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Mosaic Earth
Mosaic Earth
"Make this adorable Earth Day craft out of construction paper, or use recycled magazines to really get the message across! April is Earth Month and the 22nd of April is Earth Day. Earth month is a great time to talk to children about taking care of our Earth and being mindful of what we do with everything we use. Make this adorable Earth Day craft out of construction paper, or use recycled magazines to really get the message across! "
Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts
Materials List
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1/2 sheets of construction paper in blue, green, white, and tan or brown
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1 Piece of recycled cardboard cereal box, snack box, note pad, etc
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12 inch piece of yarn
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6 pony beans green, blue and white
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Scissors
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Glue stick
- Tape
- Earth pattern
Instructions
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Print the pattern and cut around the outer circle. Trace around the pattern circle onto the cardboard and cut out the cardboard circle. Place pattern over the cardboard circle, and using a pen trace over the pattern, pressing firmly to create indents in the cardboard below. Remove the pattern and lightly trace the indents with a pencil to make them easier to see. Cut construction paper into strips, and then into squares.
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Begin with the blue. Use a glue stick to makes sections of the ocean sticky, then place the blue squares onto the glue. Overlap the edges and leave a space between each square. When finished with the oceans, start gluing on the green land, you can mix in some brown as well into the land masses. Lastly, cover the top section with white squares and add a few white squares around the earth for clouds.
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Visit https://craftsbyamanda.com/earth-day-craft-mosaic-earth/ for full printable recipe.
