the links below –

1.) Check local event calendars to find Earth Day events near you.

  • KC Can Compost – Urban Composting Made Easy, Earth Day 2022 and Earth Festival (EF22)
  • Lake Side Nature Center – Celebrating Earth Day
  • Kansas City Zoo – Party for the Planet

2.) Go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt – Create your own or use our Take a Walk and Explore Your World lesson plan.

3.) Try a new recipe using vegetables and fruits. I have listed a few of our favorite SYG spring garden recipes below and you can find our full list here.

  • Garden Pesto Pizza
  • Green Onion Cream Cheese Dip
  • Garden Veggie Wrap

If a recipe isn’t in the cards for you this spring, try our Taste Test Evaluation Activity instead. This is a fun way to get students trying veggies right there in the garden and it doesn’t require any additional ingredients! If you do this activity, please be sure to snap a photo of the results and send it to your SYG coordinator.

4.) Create art using recycled materials.

  • Check out our Potato Vegetable Spotlight featuring the Recycled Garden Art activity.
  • Make recycled art with friends at the Merriam Community Center – Kids DIY Earth Day Upcycled Crafts Workshop

5.) Have an Earth Day Dance Party with some of our favorite nature themed kids songs –

  • Earth Worms by Blake Rules
  • Bees by Blake Rules
  • Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz) by The Laurie Berkner Band
  • The Vegetable Song
  • Pick it Up (Earth Day Rap Song)

Happy Earth Day everyone!

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  • New Recipe Video – Quick Pickled Red Onions Tuesday, 17, May
  • New Recipe Video- Grated Raw Beet Salad Tuesday, 10, May
  • Thin Your Plants with a Side of Ranch – New Recipe Video! Monday, 2, May
  • Tomato Days 2022 – Your Official Guide To KCCG’s Warm Season Plant Sale Wednesday, 27, Apr
  • Test Test Evaluation Contest Monday, 25, Apr

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