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20+ Fun Earth Day Icebreakers To Celebrate At Work

Fun And Engaging Earth Day Icebreakers

Sustainability Icebreakers For Earth Day

This article will feature 50+ Earth Day icebreakers and sustainability icebreakers, including trivia, icebreaker questions, this or that, and free virtual game ideas.

Celebrating Earth Day with your remote team is an opportunity to learn, connect and have fun together. As companies, we have a platform to empower our teams, and we can do so in a way that is engaging and interactive and helps teams bond and get to know one another.

Whether you are hosting an Earth Day event or hosting sustainability training for your team, our Earth Day team building activities, Earth Day Trivia, and Earth Day icebreakers will help engage your team and elevate any event.

1. Earth Day Quiz

To inspire your team and help them engage with Earth Day activities, find opportunities to help them learn while getting valuable hands-on experience.

If you are hosting a Zero Waste Cooking class, take an Upcycled Foods quiz to learn more about food waste and find ways to get creative. Or, if your team is learning how to garden through an Herb Gardening experience, incorporate regenerative gardening or a nature and happiness quiz!

2. Sustainable Scavenger Hunt

In this fast-paced game and energizing team, participants will race against the clock and one another to find as many sustainable items in their homes. Find out who among you has the most eco-friendly kitchen or household products and on-the-go items to help you reduce waste.

This is a great opportunity to learn from each other and get inspired to make a difference from home. So, give your team an Earth Day scavenger hunt bingo card and challenge them to go on the hunt!

To learn more about KraftyLab’s virtual Scavenger Hunt Experience, click here!


3. EARTH DAY TEAM BINGO

In this quick and easy game, your team will work together to find out who among them is the most sustainable! This free bingo card includes 25 eco-friendly practices, including eating plant-based, driving an electric car, and buying loose produce, which will help identify all the things your team may already be doing without noticing they are supporting the planet.

4. earth day TEAM TRIVIA

Find out how well-versed your team is about sustainability topics in this fun game of trivia! This fun game will include topics like food waste, sustainable alternatives like eco-friendly cleaning and household products, and recyclable products and packaging. Check out 10+ Trivia Questions to kick-start any meeting or Earth Day event!

1. What is the biggest country by land area in the world?

  • Russia

  • Canada

  • China

2. What is the longest river in the United States?

  • Mississippi River

  • Yukon River

  • Missouri River

3. Which of the following is a sign of climate change?

  • Increase in extreme weather events

  • Tectonic plates shifting 

  • Decreasing sea levels

4. Which country has the highest electric car use per capita?

  • Norway

  • Japan

  • Netherlands

5. Which brand was the first to turn plastic waste into clothing? 

  • The North Face

  • Mountain Hardware

  • Patagonia

6. Which of the following textiles does not shed microfibers?

  • Linen

  • Nylon

  • Spandex

7. Which of the following countries is a global waste management and recycling leader?

  • Finland

  • Ireland

  • Germany

8. How much of the United States food waste comes directly from households?

  • 23%

  • 43%

  • 63%

9. What is the world’s largest source of renewable energy?

  • Hydropower

  • Solar power

  • Bioenergy

10. Which of the following is a regenerative agriculture practice?

  • Crop rotation

  • Overgrazing

  • Monocropping

To learn more about KraftyLab’s virtual trivia game, click here!

5. Sustainability Jargon quiz

Sustainability terms, jargon, and buzzwords can be confusing, but they can help improve our environmental literacy and awareness. Do you think your team knows the difference between carbon footprint and ecological footprint, or what’s the difference between a product that is compostable versus biodegradable? Check out this Sustainability Jargon quiz, and get ready for a challenge!

6. Waste Sorting Game

Ever heard of wish cycling? It happens when consumers are not clear about which items can actually be recycled. In turn, non-recyclable items contaminate the recycling bin, making it hard for items to be recycled. It is often done out of good intentions but is not helpful or wise. To remedy this, you can play this Waste Sorting Game with your team and learn together!

7. get to know you questions

We can use Earth Day as a way for your teams to get to know each other better and learn a little more about their daily habits, what they learned from your Earth Day activities, and how inspired they are moving forward.

  1. What is your favorite zero-waste swap?

  2. What is your favorite resource for sustainability content?

  3. Do you have any sustainability goals?

  4. What eco-friendly thing do you already do without noticing?

  5. What sustainability topic would like to learn more about? eg. food waste, renewable energy etc.

8. EARTH DAY THIS OR THAT

  • Zero Waste cooking class or gardening class?

  • Herb gardening or vegetable gardening?

  • Plant a tree or set up a bird feeder?

  • Carpool or take public transportation?

  • Earth Day trivia or Earth Day scavenger hunt?

  • Nature walk or go for a hike?

  • Clean up your local park or build a community garden?

  • Host a clothes swap or set up a neighborhood compost bin?

  • Shop in bulk or shop at a local farmer’s market?

  • Buy second-hand clothing or buy sustainable clothing?

What’s Next?

If you have not yet booked your Earth Day experience, browse through our Earth Day Catalog and find an activity or game that suits your team. This catalog is full of fun sustainable experiences and fun DIY experiences for your team, including gardening classes, zero-waste cooking classes, sustainability workshops, and mead tasting for a unique happy hour!

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Earth Day This Or That Questions.

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