Tag: Earth Day
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Gardening With Recycled Materials
There are quite few containers that can be used as inexpensive gardening tools such as seedling starters, planters, and tools.Here are a few of the things you can save:Food grade plastic containers in all sizes: Yogurt and sour cream containers, soda/water bottles, fruit cups, milk/water/juice/vinegar jugs, salad, cake/cupcake, and plastic take-out containers, 5 gallon water […]
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Earth Day Activities!
Save your take out containers, cereal boxes, small containers, old shirts, milk/water jugs and cartons, straws, soda/water bottles, bottle caps and lids, wire hangers, and egg shells for the following fun and Earth friendly activities! Make Your Own Nature Backpack – Before you go out to explore the world, build a nature backpack to take along with […]
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Bottle Roll Bullseye
This open-ended game can be played indoors or out and encourages players to make up their own rules and scoring system.You will need: An old sheet or an inexpensive white tablecloth (any shape), acrylic paint and a paint brush, recycled water bottles, water, and food coloring or paintOptional: Chalk or sidewalk paint, paint markers, paper, […]
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Solar Cooking
Easy Solar Cooker by Fran W Did you know…You can use the sun’s rays to bake, boil, and steam a variety of foods such as breads, rice, meat, and eggs!Today’s activity: Make an easy solar ovenThis solar oven is very simple to make and use. If you would like to make one that is more sophisticated, there are […]
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Hula Hoop
Hula hoop structure by Fran W Ancient Egyptian children rolled hoops with a stick and twirled them around their hips!What can you do with a hula hoop?With a little creativity and imagination, there are many things you can do with a hoop!Here are a few you can try… Twist it on your hips, arms, legs, […]
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Make Your Own: Crafts from Repurposed Items
Before throwing something into the recycle bin or trash, think of crafty ways items can be creatively repurposed! Luminaries are a fun craft project to make from clear plastic milk/juice/tea containers. Save your egg shells, paint them with water color paints and make egg shell art out of them. If your store still offers […]
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Spark of the Day: Eggshell Art
Eggshell Flowers by Fran W Save your eggshells, they are great for arts and crafts! To make eggshell art, you will need: Eggshells from boiled or raw eggs – remove the inside membrane of raw eggshells Watercolor paints or food coloring Paint brush Water Glue Construction paper Pencil or crayons Newspaper Paper […]