Happy Earth Day! We want to help our kiddos understand why taking care of our planet is so important, and why we all love Planet Earth... like, love it so much we want to EAT it! Here's our favorite way to EAT DIRT! (If you're grossed out and thinking we're just as 'psycho' as our name implies, check out this article in the New York Times about how eating dirt is good for you.)
This dirty recipe is basically for the beloved pudding "dirt cups" we all remember, we really like the twist of layering the filling. You could use these to teach kids a mini lesson on sedimentary rock! Um... we know, we're grown-ups, but these are still totally delicious.
This dirt treat is probably a little more appropriate for the holiday at the end of October, but why not celebrate Dirt Earth Day with a creepy dirt pie!
More Cool Earth Day Snacks & Recipes
- Earth Day Cupcakes - these are almost too pretty to eat!
- Earth Day Muffins - almost as cool looking, and with a healthy twist.
- Spooky Graveyard Dirt Pie - RIP, PIE!
- Dirt Cake - ...dig in!
- Dirt & Sand Pudding Cups - for kids of all ages.
- Fruit flowers - 'plant' these on your plate
- Earth Day Bars - using ingredients from all around the world.
- Homemade Limeade - sayonara, Kool-Aid! This has only two ingredients! (plus it's green!)
Cool Earth Day Crafts!
- DIY Bubble refills - love the recycling of yogurt cups = no new plastic!
- A million things to make from a paper plate - almost every animal.
- Paper plate globe paint project - results are way cool.
- Tiny terrariums - so cute, we'd line the windowsill with these.
- Fun shaped crayons - use up the broken green and blue bits to make "earth" crayons!
- Recycled egg carton bugs - creepy, crawly, and totally eco!
- Shake-n-paint Earth - a fun slightly more active craft.
- Recycled magazine rack - decorate however you want!
- Craft flower bouquet - use up those crafty bits & pieces, + doesn't need water.
- Printable Earth Day pledge - for kiddos, but we could all stand to fill one out!
- Earth Day Sensory Science - neat way to talk about different animals & their habitats.
- Lights out! - Cute & easy way to remember to turn the lights out when you leave a room
If you have any up-cycled projects you want to share, we'd love to see. We're talking, taking an old rock t-shirt of dad's and making a cool summer dress, that kind of thing. However you choose to celebrate, we wish all of you a very happy and tasty Dirt Day!
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