Recycled+Art

Recycled Art Many art projects can come together with things laying around our homes. Here is a supply list for a classroom project in which kids can use some recycled materials to create art! (courtesy of Kinderart.com) For the flowers:  For the vase
 * egg cartons (styrofoam or cardboard)
 * small colorful candy liners/cups (mini muffin liners/cups - made of paper)
 * beads
 * thick pipe cleaners (chenille stems)
 * scissors [[image:eggcupflowers.jpg align="right"]]
 * glitter and glue (optional)
 * paint and brushes (optional)
 * sharp pencil


 * paper towel or toilet paper roll
 * a yogurt or margerine lid
 * magic markers or paint
 * <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">glue and glitter

<span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What You Do:
<span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**For the flowers:** <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**For the vase:**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cut the egg carton apart so you have individual "cups".
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Take one egg carton cup and poke a hole in the center of it.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Poke a hole in the center of a candy/muffin liner.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Place the candy liner inside the egg carton cup and feed a pipe cleaner through the holes.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Place a bead or two on the end of the pipe cleaner (inside the candy liner) and twist the ends to hold the beads on.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Repeat until you have a bouquet of flowers.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To create the vase, simply decorate a paper towel or toilet paper roll using paint or markers.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Next, take a yogurt lid, cover it with glue and sprinkle glitter on the glue (this is optional).
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Then, glue the toilet paper tube to the yogurt lid and let dry.

<span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tips:

 * <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You might choose to paint the egg carton cups. However, leaving them plain is fine, especially if your candy liners are nice and colorful.
 * <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you can't find colorful candy liners, use magic markers to jazz up plain ones.
 * <span style="background-color: #b9f4e9; color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use muffin liners if you can't find candy liners.