Reusing Paper, Cardboard, & Boxes
As summer's coming to an end, maybe you'd like to create a travel memory box. This one, provided by Bluebonnet Village is simple and clever http://www.bluebonnetvillage.com/school-... Here's one for the birds, two decorative birdhouses one that recycles milk cartons and the other that recycles paper towel tubes, courtesy of Bluebonnet Village http://www.bluebonnetvillage.com/school-... Here's a great idea for an indoor/outdoor activity. Make a paper bag picnic basket and take it to the local park and, have a picnic http://www.earlychildhood.com/artsncraft... courtesy of EarlyChildhood.com A clever way to recycle cereal boxes http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plain... that can also be given as a gift; make use of recycled wallpaper as well A neat way to make envelopes http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plain... it uses recycled wallpaper Check out this mobile reusing cardboard and aluminum foil http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/cosmic....
Reusing Jars, Cans, & Containers
Need a place to store small items such as pins, needles, buttons, or screws, bolts, and nails? Here's a nice gift to give either mom or dad or a favorite relative http://www.bluebonnetvillage.com/school1... How about a drum set? This one recommends a coffee can but you could also try empty chip cans, or packaged food containers http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/cofdrum... Lids from various plastic containers can become clever coasters with a little creativity http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/coaster... Resuse a milk carton container to make a candle, this one is for the older kids, as it uses hot wax http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/mcandle... Make use of those tin lids from juice containers, a suggestion from a traveling family is photo frames http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/phframe... or try using the lids for these neat angels http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/16... If you have larger lids try these angels http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/16...
Miscellaneous Items
In the age of modern technology, old CDs abound. Here's a clever idea from Bluebonnet Village, coasters http://www.bluebonnetvillage.com/school1... For little ones, here's a way to reuse coat hangers and nylon stockings, puppets. This one is from EarlyChildhood.com http://www.earlychildhood.com/artsncraft... Create Leaf People, a way to recycle those autumn leaf piles, using creativity and imagination http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/leaf.htm For the older ones again, recycle magazines into a mosaic using this method from KinderArt.com http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/magmos....
To paraphrase a favorite saying, "One person's junk is a kid's crafting treasure!"
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