sustainable art projects for kids

community connection

Two children making paper pressed with compost flowers gifted by a local Hudson Valley florist.

By sourcing materials circularly, kids experience how sharing stories, art supplies, and ideas helps us all connect, through empathy and big-picture thinking.

ecological mindfulness

Softly colored handmade paper upcycled with art room paper scraps.

Children learn to care for the environment through hands-on, sustainable art practices that nurture awareness, gratitude, and respect for the natural world.

creative resilience

Child painting and collaging wearable cardboard wings shaped like a butterfly.

Through creative problem solving, kids develop self-efficacy, perspective taking, and nervous system regulation, key elements of perseverance.