Recycled Plastic Bag Basket or Rug Craft for Earth Day

April is Earth Month and what better way to celebrate by repurposing trash? It makes me sad to see plastic grocery bags littering woods and trees.  Here's a craft

I remember from when I was a kid using recycled plastic bread bags and grocery bags. Weave a rug, basket, coaster or mat. Here's how. I know should probably submit this green craft as a video tutorial or slide show, but seriously, it's so easy and self-explanatory that you'll easily get the idea.  Green, Recycled Bread Bag and Plastic Bag Basket or Rug Craft

Recycled Craft for Kids

Here's a favorite craft that I used decades ago, made with recycled materials.  Pet baby tornado. With a name like that, can you see why it so intrigues kids? Give each child a glass jar with lid or have them bring from home. Have them wash at school and teach life skills of dishwashing. When clean, fill jar almost to top with water (leave a little room) and add a drop of dish soap.  Pet Tornado Craft for Kids

Outdoor Summer Life Science Activities, Biology Nature Crafts

Life science, or biology, is an essential school subject. But kids often hate science because it's taught from boring textbooks in meaningless paper-and-pencil activities. Rediscover the inherent fascination of life science this summer with hands-on experiments and crafts. Teach green, using recycled supplies.  Outdoor Summer Life Science Activities, Biology Nature Crafts

Recycled Craft Supplies

Reduce, reuse, recycle is a good environmental policy. Your recycling bin is also an excellent source for craft materials. If you recycle items, you have a ready supply of craft materials on hand for literally hundreds of projects. Here is a list of recycled items to save and how to organize them. Having lived in small spaces all my life, I've listed ways to organize craft areas in small places. You may think that you don't have room for all this stuff, but it can be condensed into a fairly compact area that can fit in most closets for home-schoolers or classrooms for teachers.  Crafts Organizer System

Recycled Cardboard Appliances and Furniture for Play House- Sink and Refrigerator

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Easy, DIY Recycled Cardboard Play House Furniture and Appliances: Sink and Refrigerator When I was young, my parents made an entire play house for me from recycled cardboard boxes. This series of articles gives step-by-step instructions to make easy appliances and furniture. In this article: sink and refrigerator. Read More

Recycled Cardboard Play House Appliances and Furniture

Easy, DIY Recycled Cardboard Play House Furniture and Appliances: Stovetop, Oven and Kitchen Utensil Rack
When I was a little girl, my parents made an entire child-sized play house for me from cardboard boxes. Make easy, diy kitchen appliances from recycled cardboard boxes. Here's a simple craft project that makes a stove top, oven and kitchen utensil rack. Read More

Green, Recycled Bread and Trash Bag Rugs and Baskets

Green, Recycled Bread Bag and Plastic Bag Basket or Rug Craft
April is Earth Month and what better way to celebrate than with new ways to use old stuff. Here's a craft that I remember from when I was a kid using recycled plastic bread bags and grocery bags. Weave a rug, basket, coaster or mat. Here's how. Read More