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Cool Recycled Kids Craft Idea: Button Tree

Cool Recycled Kids Craft Idea: Button Tree

What I love about trash to treasure art projects…all you need is time. And kids love spending quality time with their parents. I am a big fan of open-ended play and extended craft projects that become more of a lesson than a quick wham-bam-thank-you-mam kind of craft. This button tree craft featured on Kiwi Crate [...]

POSTED BY ON September 26, 2012         |           Comments { 0 }
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Amazon boxes + imagination = Box Life

I stumbled upon Box Life and am so impressed by the creativity! I love how cardboard boxes can come to life and even invoke emotion in such an unexpected way. With the amount of boxes in our house (from Amazon purchases to Sam’s Club and Costco errands, we could build an multi-generational box family.

POSTED BY ON May 18, 2012         |           Comments { 0 }

Recycled art: Toilet paper roll crafts for kids

Some days I find it hard to be crafty with the kids– the markers dried up, the tape is gone, there’s no more construction paper, the play dough dried out, the list goes on. But when you change your perspective from only using “craft supplies” to using what you have on hand, the doors of [...]

POSTED BY ON April 20, 2012         |           Comments { 3 }

Trash to Treasure Ideas: Art Recycle Box

Written by contributor Melissa Allen of Green Owl Art. Earth Day is a great time to teach children the responsibility they have to our planet. They are the future and the future starts with us. Let’s get ready to explore some trash to treasure ideas with our kids. I have been talking with Emma and Grayson [...]

POSTED BY ON April 18, 2012         |           Comments { 2 }