Nature-Inspired Things To Do At Home:
Earth Day Edition

Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive!

That’s why every April 22 for the past 50 years, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day.

Join the San Antonio Botanical Garden in celebrating our planet and Earth Day's 50th anniversary with these at-home activities.


Kid's Nature Activity
Earth Seed Bombs

Celebrate Earth Day by creating homemade seed bombs shaped like our planet with construction paper and plant seeds.
Five Things You Can Do To Help Protect The Earth
  1. Eat local - Grow your own organic food or support your local farmers market.
  2. Conserve water - Water your plants early morning or late at night.
  3. Minimize environmental contamination - Reduce your use of toxic pesticides outside.
  4. Minimize air pollution - Bike more. Walk more. Ride the bus more.
  5. Eliminate waste - Remember the 3 R's. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Earth Day Reading: Children's Book
Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plants! (Gilbert Goes Green)
Written and illustrated by Diane DeGroat

Gilbert has trouble coming up with ideas. First he couldn't think of a springtime poem, and now he needs an idea for an Earth Day project. A distressing class picnic inspires him, and he comes up with an Earth Day project that even Mrs. Byrd thinks is the best idea yet. Learn more.
Fresh-Picked Recipes
Super Veggie
Stir-Fry

Prepare a healthy plant-based stir-fry with the family . More recipes at CHEFSA.org .
Dirty Chai Pancakes with Rhubarb Vanilla Compote

Flip the script on breakfast with this healthy and delicious plant-based pancake recipe.