Cardboard Binoculars

STREAM Activity: Cardboard Binoculars

Look Closer This Earth Day!

Activity best for children ages three and up

Earth Day is a time to celebrate our planet and think about the many ways we can care for the world around us. From tall trees to tiny insects, nature is full of amazing things waiting to be discovered. With this craft, kids can make their own binoculars and become little explorers as they observe plants, animals, and the environment. Looking closely at nature helps friends practice observation and learn why it’s important to protect the environment we all share.

VOCABULARY

  • Environment: The natural world around us, including plants, animals, air, and water.

  • Observation: Looking closely at something to learn more.

GUIDING QUESTIONS

  • What new things can you observe when you look closely at nature through your binoculars?

  • Why do you think it’s important to take care of our earth?

MATERIALS

  • Cardboard Tubes

  • Stickers

  • Tape

  • Hole Puncher

  • String

  • Markers

  • Scissors

DIRECTIONS

STEP 1

Decorate your cardboard tubes with stickers and markers.

Decorate tubes

STEP 2

Use a hole puncher to make one hole on opposite ends of your cardboard tubes.

Hole punch tubes

STEP 3

Tape your cardboard tube together.

Tape tubes together

STEP 4

Cut a piece of string to your desired length. A longer string will give you more room to hang the binoculars around your neck.

Tie string to tubes

STEP 5

Tie each end of the string to the holes you punched. And start exploring!

Cardboard Binoculars