What is the Theme for Earth Day 2026?
“Our Power, Our Planet” is the theme for this year’s Earth Day celebration. The theme highlights the role of individuals in protecting the environment by taking action for clear air, water, energy, protected natural resources, and a stable climate.
Virtual Earth Day Activities for Your Team
Think there are limited ways to celebrate Earth Day virtually? We have got you covered. From eco-conscious team-building games to insightful seminars, we have compiled this list of virtual Earth Day activities to help you celebrate the planet.
1. Earth Day – Guess the Picture
Hooray Teams’ Earth Day Guess the Picture is perfect for teams to enjoy a nature-inspired visual challenge together. A lively host will share the screen and display various images, such as natural landscapes, terrain textures, and stills from nature documentaries, all filtered.
Team members need to guess who or what is shown in cleverly cropped, blurred, zoomed-in, or pixelated images, within a set time to score points. Best of all, you can tailor the game with custom categories for a personalized experience.
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2. Earth Day Trivia
Earth Day online activities, like Earth Day Trivia by Hooray Teams, will get your team competing and learning more about our planet in a fun way. A professional host will guide everyone through four to five rounds of questions and share amazing new fun facts, so your team walks away even more enlightened. Want to add a personal touch? Hooray Teams offers the flexibility to customize the rounds to match your team’s preferences.
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3. Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
Join your team for a fun, eco-friendly adventure with virtual Earth Day activities like Hooray Teams’ Earth Day Scavenger Hunt. A dedicated host will share a series of eco-friendly prompts and challenges related to Earth Day. Your team will follow these prompts to identify sustainable items, such as reusable water bottles, plantable stationery, or cloth bags, in their immediate surroundings. To recognize everyone’s efforts, you can hand out prizes such as a plant or reusable items, or make donations to environmental causes in their name.
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4. Virtual Yoga for Earth Day
Bring exercise and relaxation into your team’s workday with Hooray Teams’ Virtual Yoga for Earth Day. This virtual event will help teams stay grounded and reconnect with nature. An expert yoga instructor will guide everyone through various yoga poses and mindful breathing exercises. The session can be customized to accommodate different skill levels, pace, and movement restrictions, ensuring a safe and inclusive experience for everyone.
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5. Virtual Earth Day Mini Games
Get your team ready to celebrate the planet with virtual Earth Day activities, like Hooray Teams’ Virtual Earth Day Mini Games. Compete head-to-head in a series of exciting eco-themed mini-challenges like trivia, bingo, and image puzzles to earn points. A professional host will be there to guide your team, track scores, and keep everyone engaged throughout the hour-long event. The games will bring out your competitive spirit while you learn interesting facts about the environment.
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6. Best Out of Waste Workshop
If you and your team look around your homes, you may find things you no longer use or need collecting dust. Rather than discarding them, why not breathe new life into these items through upcycling? You can use old materials such as paper, cardboard, fabric, or containers to create something useful during the workshop.
Try these ideas for your ‘Best Out of Waste’ projects:
🥫Tin can planters
💿 CD mosaics
🍾 Cork coasters
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7. Zen Earth Day Meditation Class
If you’re looking for calming Earth Day activities, join the Hooray Teams’ Zen Earth Day Meditation event to enjoy a grounding experience that connects you to nature. An expert meditation master will guide you to achieve mindfulness using breathing, stillness, and visualization techniques to enhance inner peace. Participants can also participate in an interactive Q&A to share personal reflections and even tailor the session to specific goals for a customized experience.
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8. DIY Terrarium Making
Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Earth Day at work? Virtual Earth Day activities like Hooray Teams’ Virtual Terrarium session are beginner-friendly events for teams to flex their green thumbs. An experienced host will lead your team through the process of building your own mini-green paradise by layering sand, rocks, moss, and plants in a glass jar. You’ll also pick up tips on how to keep your terrarium thriving in any setting. Before the class, Hooray Teams will send each team member a custom terrarium kit with all the required materials for a hassle-free experience.
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9. Organize Plantation and Composting Seminar
If you are hunting for what to do for Earth Day at work, organize a hands-on planting and composting seminar. Invite a composting expert to walk your team through the fundamentals of composting so teams can practice in their own backyards. They can explain the different composting techniques and share how composting can significantly benefit plants, gardens, and the planet as a whole. Make it easy and fun for your team to create compost at home from everyday organic waste like food scraps and yard clippings.
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10. Earth Day Bingo
If you’re looking for fun and engaging Earth Day activities, check out Hooray Teams’ Virtual Earth Day Bingo. An expert host will share digital bingo cards packed with themed prompts or trivia questions via email or a dedicated platform. Participants need to listen to the host’s call, mark off matching items, complete a winning pattern, and shout ‘Bingo!’ to claim the win.
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11. Sustainable Cooking Classes
Earth Day team-building activities, such as sustainable cooking classes, can promote a healthy lifestyle for your team and reduce environmental impact. Through these classes, you can introduce your team to a variety of delicious plant-based meal-prep options. You and your colleagues can join the Hooray Teams’ Vegan Cooking Class, where you’ll cook and learn about the benefits of vegan meals together. An expert chef will guide you step-by-step through multiple recipes, with helpful tips along the way.
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12. Nature Painting Class
The Hooray Teams’ Virtual Nature Painting Class gives teams the opportunity to flex their creative side in a sustainable way. Guided by an expert artist, you and your team will create nature-inspired paintings on themes like scenic mountain ranges, landscapes, flower beds, or lush meadows. Prior to the event, everyone will receive eco-friendly painting kits so they don’t have to source anything in advance.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is Earth Day?
Earth Day is celebrated to raise awareness and encourage action to protect our planet and the environment. People typically participate in events and workshops to learn sustainable practices and take preventive measures to protect the environment.
When is Earth Day 2026?
Earth Day 2026 is celebrated on April 22 each year.
What is the theme for Earth Day 2026?
The theme for Earth Day 2026 is Our Power, Our Planet.
What are some ideas for Earth Day activities at work?
There are many Earth Day office activities to engage employees in sustainability efforts. You could organize a local clean-up event, host an eco-friendly workshop, or start a small office garden to promote green practices. Additionally, planting a tree, organizing an Earth Day trivia event, or setting up a donation drive for environmental causes can all help raise awareness.
What are some Earth Day virtual team building activities?
Themed trivia, bingo, vegan cooking classes, and scavenger hunts are some of the best virtual activities for Earth Day.
What are some fun virtual Earth Day activities?
Earth Day guess-the-picture, green bingo, and sustainability feud are among the fun virtual Earth Day activities.
What can I do for Earth Day at home?
To help the planet, take a pledge to attain a sustainable lifestyle. Try to follow a plant-based diet at least one day each week. Unplug devices and turn off home appliances when not in use. Lastly, follow a zero-waste lifestyle or practice minimalism. You can start with these small changes in your everyday life and eventually make a larger impact on the planet.
What to do for Earth Day at work virtually?
You can host themed games such as trivia and bingo, run poster-making competitions, or watch a nature-inspired documentary together. Another idea is to have employees calculate their carbon footprint and discuss ways to reduce it.