Shredded



What You'll Need:

Shredded Paper

Flour

Water

Recycled Boxes

Mix 1 Cup of Flour with 1 Cup of Water

Bring to a boil; add 2 more Cups of Water

Constantly stir until mixture is smooth

Pour into a glass bowl and allow to cool

You just made natures paste!

1. Using your shredded junk mail you can create a pretty cool looking picture frame for pictures or artwork.
2. Measure and Cut 2" frames from recycled boxes.
3. Cut the center out.
4. Brush on the paste and line shredded paper around the frame.
5. Once paper is in place to your liking, brush another coat on top of the frame.
6. Allow to completely dry.
7. Using double sided tape or glue to adhere your images to the frame.

Great Uses:

Recycling Artwork

Hangin By A Wire

 What You'll Need:

Recycled Wire Hangers

Wire Cutters

Felt or Foam

Glue

Scissors

Yarn

1. Cut 5 different shapes from the hangers.
2. Bend in the center.
3. Create or use matching shapes on each end of the hangers.
4. Glue to the ends and allow to completely dry.
5. Cut about 2-3" of yarn
6. Tie each hanger center to the next.
7. Tie the final or top hanger piece to the cute hook.

If you haven't yet gotten on the Kid Made Modern boat, I'd say check it out.

I came across this book in the library before it hit shelves at Target and fell in love with it.

As an Art Teacher, I want my children to be familiar with artists, styles, and open to create.

This book introduces an artist, shows examples of artwork, then allows children and adults to create within the artist style and genre. Awesome!

Great Uses:
Artist Introduction: You may think children are too young to hear words such as Picaso or Jackson Pollock, but the more they hear and are exposed to art, the more creative children we produce.
More businesses are suggesting corporate managers go back for their MFA to learn how to think outside the box and become creative. No society has survived without art, artists and creative thinking.

Garden Growers

 What You'll Need:

Plant Starters or Egg Carton

Soil

Seeds

Watering Can/or recycled bottle

Ability to with stand getting dirty
REAL dirty!

What a better way to get your kids on board with helping out our planet, than by teaching them how to care for it. We plant vegetables and herbs every year, and both kids love watching the seeds grow, to picking out safe to ear herbs.

Fun Herbs We Like to Eat:

Stevia, Melon Sage, Pineapple Sage, Chives (but wow, the breathe!)

Watering Cans were a HUGE hit this year.

We not only use them to do, just what they are for, water.
But, we also spent a good 30 minute personalizing them with stickers, our name and colors!

Additional Notes:

We originally planted 1 single seed in a glass jar with paper towel. Within days our seeds split and began to sprout. Every morning they would yell and run to their seed and were so excited to see the progress it made.

C'mon now, that's just plain cute!

From Their Perspective

What You'll Need:
Digital Camera
Printer

Ever wonder just how new and exciting some places can be for you and your kids, although there is nothing NEW nor all that overly exciting at the same places you visit.

Get an idea for how fun these places can be from the perspective of your kids point of view.

A cold, windy day at the Wheaton Cosley Zoo turned into a 2 hour extravaganza of photo shoots by a 2 and 4 year old artist.

Title: Close Up                     Photographer: Joey-Age 4



Title: "Mama Sheep"         Photographer: Sara-Age 2


Great Uses:
Explain how people use cameras: show examples in books and newspapers
Create your own album of outings, our kids absolutely love any picture keepsakes they take.

Framed

What You'll Need:

Boxes

Paint

Pictures

Ribbon

Double Sided Tape/or Glue

So many pictures and memories, but so little time to change out the frames.

A fun way to include your little ones to join in on the memories and recalling are to create your own frames.

Great Uses:

Review colors:
We combined primary color paints to create secondary colors.
Recognition:
Create frames for each family member



After the frames dry, add your picture with double sided tape, and attach ribbon for an easy way to hang. We bought 3M removable hooks to hang in our basement so the kids can see their pictures and now their artwork!