Celebrate Earth Day with kid-friendly online activities

RICHMOND, Virginia - Families can celebrate Earth Day's 50th anniversary, which is today, with activities that highlight clean energy, sustainability and conservation.

With many families working and learning remotely, these activities allow families to celebrate from the safety of their own home.

Topics include:

- Pollinators: Get Pumped About Pollinators

What are pollinators? Do you have any in your yard or in your neighborhood? What kinds of plants attract them? Included is a scavenger hunt to learn all about bees, bats, birds and more.

- Energy Conservation: Recycling Rocks

Reusing and repurposing materials around the house is a great way to harness creative energy. Included are numerous Earth Day crafts.

- Solar Energy: D-I-Y Solar Oven S'mores

Have you ever harnessed the power of the sun? Build your own solar oven to make one of the best snacks around.

- Wind Energy: Wind-Powered Sail Car

Wind is power. Try to build your own wind-powered vehicle.

- Water Conservation: All About Water

Where does water come from? What happens to water when it goes down the drain? How is water cleaned? Numerous experiments are included.

Links to the activities and more information can be found at https://www.dominionenergy.com/earthday. Links include activities such as a scavenger hunt, coloring pages, ideas for painting paper bags, creating pebble art, making wildflower seed bombs, creating a bug hotel or a hanging planter out of a plastic bottle and much more.

Families are encouraged to share their creations on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by tagging @DominionEnergy to be featured in Dominion's activity highlights reel Friday.

For more information on Dominion Energy's efforts to continue delivering energy safely and reliably while supporting the national effort to manage the spread of the coronavirus, visit www.dominionenergy.com/coronavirus.

For more information about Dominion Energy's environmental stewardship, visit https://www.dominionenergy.com/ourpromise/environment-social.