Making a fun game for the kids to play in the yard is as simple (and cheap) as cutting up some milk jugs and making a ball out of newspaper and tape! You can decorate your jugs as they are in the picture, but really you can decorate them however you like! Note: the tape…
Earth Cake Pops
What’s a better way to show you love the Earth than by eating tiny, cake-filled sculptures of the Earth itself? Well, that’s a little strange, but that doesn’t make these great Earth cake pops any less fun to make (or tasty)! Make some cake balls (with one of these cake pop machines), whip up some…
Marshmallow Catapult
With an empty tissue box and a few other simple items, you can turn any room in your home into a confectionery war zone! Most of this craft is pretty self explanatory – the only tricky part is attaching the rubber band to the back of the tissue box (which is what makes the catapult work), and…
Mother’s Day Glitter Globes
These fun glitter globes can be made on the cheap, and make a great gift for Mother’s Day! How to make ’em: Get a small (kid-sized) water bottle with a cap. Fill 2/3 with light corn syrup. Put in metallic glitter and confetti and plastic beads if you like. Fill the rest of the way…
Recyclable Art
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure… or in this case, another man’s work of art! The piece pictured used old bottle caps to create a nice piece of scenery, but there are all kinds of things that would otherwise be garbage that you can use to create great art.
Recycled Crayon Shapes
Really you can make these any time of the year and in any shapes you want, but it’s a fun way to recycle which is definitely in the spirit of Earth Day! Gather up your old bits of broken crayons, melt them down, pour them into molds and let them set. It’s easiest to melt…
Egg Carton Lady Bugs
These cute egg carton lady bugs would make a perfect addition to any sort of earthy scenery you might be crafting up in the spirit of Earth Day. And as you can see from the picture, they’re quite simple to make! Pipe cleaners, pom poms, googley eyes, an egg carton and some paint is all…
