Do you celebrate Earth Day with your students? If you do, and are looking for a fun, easy, FREE Earth Day project, you are in the right place!
These marble painted “earths in space” were a huge hit with my kindergarteners! After all, who doesn’t love marble painting?
To begin, you need white, blue, and green paint. You also need a tray of some sort to hold the paper and marbles in for the students to roll and shake. Copy paper lids work great!
Place the circle template (included at the end of this post) FACE DOWN in the tray. This ensures that the students can see the circle to cut out once it dries. If you paint on top of the circle – they can’t see it (I did that for the first one on accident!) 🙂
I also recommend taping down the paper to the tray so that it doesn’t slip around or lift up.
Put a few squirts of each color on top of the paper and about 4-5 marbles. Let the students roll away!
Take the paper out of the tray and let it dry. By the next day the students can easily cut out the circle (remember it is on the other side!).
Glue the “earth” on size 12×18 black construction paper near the top.
Have students complete the writing page “I can help the earth by:”
I chose to glue that down on half sheets of green for an extra bit of color – but you don’t have to.
To get the circle template and writing sheets, click HERE or on the picture below!
Alex
Founder at The Kindergarten Connection
Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.
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Thanks so much for this freebie! It is such a beautiful end-product, and we haven't done marble painting in my class yet…the students will be psyched!
You are so welcome! I hope they enjoy marble painting!! 🙂
I love this project! I was just thinking abut what project I would do for Earth Day………and now I know! I read this while I was still at work and am now prepped for my parent helper to start this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
Suzanne
You are welcome!! I am so glad you will be able to do it with your kiddos! I hope they enjoy it!
I'm planning to do this next week!! Already have a volunteer scheduled to help with it!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are so welcome! I saw your post with the pics of it on IG – they turned out adorable, thanks for sharing the pics! 🙂
I love this, I'll save it for next year!
Wonderful! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I love this, I'll save it for next year!
Thanks Ellen – I am glad you will be able to use it! 🙂
I had my Kindergarteners make a class book then take it home to share with their families on ways they help to take care of the Earth!
What a great idea! I love that – I will have to try that next year!
Hi, thanks for this craft. I have used marble painting with other themes. My kindergarteners love it.
You are so welcome Hazel! My kindergarteners love marble painting too – it is always a hit! 🙂