Free Printable 3D Earth Day Craft

This free printable 3D Earth Day craft is a fun, no-prep craft for April or a geography lesson. It will delight your little learners while challenging their fine motor skills. I hope you enjoy!

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This 3D Earth craft features fun wiggle legs and arms made by accordion pleating paper. This task is fantastic fine motor practice for little hands!

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This Earth Day craft makes a great library activity to go along with reading books like Biscuit's Earth Day Celebration.

Biscuit's Earth Day Celebration: A Springtime Book For Kids – A Picture...

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin (Author)
English (Publication Language)
24 Pages - 02/09/2010 (Publication Date) - HarperCollins (Publisher)

A printable Earth Day craft featuring a character holding various Earth templates, designed for easy Earth Day activities for kids, including preschool and elementary school projects.

Materials needed for an Earth Day paper craft

To make this craft, you will need:

Your free printable (look for the row of purple arrows pointing at the download button)
Printer access and paper
Bl unt tipped scissors
Glue stick

Fiskars Blunt-tip Safety-edge Blade Scissors Navy blue

Blunt-tip Safety-edge Scissors
Blade Sheath Included is an Eraser
Accommodates right and left-handed users

How to make a 3D globe craft

The first page of your PDF includes instructions. You may want to give everyone a copy, or you may want to print just one per table or one per class. It's up to you.

In addition to your PDF instructions, I also have a quick tutorial video for you:

First, print out one copy of page two and one copy of page three for each child who will be making the craft.

Cut out all pieces.

A paper craft of a smiling Earth character with flexible arms and legs, designed as a simple Earth Day craft for preschool and elementary school children, is displayed on a wooden table alongside a glue stick.

Fold the 2 earth shapes with no face in half then glue two halves together, as shown:

A pair of hands holds a folded white circle, with a colorful Earth template and various craft supplies, including green boots and blue strips, set on a wooden surface, illustrating simple Earth Day crafts for kids.

To make the wiggle arms and legs, take one strip and fold a small section forward.

Then, fold the next section backward, creating a zigzag fold.

Keep folding back and forth until the whole strip is folded.

A person's hands are shown assembling simple Earth Day crafts for kids, featuring a colorful paper Earth, strips of blue paper, and a green boot, suitable for preschool and elementary school activities.

Repeat for the second leg and for the arms.

Glue the hands to the short strips of paper and the feet to the long strips of paper.

An arrangement of cut-out Earth templates, green boots, blue strips, and handcutouts, suitable for easy Earth Day crafts for kids and preschool activities.

Glue the arms and legs to the white side of the 2 Earth shapes that you previously glued together.

A pair of hands assembles a colorful Earth-themed craft featuring a circular Earth shape on top of a character body made of paper, representing simple Earth Day crafts for kids.

Glue the earth shape with the face to the white side of the white side of the 2 Earth shapes that now have the arms and feet glued to them to create the 3D shape.

A person is assembling a cheerful Earth character with paper arms and legs as part of simple Earth Day crafts aimed at preschoolers and young children.

A child's cutout craft of a smiling Earth character with arms and legs made from colored paper is being held by two hands against a wooden surface, representing simple Earth Day crafts for kids.

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I hope you and your little learners enjoy this Earth craft! Make sure to check out the posts below for more spring themed activities for your family: