Recycled Bottle Flowers - Spring Craft

This idea is from easy-child-crafts.com:

The idea is super easy. Here's what you'll need:

Materials

• Empty 2 liter plastic bottles
• White glue
• Scissors
• Markers
• Acrylic paints
• Paint brushes
• Sandpaper
• Stickers
• Skewers

Instructions:

1. Cut the plastic bottle one-third of the way down from the top. Sand the bottle using sandpaper



2. Mark at least 5 "petals" using a waterproof marker. Cut along the lines to form "petals".



3. Coat with a layer of white glue and let dry.



4. Paint and decorate the petals using acrylic paints, waterproof markers and other stickers and glitter.



5. Poke a small hole through the bottle cap. Place a skewer through the hole and screw back onto the bottle.

That's it....You've just made a great recycled craft! Congrats!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here is how you can make a trap to catch a leprechaun!

Leprechauns have big egos, so a giant version of their own hat is irresistible to them. Once they step on the false top, you'll have caught a 10-gallon prize.

So that the top doesn't give way too soon, use a lightweight bait, such as a crumpled piece of gold foil.
Our hat, a recycled oatmeal container, is wrapped with green felt secured with double-sided tape. To make the trap, we cut a hole in the lid (see image), then cunningly concealed it with a circle of green felt that will give way when the leprechaun steps on it.
Leprechauns love to break rules. Warning signs are sure to lure them in.
Natural materials make these woodland creatures feel at home. Our ladder is made from twigs held together with wood glue.
Thank you to familyfun.com for this idea!

Clean Air Kids Compost in Windsor

Michael Lang understands the importance of composting any food waste and other products during lunchtime.

And he's only in the fifth grade.

Michael, 11, and his classmates at Grandview Elementary School in Windsor will become the first elementary school in Weld County on Monday to recycle compostable waste during their lunch periods.

“I think it's going to be fun to start composting. It's going to be really important and it's going to help a lot,” Michael. “I think it will give us a good start.”
Fourth-grader C.J. Christensen, 9, is also excited about the program.

“I think this is really cool, and that it's really going to help out our environment,” C.J. said. “I bet I'm going to be doing this for a long, long time after this. This is really exciting for me. I think the world will be doing great if other people catch on with this. If we keep doing this, I think the world is going to be in great shape in a few years or so.”

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