Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2009

Recycle Toilet Paper Roll Scrapbook


Upcycle mini album
Originally uploaded by ThreadfulArt

I love that this adorable scrapbook is made out of toilet paper rolls. I just can't believe how great it turned out. I would love to make one of this and it is on my to do list for this winter. Not sure what to use it for yet.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Milk Jug Ghosts


10/07/07 - Decorating
Originally uploaded by Wicked Stepmom

If you are looking for cheap ghosts to fill up your graveyard, then you should consider these milk jub ghosts. What fun your kids would have decorating these fun faces. Fill them with christmas lights and stick them in your yard around your tombstones.

Halloween School Party Planning

We have just started to look at ideas for a Kindergarten Halloween Party. There are two of us who are working together to come up with a great party for our kid's class, but we want to keep the budget as cheap as possible. We only have so much to spend and so far we only have 4 volunteers to donate items and help for the parties. I have learned in past years you can make a great party for less than 20 dollars, but you have to be very creative.

We are looking at crafts that are made out of recycled or cheap materials. The kids honestly do not care what we make. Most parents do not care, but it should be memorable in some way. One idea I have found is Alien Masks. To make them a little easier for the kids we can make masks in general. We can use items we all have laying around the house to decorate. We can even use egg cartons to make the tips of the antennas.

Another idea I like is have the kids make their own treats. My friend thought it would be cute to have the kids create their own scary monster cupcakes. Or we can have the kids decorate a bag to look like a pumpkin, fill it with popcorn, and twist the top to look like a pumpkin stem.

No matter what we decide to do for the kids, they will love it. I hope I have inspired someone to save a little money and enjoy a fun filled afternoon with their child's class.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Alien Craft


Alien Craft
Originally uploaded by amanky

I think you could make this craft out of eg cartons. The styrofoam cartons would be fun because you could stick your pipecleaners into them without glue. They also come in many different colors, which could be a lot of fun for kids. They could decorate an entire army of them any way they would like.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Scary Spider Spinning a Web


Scary Spider Spinning a Web
Originally uploaded by bon_here

This paper plate craft is very inexpensive for a classroom project. the web can be drawn on by the kids or painted with a marble technique. I think black markers would be the best thing to use at school since it dries fast. The spider can be made with an egg carton and pipe cleaners and googly eyes. That is not what they used here, but I am trying to keep every cheap!!

Halloween Crafts


Halloween Crafts
Originally uploaded by Miss Retro Modern

I love this black cat. In this picture it is made from a clay pot painted black, but I think you could make it out of a black paper cup also. You could use a black pom for the head, or make a head with black yarn.

The tree is also a cute craft to make with your kids. They can come up with different ideas for ornaments. The ghosts are always cute made from tissue paper or kleenex.

I am feeling more motivated with every picture I find.

Spider Egg Sack


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Originally uploaded by choppercabra666

This spider egg sack is made out of a old stocking, stuffing and plastic spiders. Talk about creepy looking. I hate spiders and if I saw this at a friends house I would definitely not want to go to their door. I have been looking for ideas to decorate my house on the cheap. I hope this works!

Halloween Can Windchimes


Halloween can windchimes
Originally uploaded by ShanBlan

I am room mom at my child's school and have been looking for recycle crafts that we could make at school parties. This is one I found that I I won't be using at school, but might make one at home. I love this windchime. How simple it is and how adorable it is. I might make one with my kids just to make it. I have never had a windchime and this might be a cute sound to hear outside out house this Halloween. Tin cans banging around sounds like the perfect Halloween sound.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Milk Jug Easter Basket


Big E's basket and booboo bunny
Originally uploaded by mslil65

I love this idea for an Easter Basket for school kids. I can make this with things I either have laying around the house, or will have laying around the house soon. I respect any projects that require recycling of household items or food containers. The most expensive thing I would need to buy for these is the green grass for the bottom of the baskets.

You can personalize these as much as you want. I have seen them painted white or grey. The opening have been smaller, so you can fit a few more eggs inside the basket. The faces can be made out of any materials you have at home. Have fun with this one!

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