Earth Day is this week! Let’s teach our kids about how to turn what looks like trash, into something valuable again. Now, I usually don’t have plastic water bottles in my home because of their environmental impact. However, if we ever receive them from restaurants or after a long trip, I keep them and use them in any crafty way I can. Take a look at 3 fun water bottle crafts my daughter and I have done: Bottle Bangles What you’ll need: an empty water bottle an exacto knife or scissors yarn, ribbon or loose fabric tape any decorations 🙂 My daughter absolutely loved the bangles we created. In fact she wore them all day!Continue reading
Category: Earth Day
Fun Egg Carton Crafts
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love repurposing our recyclables into new and creative crafts. I want my daughter to see how things can fulfill more then one purpose, to understand that not all should be wasted and to see the creative possibilities in the otherwise mundane. In honor of Earth Day here are our best egg carton craft ideas: 1. Sp-egg-tacles What you’ll need: Empty egg carton Scissors A single hole-puncher Pipe-cleaners Markers or stickers This was such an adorable craft! My daughter walked around the house almost all day wearing her little glasses. She put them on, and immediately became different characters! All you need to do is cut outContinue reading
Fun Plant Posters & Seed Journal
Anyone else willing Spring to come on in full force? I know I am, and you’re students probably are too! Help the cause with these fun plant posters and seed journal, which are also perfect for Earth Day (coming up on Apr 22nd). The Posters Your students are going to love these quirky posters! They print beautifully on regular 8×11 paper, and are the perfect addition to your classroom walls or bulletin board. They show the progression of a plant from budding to blooming. Check it out: The Seed Journal In addition to the adorable posters, your students can use this plant pot cut-out and lined sheets to create a little seed journal. Here are the steps toContinue reading
TV Craft – Displaying Our Good News
My daughter is not yet of school age, so when we read Nightly News with Safa, she can’t really relate to the good news Safa shares. So, we created our own little TV craft, filled with the things my daughter thinks of as good news. We just brainstormed all of the things that made her happy, and modified this adorable craft from hello, Wonderful. Check it out & try it with your little ones! What You’ll Need: An empty cardboard box, with a window. Two paper towel rolls Paint OR construction paper Rubber bands A long roll of paper (even parchment paper could work) The usuals: coloring tools, scissors & tape Step #1 – PrepareContinue reading
NumberBot Craft
If you follow me on instagram, you know I love taking everyday waste items and turning them into something purposeful. That’s how this craft came about. I saw I had an empty pasta box and a bare paper towel roll. The shape of the box immediately made me think of some kind of robot, and numberbot was born! His food of choice? Numbers! When he’s full, take the numbers out and add them, sort them, create a pattern… whatever you want! Here are the steps to create your own numberbot. Step 1 – Materials You’ll need: an empty box with a see-through window a paper towel roll paint straws or pipe-cleaners glue/tape scissors Step 2: PrepareContinue reading