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Happy Egg, Bunny, Candy day! (Oh, and Easter). We did some egg coloring with re-purposed items from the compost pile. We saved purple onion skins, yellow onion skins and coffee grounds. For the coffee, we wrapped the eggs with rubber … Continue reading →

Egg carton week project #4: decorative lights. We cut out the individual egg holder, shaped them and used a paper punch to make decorations. Then cut a center, put a small Christmas light through, and we have a sweet decorative … Continue reading →

Kid week meets egg carton week. The action figure tank. By taking an egg carton, some paint and some bits and pieces of various things,( like bottle caps, plastic toy parts ) we created a fun army tank that fits … Continue reading →

Our third project for egg carton week is a bulletin board. Stay with us. Using 2 cartons, cut the tops off (to use in another project), tape the 2 carton pieces together on the inside, making sure there is a … Continue reading →

Egg Carton week continues. Today’s project: drawer organizer. By cutting up one egg carton to fit a small drawer, we were able to turn a messy junk drawer in to a functional drawer.

Egg Carton Week Our first egg carton re-purposing project is a jewelry box.  We took a small shoe box and lined the bottom with a piece of felted wool.  Next, we cut an egg carton to fit to rest on … Continue reading →

To complete kid week we wanted to show you that, if you give children materials, they can come up with ideas on their own.  Save items such as coffee cans, shoe boxes, toilet paper tubes and egg cartons for kids … Continue reading →

Kids Desk Set This desk set was made from cereal boxes, Crystal Light boxes, and a frosting container.  We used acrylic paint and cut animals out from wrapping paper to decorate the boxes.  Kids enjoy playing with “office supplies” such … Continue reading →

Ribbon Streamers This was a fun activity for our kids today…and easy.  We started by cutting a hole in a plastic lid (we are not able to recycle lids).  Next we tied pieces of ribbon around the loop.  The girls … Continue reading →

Toy Cupboards This is a fun way to store all of those little toys that children collect.  We used two cardboard boxes, wrapped in paper. Then we painted the tops, put a brad fastener into a bottle cap for a … Continue reading →