50 Summer Crafts for Kids

Soon I will have the grandkids here for a holiday .... getting together some ideas for art & craft projects to do together. I cannot believe how much info there is on the web .... Blog Moms, well done! I am so excited by the variety of activities shared. The following link is just one of the sites I went to, and boy, I am just blown away by all the lovely stuff we can do. I am gathering whatever materials I can ; crayons, paints, paper, cardboard, ribbons, lace and whatever else my rummaging unearths. I will be posting our creations as proof of our fun times!

50 More Summer Crafts for Kids


Here's to a ton of fun!

RECYCLE & REUSE

So much of what we have ends up on the rubbish dump or in landfill. Space is an issue, as well as the fact that some of the substances, specially packaging, is a long-term problem if just discarded. MUCH of it can be reused, re-fashioned or recycled. Take for example, this hanging I made for a glass inset of a door in my home .... Friend helped me by supplying their bottle tops and other containers. Easy to make, functional, and a good reminder to RECYCLE. 

SO HOW DID I DO IT?

I used not only bottle tops, as you can see, but bits of containers as well as beads and other plastic shapes etc. Gut, or fishing line, was the thread. To make the holes to thread together, I heated up a big needle, which I then poked through where I wanted the line to go. With the bigger pieces, I varied it to 2 or more holes, so that the beading becomes more decorative. You can use any such sharp, thin tool. The gut was threaded through, making use of beads in between and as decoration & spacers. Cut-up drinking straws are also good spacers. The more colorful, the more I loved it! You could concentrate on one or two colors if that takes your fancy ... 

To attach to the door, I screwed in tiny hooks and hung each strand individually. The result is that you can hang one or more on one hook, for a fuller or denser finish, as you can see below.

I hope you found this informative and will try one of your own individual creations. Let me know if you do and tell me where to find your pictures...
Have a great, creative recycling day!