Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet – Mindful Activities for Kids and Families
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the powerful connection between nature, wellbeing, and mindful living. Earth Day is more than a reminder to protect the planet—it’s a chance to reconnect with the earth, ourselves, and each other.
When we care for the planet, we also care for our mental, emotional, and physical health. From the air we breathe to the ground beneath our feet, nature offers calm, clarity, and healing.
In this post, you’ll find creative Earth Day activities for kids and families—including nature-inspired yoga, grounding breathing exercises, and mindful toolkits. These activities are perfect for home, the classroom, or outdoor learning environments, and are designed to inspire kindness, reflection, and a deeper connection to the world around us.
Let’s make Earth Day 2025 a moment to nurture our planet and our inner peace…because caring for the earth means caring for ourselves.
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Earth Day Activities: The HERE Earth Mindfulness Journal For Children
Help kids explore their emotions, practice gratitude, and connect with nature with this engaging Earth-themed mindfulness journal! Designed for self-reflection, emotional awareness, and creativity, this printable activity encourages children to express their feelings through drawing, colouring, and journaling.
Features:
Fun "Emotional Landscape" activity to draw how they feel
Encourages gratitude, kindness, and mindfulness
Helps kids develop emotional awareness & self-reflection
Printable & easy to use for classrooms, home, or therapy sessions
B&W pages to encourage colouring & drawing
Perfect for ages 5-12
Whether they’re feeling sunny, stormy, or somewhere in between, this journal helps children understand their emotions in a fun and creative way! 🎨💚
Developed and Designed by HERE Co-Founders Jen Armstrong MSc and Dana Olson 💚
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“Gentle Breezes and Bluebirds”
There is a weather proverb that states: “Bluebirds are a sign of spring, warm weather and gentle south breezes.” (The Old Farmer’s Almanac). Along with this, the spiritual meaning of bluebirds includes love, peace, trust, dedication and positive change. We thought this would make for a relevant theme right now, and the idea of being gentle on yourself too. Try the mantra: "I am peaceful. I find softness in my heart. May I be gentle on myself."
“Breaking Through Like A Lotus”
Lighter days are ahead. Just like the lotus flower, we can move through even the toughest of challenges and murky water, emerging stronger and more beautiful on the other side. Feel your roots grounding you into the earth… Feel your gentle heartbeat and slow down the breath…. Feel connected to yourself, and to nature… It is within us to rise through challenge, just as the lotus flower does.
