Let’s celebrate our amazing planet with this Earth tissue paper craft! Kids can create Earth out of tissue paper by scrunching and gluing pieces onto our free template.

The process is a great way for children in pre-k through 1st grade to develop fine motor skills. This planet Earth activity fits easily into about 25 to 30 minutes at home or at school.

Parents and teachers who want more projects like this one can explore our other easy Earth Day crafts for kids. The ideas focus on creativity and environmental awareness, using familiar supplies and recycled materials to help children connect art time with learning to care for our planet.

Collage of hands holding finished Earth tissue paper craft and printable template for easy kids Earth Day craft activity

Fine Motor Craft for Kids

This fun project has kids create Earth by scrunching and gluing colorful tissue paper onto a printable template. They will love the texture that’s made with their tissue paper art, and watching the planet take shape.

It’s an easy, hands-on way to involve children in Earth Day while talking about why we celebrate it. They’ll learn, have fun, and develop essential skills all at the same time, since scrunching tissue paper strengthens hand muscles and builds coordination and focus.

Grab our printable template and gather a few common supplies to begin. Keep reading below to find the step-by-step instructions. Kids will be so excited to show off their tissue paper Earth once they’ve finished!

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Tissue paper squares
Scissors
Glue
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Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Earth craft to life!

Hands holding a printable Earth template for kids craft, showing where to glue blue and green tissue paper for Earth Day activity

Take the Earth template. Help your child glue the blue tissue paper in the center and the green tissue paper around the edges to create the land and water. Crinkle the tissue paper before gluing for a fun, textured look.

Hands gluing blue tissue paper onto Earth template with green continents for easy Earth Day craft for kids

Grab the blue paper and glue the grass piece along the bottom to make a simple outdoor scene.

Hands holding blue background paper with green grass cutout glued on for Earth Day kids craft scene

Time to add some sky details! Glue the cloud pieces onto the blue background. Spread them out near the top to make it look bright and cheerful.

Hands gluing white cloud cutouts onto blue sky and green grass background for Earth Day kids craft scene

Take the arms and glue them onto the background so they stick out from each side where your Earth will go. You can angle them upward to make your Earth look extra happy.

Hands gluing purple paper arms onto sky background with clouds and grass for Earth Day kids craft scene

Glue the feet onto the grass near the bottom center. This helps position where your Earth will sit.

Hands gluing purple paper legs onto grass background with sky and clouds for Earth Day kids craft scene

Take your finished Earth tissue paper and glue it right in the center, overlapping the arms and just above the feet. Press it down gently so everything sticks well.

Hands gluing completed Earth tissue paper craft onto background with arms, legs, clouds, and grass for Earth Day kids activity

Let’s bring your Earth to life! Glue on the eyes near the top center of the Earth.

Hands gluing large cartoon eyes onto Earth tissue paper craft on sky and grass background for kids Earth Day activity

Color in the mouth piece and glue it just below the eyes.

Hands gluing red paper mouth onto Earth tissue paper craft with eyes on sky and grass background for kids Earth Day activity

Finally, add the finishing touch by gluing on the pink cheeks on each side of the mouth. This gives your Earth that cute, happy expression.

Hands gluing pink paper cheeks onto smiling Earth tissue paper craft on sky and grass background for kids Earth Day activity

This simple activity is a fun way for kids to practice fine motor skills while learning about our planet. It encourages creativity, builds hand strength, and opens the door for meaningful conversations about Earth Day and caring for the environment.

If you’re looking for more hands-on learning, be sure to check out the related crafts and activities below. They’re perfect for creating a well-rounded lesson plan at home or in the classroom.

Hands holding completed Earth tissue paper craft with smiling face on blue sky and green grass background for kids Earth Day activity

Earth Day Books for Children

I Am Earth is a great book to introduce children to the planet. It has simple and easy-to-understand text and fun illustrations that will keep kids engaged!

Heal The Earth takes kids on a magical journey around the world to help solve the problems we’re facing on this planet. The message of love and compassion is great for every child.

My Friend Earth is a favorite of parents and children alike! It has an environmentally conscious message and amazing die-cut pages kids can’t get enough of.

Side by side finished Earth tissue paper crafts with smiling face on blue sky and green grass background for kids Earth Day activity

More Classroom-Friendly Crafts

Torn Paper Earth Craft – Little hands can get a workout and bring the planet to life by tearing and gluing pieces of paper on our free template. This Earth Day activity will build fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, and hand-eye coordination with only a few simple supplies.

Earth Day Name Craft – Turn Earth Day into a sweet mix of art and learning! Kids will create the Earth out of paper, then spell their names inside hearts to show love for our planet. This hands-on activity is a great way for kids to practice spelling their name while adding a personal touch to their art.

collage image of Classroom-Friendly Crafts

Earth Day Card Craft – Share a little kindness this Earth Day by helping kids make a simple card for someone. They will have a chance to practice fine motor skills when they cut and glue the pieces together. This easy activity combines creativity and caring for our Earth in one project that kids will love to make and give.

Earth Paper Craft – Kids can bring their Earth to life by posing its bendy arms and legs. This hands-on activity is a fun and simple way to get little kids in on the day’s celebrations and is a great opportunity to talk about simple ways to care for our amazing planet.

No-Prep Learning Activities

Celebrate April 22 with our Earth Day dot marker printables that make learning colorful and fun. These hands-on worksheets will help your little ones practice letter recognition, counting, and fine motor skills. Kids will dot uppercase and lowercase Ee, count and mark numbers, and decorate a smiling Earth with these three pages. Parents and teachers alike will love how easy these activities are to use at home or in the classroom.

Make learning on Earth Day engaging with these Earth Day math worksheets. Kids will finish patterns, explore big or small, count and graph Earth themed images, and decide what is the same or different. Little hands will be busy building early math, reasoning, and problem solving skills while also practicing cutting and gluing. These free printables turn important concepts into playful challenges kids will be excited to complete.

Hands holding finished Earth tissue paper craft with big eyes and smile on blue sky and green grass background for kids Earth Day activity

These Earth Day tracing worksheets will keep little hands busy tracing uppercase and lowercase Ee, following wiggly and straight paths, and outlining the Earth. Each page completed will improve their grip strength, control, and confidence.

They make skill practice way more fun and engaging. Kids will sharpen early writing skills and create Earth themed artwork they will feel proud to share with each line they trace.

Turn Earth Day into hands-on learning fun with these Earth Day preschool cut and paste pages. The first two pages will have kids practicing number recognition and sequencing while snipping, sorting, and gluing.

The final page brings it all together as children build the full number sequence from 1–20. These early math practice worksheets are little little puzzles to solve!

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A completed craft of Earth tissue paper kids craft with smiling face on blue sky and green grass background for Earth Day activity

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