Earth Day Cupcakes that are easy and fun to make to celebrate Earth Day in April! Learning about the environment and our Earth in a fun way!

Earth Day Cupcakes With A Surprise

Earth Day is just around the corner and this is the perfect activity to make with the kids at home to celebrate.

Let your children help in the kitchen when creating these fun Earth Day cupcakes and turn baking time into a fun educational lesson!

One of my favorite things about this recipe is not only the fact that we get to make a yummy treat for us to enjoy but this recipe also has a fun surprise inside.

I bet your family will have so much fun making these at home.

It’s a great way to get the kids involved in the kitchen, practicing math skills, all while learning about the Earth.

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How Is This Recipe Educational

This fun kitchen activity will simulate the earth’s core, though not exact in color, it still provides an opportunity for a learning experience for your children.

There are so many activities and fun lesson opportunities to create with this fun cupcake recipe.

Here are some examples of what kids are covering when creating these Earth Day cupcakes.

• Science
• Math
• Taking care of the Earth
• Cooking
• Creativity

Questions to ask during baking:

• Talk about what makes up the earth’s core and how many layers there are. 
• Share about the Earth and talk about what can you do to help take care of the Earth.
• Talk about the body of water and land covering the Earth

Ingredients Needed For Earth Day Cupcakes

What I love about this recipe is that we are not making the cake recipe from scratch.

You are more than welcome to do so, I want to make sure that this activity is easy for the kids to make.

So using a box cake mix is perfectly fine if you want it to be quick and easy.

Plus, with so many amazing brands out there now you can easily create this recipe dairy-free or gluten-free if necessary.

• 1 box of cupcake mix, prepared
• 1 can of frosting
• Blue & green food coloring
• Marshmallow bag
• Red or orange jelly beans

How To Make Earth Day Cupcakes

This Earth Day activity is perfect for the kids to add to any science Earth lessons.

Let your imagination and science lead the way.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix your cupcake mix according to the package.
• Line a cupcake tin with the cupcake paper liners and fill 2/3 of the way full with cake batter.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow cupcakes to cool completely. 

How To Make The Earth Core Center In Cupcakes

This is my favorite part of this entire recipe.

My girls think it’s the coolest thing when they get to enjoy them after baking.

• Scoop out the center of each cupcake using a melon scooper or a spoon.
• Cut a marshmallow in half and press a red or orange jelly bean into the center.
• Now place your marshmallow in the center of the cupcake, right where you created your hole.
• To finish up, separate the frosting into two equal amounts.
• Color one of the frosting halves with green food coloring.
• Now color the second half of your frosting with blue food coloring.
• Spoon into a pastry bag or zip-lock bag.
• If using a zip-lock bag cut the corner and frost the top of the cupcakes.
• Use a butter knife or spreader to swirl the colors together.

Favorite Must-Have Kids Kitchen Supplies

Such an easy, but yet super fun learning and yummy activity for the kiddos!

Take your kids to the kitchen for a fun Science and Math lesson this week!

Create these fun Earth Day sweet treats to share with friends.

Oh, and don’t forget to plant some flowers outdoors to celebrate Earth Day!

Learning About Earth Day

More Cupcake Recipes From The Blog

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How do you celebrate Earth Day?