DIY
There are many ways to turn something you once considered trash into a new toy or game with your children. Below you'll find some simple ideas to transform ordinary brown paper lunch bags and Styrofoam into fun activities. The best part is your child can help and add their creativity. Have fun!
Brown Paper Lunch Bags
This is quite simple. Flip the paper bag upside down, decorate, and you're done.
Repair on the Polihale State Park access road was put on the back burner by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources after costs were estimated at $4 million. In addition to the money the agency didn't have, the time frame was around two years. Many would wait for the government's help, but not the residents of Kauai.
Transform that old scrap copy paper with printing on one side into practical classroom tools!
Objectives: Students will follow directions, learn why recycling is important to Earth, and learn about multiple uses for used copy paper.
Materials Needed: scrap copy paper with printing on one side
Activity:
1. Make Your Own Envelopes: It's simple. Take apart one of the envelopes your school uses for mailing and trace the outline of the envelope onto a sheet of cardboard. Use that template to create envelopes.
A classroom composting experiment demonstrates why worms are called "nature's recyclers." Students will observe firsthand how earthworms transform garbage into compost.
Objective: Students will learn why some people call worms “nature’s recyclers.” They will discuss how worms can help solve environmental problems.
In this activity, students make paper beads from colorful paper recycled from catalogs, magazines, brochures, colored paper scraps, wrapping paper, and junk mail.
Objective: To help students create a practical gift item by recycling paper material.
Materials Needed: pencils, colorful magazines, catalogs, brochures, junk mail
Activity:
1. Cut
Sometimes it's difficult to tell if your toilet is leaking. Did you know that a "running" toilet can waste up to two gallons of water per minute? That's wasting up to 7,000 gallons of water a month! There's a quick and easy way to check for a slow leak. Add food coloring to your tank, wait 30 minutes to an hour, and if you see color in the toilet bowl, you have a leak. Usually leaks in the toilet are caused by a defective flush valve.
"We believe that we can help save the planet one toilet at a time."
- Scott Pinizzotto, CEO of Brondell
Good, I'm glad I got your attention. If you're looking for a way to save water and money with dual flush technology and you don't want to spend a fortune on a new toilet, I have the answer.
So you want to compost, but you live in an apartment. Don't fret, there are things you can still do.
First, do you have a patio or balcony?
If you are lucky enough to have a patio or balcony, then you probably have room for plants. Unfortunately I only have room for one Gardenia. Since I don't have any indoor plants, yet, I'm still doing my research on what to get for the best helpers in keeping my air healthy and clean.
So you have plants and you want to give them the benefits of rich soil by means of composting.
