by Maggi Thomas

Created on: May 17, 2009   Last Updated: May 18, 2009

Recycling it the talk of the town. In my opinion recycling gets a new definition when we start thinking in a more innovative way. I am talking about reusing the non-degradable wastes to make some new, fancy and useful things. Let us think on these lines.

You would be able to make useful stuff out of things which are usually discarded and thus accumulate money. In case you propose to create a craft provision box that would be ideal for a class, crche or a school; it would be helpful if you request the guardians to make a record of such things and send them to you.

Ensure that you organize every object properly. Cleanse and dry utensils that had stored foodstuff or fluids. Take off the stickers from pots, jars etc. Ensure that every material has the right place. You could use shoe cartons made of plastic or packs used fro storing baby tissues for storing things. If things are sorted out this way, you will have no difficulty in finding them when you require them.

Synthetic milk pitcher lids, synthetic milk containers (1/2 gallon) soda container tab, paper wipe tubes, paper cases used for groceries, artificial grocery gears, baby tissue containers, baby foodstuff containers and covers, frozen liquid container caps, synthetic cans and covers, blank milk cardboard boxes, synthetic soda containers, soda container caps, junk letters, paper, distorted crayons, film containers, computer and song CD's, plastic creations, storage bins, magazine, sticks, old pointer pens, incompatible board amusement pieces, or egg holders, chocolate packets.

What can be produced out of the above said items? The following are some of the uses of these things:

Planters with wheels

Requirements:

Detergent used for laundry purposes - 2 spoons

Synthetic milk can covers - 6

Ribbons - 6 inches in length

Soil

Seeds of flowers

Glue

Water

Cleanse and keep the spoons and lids aside after they are completely dry. Add a little glue to both the surfaces of spoons to give an outline of wheels. Keep it aside to dry. Fasten a ribbon to the spoon's grip. Load a spoon with soil, and fix the seeds. Dust the soil by using a small amount of water. The planters may be gifted by your child to somebody.

Sea resources engulfed in a container

Requirements:

Unfilled tiny synthetic soda container

Water

Cuisine oil

Blue tans used for food

Globules, shells and gleaming coins

Take away the sticker pasted on the container. Fill the container with water until it reaches level of the container. Pour the blue tan or color over it. A drop will suffice. Later, put the globules, shells as well as the gleaming coins into it. Now pour the oil and fill the rest of the bottle with it. Keep the lid carefully. You can secure it with a tape used for electrical purposes. You have created a container that encloses the sea resources.

In case you are not able to take off the entire sticker, you can add a sticker on to it that can contain your child's name with the art piece.

You can enjoy this and allow the children to be more inventive with the reusable resources.

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