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Crafts from Trash

Recycle Some Family Fun

By Donna Stone

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Cut pieces of paper to cover the boxes and tape in place. Draw on windows, doors and other features for your buildings. To make a traffic light, cut circles of red, yellow, and green construction paper and glue to the paper towel tube.

Egg Carton Garden
Are the winter blues getting you down? Don't wait for spring, turn Styrofoam egg cartons into a garden!

You will need:
Styrofoam egg cartons
Scissors
Pipecleaners
Modeling clay or Play Dough
Styrofoam cup

Put some modeling clay or play dough into the bottom of a Styrofoam drinking cup. Cut the cup sections of the egg carton apart and cut petals in the cups so that they resemble tulips. Poke the pipe cleaner through the bottom center of your flower. Poke the other end of the pipe cleaner into the modeling clay in the drinking cup. Enjoy!

Other Ideas

Cut out designs from the wrapping paper and glue onto construction paper or card stock to make a greeting card. Using an old opened up envelope to make a pattern, trace and cut wrapping paper and fold in three of the points to slightly overlap forming an envelope. Secure the edges with glue. Fold down the final flap.

Reuse the mesh bags oranges come in to make a nest bag for birds. Fill the bag with short lengths of yarn, string, grass clippings and bits of lint from your dryer and hang in your yard. Our feathered friends will pull out the materials you have thoughtfully provided to line their


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