Plastic Free July is the perfect opportunity to encourage children to learn about protecting our planet through fun, hands-on activities. By helping kids understand the impact of plastic waste and the importance of making sustainable choices, we can inspire positive habits that last a lifetime.
1. Design Your Own Reusable Water Bottle Worksheet
Encourage children to think about sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics with the Design Your Own Reusable Water Bottle worksheet. This fun and creative activity invites kids to personalise a reusable water bottle using Plastic Free July-themed illustrations, eco-friendly symbols, and positive environmental messages.
Things you’ll need:
- Printed template
- Colouring supplies (markers, crayons, or pencil colours)
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Step 1: Download & Print
Download and print your worksheet.
Step 2: Explore the Worksheet
Take a look at the worksheet. You’ll find a reusable water bottle outline along with Plastic Free July icons such as the Earth, recycling symbol, ocean, plastic bottle, and more.
Step 3: Gather Your Supplies
Gather your colouring supplies, such as crayons, coloured pencils, or markers.
Step 4: Design Your Water Bottle
Colour your reusable water bottle and decorate it with your own creative designs, patterns, or messages.
Step 5: Colour the Icons
Colour the Plastic Free July icons using your favourite colours.
Step 6: Cut Out the Icons
Carefully cut out the icons along the dotted lines.
Step 7: Create Your Design
Paste the coloured icons onto your bottle design to create a unique and personalised Plastic Free July water bottle.
Step 8: Share Your Creation
Show off your finished design to your classmates, friends, or family and share how using a reusable water bottle helps reduce plastic waste and protect our environment.
2. Clean Up the Beach - Worksheet
Help kids discover the importance of protecting our oceans and coastlines with this engaging beach clean-up activity. In this worksheet kids are challenged to sort different types of litter into the correct recycling, compost, and general waste bins, learning how proper waste disposal helps prevent pollution and keeps our beaches clean.
Things you’ll need:
- Printed template
- Colouring supplies (markers, crayons, or pencil colours)
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Step 1: Download & Print
Download and print your worksheet.
Step 2: Explore the Worksheet
Take a look at the different waste items on the page, such as bottles, cans, wrappers, paper, and garden waste. You’ll also see four bins:
- Green Lid Bin – Garden Organics
- Red Lid Bin – General Waste
- Yellow Lid Bin – Mixed Recycling
- Blue Lid Bin – Paper & Cardboard
Step 3: Gather Your Supplies
Grab your colouring pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, and glue.
Step 4: Cut Out the Waste Items
Carefully cut out each waste item along the dotted lines.
Step 5: Sort the Waste
Decide which bin each item belongs in and paste it onto the correct bin.
Step 6: Check Your Recycling Skills
See how many items you sorted correctly and learn how proper waste sorting helps keep our beaches and environment clean.
Step 7: Share Your Work
Show your completed worksheet to your classmates, friends, or family and talk about why recycling and disposing of waste correctly helps protect our oceans and wildlife.
Looking for More Inspiration?
Plastic Free July is a great opportunity to encourage children to think about how their everyday choices can help protect the environment. Through creative upcycling projects using items such as empty bottles, tissue boxes, and disposable cups, kids can discover the value of reusing materials and learn that small actions can make a big difference.
To continue the learning journey, we’ve created two fun and interactive worksheets that help children explore plastic pollution, make more sustainable choices, and develop creativity, critical thinking, and environmental awareness.
