{"id":29554,"date":"2026-05-01T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=29554"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:41:46","slug":"earth-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/05\/01\/earth-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday marked Earth Day 2026 so within the STEAM room we have spent this week learning more about our planet. We started by making the planet in a variety of creative ways- playdough, gloop and collage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/05\/01\/earth-day-2026\/fd50a8ec-5d4e-4a79-92f7-4b64c70f10f8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29555\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074820\/FD50A8EC-5D4E-4A79-92F7-4B64C70F10F8.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also created the earth by colouring in the sea on a paper plate then planting cress seeds on the cotton wool to represent the countries. We had lots of chat about the different countries everyone has visited on their holidays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/05\/01\/earth-day-2026\/d3b69ecc-8675-44a0-989a-c9c2b34d0b96\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29557\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074827\/D3B69ECC-8675-44A0-989A-C9C2B34D0B96.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we made something to help look after our planet. We cut the paper from the recycling bin and soaked it in green and blue water for two days before draining the water away. We took a small amount of paper and created a well to place some wild flower seeds inside then we squeezed any excess water away and rolled it into a ball so it looked just like Earth. The boys and girls are very excited to plant the seed bombs in their gardens or plant pots at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/05\/01\/earth-day-2026\/d2e25e32-7959-4e8d-b84d-8f26e9ef7a3f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29556\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24074823\/D2E25E32-7959-4E8D-B84D-8F26E9EF7A3F.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UNCRC Article 13- You have the right to find out things and say what you think through making art, speaking and writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday marked Earth Day 2026 so within the STEAM room we have spent this week learning more about our planet. We started by making the planet in a variety of creative ways- playdough, gloop and collage. We also created the earth by colouring in the sea on a paper plate then planting cress seeds on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2026\/05\/01\/earth-day-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Earth Day 2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36352,"featured_media":29561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447273,2508,447347,447356],"tags":[447421,447422,16803,135],"class_list":["post-29554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creativity","category-expressive-arts","category-imaginative-thinking","category-nature","tag-earth-day-2026","tag-our-planet","tag-recycling","tag-science"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2026\/04\/24083644\/FC859386-E6A2-4582-A3EC-0E890D1CFF30.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29554"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29560,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29554\/revisions\/29560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}