Craftmodo ? Crafts, DIY, Hobbies ? Green arts and crafts for the family

Are you looking for some new arts and crafts projects for you and your kids?

Why not use your next arts and crafts project to teach your children an important lesson about the environment and going green? Teaching your children green habits is important, and teaching them through arts and crafts is a great way to do it.

Green arts and crafts projects are fun for the whole family, and best of all they are inexpensive because many require recycling products that you use everyday! If you are looking for some fun and environmentally friendly arts and crafts projects for your family, look no further, and check out below to get some ideas!

Bird Feeder
Making a bird feeder out of recycled materials is a great way to show your children how to be green and reduce, reuse, and recycle. It?s very simple to make, and your children can decorate it however they?d like. It will look great in your backyard whether it?s day or night, and your solar spotlights can light it up at night.

All you need is a few simple materials that you probably already have in your house to make the bird feeder. First, take an old plastic bowl that you have laying around and sand down the outside of it. Then, take a hole punch and punch four holes near the top of the bowl so they essentially make a square, and hang yarn or string through the holes. Tie the string at the top, and you?ve got a bird feeder. Have your kids use biodegradable non-toxic paint to decorate the bird feeder, and hang it in your yard (filled with seed of course)!

Pencil Holder
Your kids will love making a recycled pencil holder that they can take to school to show off to all of their friends. Take some old, small milk cartons and wash and dry them. With scissors, cut off the top of the milk cartons so you have a tall, square box. Using wallpaper or construction paper, line the inside and outside by gluing the paper to the carton.

You can let your children pick out the colors of construction paper or wallpaper, and then color them however they?d like. It?s a great way to recycle milk cartons, and it?s a great activity for kids at a birthday party so they have souvenirs.

Leaf Prints
Another great idea for a green arts and crafts projects for you and your children to do is creating leaf prints. Have your kids go outside and collect a few of their favorite leaves, and then spread out some newspaper onto the table or floor. Take a single leaf and flip it to the side so its veins are raised. Then have your child paint the leaf, and press the painted side onto some white paper. Then, all you need to do is flatten the leaf and lift it off to reveal a beautiful print.

You can use the same leaf multiple times, or opt to make a collage with multiple leaves. You can use it as an educational opportunity to teach your children about the different kinds of plants and trees in your backyard!

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Source: http://www.craftmodo.com/2013/03/12/green-arts-and-crafts-for-the-family/

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