This Adorable Smiling Earth Card Is Easy to Make at Home — Here's How

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual celebration of Mother Nature — and the perfect opportunity to chat with kids about all that our planet provides. These Earth Day crafts will give little ones a chance to explore the world around them while gathering supplies like pebbles and wild flowers and to think about what they can do to help protect the environment.

These simple Earth Day craft projects for preschoolers and kindergarteners include activities such as making paper plate suns, Earth Day garlands and recycled crafts, from plastic lid ladybugs to bottle cap flowers. You can even watch as kids decorate cardboard and cardstock to create milk carton birdhouses, craft stick flower pots and papier-mâché fish. What's more, adult crafters would get a kick out of creating rainbow clutches and terrarium pillows — perfect if they have an affinity for upcycling ideas.

Whether you're searching for an Earth Day project of your own or one for an aspiring crafter in your life, these projects are informative ways to show that even the smallest acts can affect change.