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Along with school shopping and choosing a new lunch box, one back-to-school tradition is covering your school books. Some schools require it, some don’t, but your kids are sure to get a kick out of customizing their books with covers made from recycled materials.
You can use a variety of destined-for-the-dumpster materials to make unique book [...]
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Some fun crafty projects to make with the kiddies. Enjoy!
Juice Box Boats by Inchmark (pictured above)
Homemade Train Track by Rookie Moms
Face Cut-out Screen by This Blessed Nest
Microwave Puff Paint by One Crafty Mumma
Cereal Box Mosaic by Infarrantly Creative
Crocheted Mosaic Frame by Skip to my Lou
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I was a guest over at Money Saving Mom last week, posting a fun craft for recycling your grocery ads into Playtime Menus. My kids love picking out which food to use for the menus and how much to price it at! Head on over to Money Saving Mom for the how-to.
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As Earth Day is tomorrow, it’s a great time to think of ways in which we can recycle, helping keep our Earth clean. I’ve come a long way toward recycling in my own home. I’ve always recycled pop cans or milk jugs, but until recently, I didn’t realize how many things can be recycled.
Here’s a [...]
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We’re gearing up for Earth Day coming up on April 22nd! Here’s some great crafts that use all kinds of recycled materials, helping out the environment and getting kids crafting.
Egg Carton Flowers and Bugs (pictured above) by Make and Takes
Plastic Grocery Bag Parachutes by Flip Flops and Applesauce
Cereal Box Bookmarks by Plum Pudding
Bottle Dishrag Foam-ernator [...]
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My kids love these fun zoo themed paper plates from Zoo Pals. The kids go crazy for lunch when I buy these, which isn’t very often. So to help these plates not go to waste after eating, we’ve reused them into masks. Unless there’s ketchup or mac’n cheese for lunch, they wipe up easily, ready [...]
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Recycling baby food containers into snack holders is a fantastic trick I learned from my sweet sis-in-law, Lindsay. She takes her baby food containers, washes them out, and fills them up with little snacks. They fit nicely in my diaper bag and stay closed tight with their lid.
I’ve usually put snacks into plastic baggies, but [...]
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My grocery bags have been piling up and in need of recycling. So I adapted this Grocery Bag Snowman from the Grocery Bag Bunny idea we got from Kids Craft Weekly. This little snowman used up a bunch of my bags and we didn’t even get cold or wet. He even comes with a brown [...]
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Playing with the empty wrapping paper rolls has been just as much fun as the toys wrapped inside the paper! Here’s what we’ve been crafting with our Empty Wrapping Paper Rolls:
Darth Maul Light Saber – black “gorilla” tape, red marker, and craft foam stickers as the power buttons
Banister Blaster – tape onto the banister and [...]
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The gals from The Tip Spot are here to share a fabulous craft with us today. Christie and Lizzy are the brains behind The Tip Spot, letting us in on great tips for everyday life. Today they’re getting our kids involved in crafting and recycling with decorated glass jars. Also, today I’m lucky enough to [...]
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