This was just so clever that I had to post it. Can you see both ideas in this? Creative!
Can you see it?
Do you reuse?
This weekend, my husband commented on the fact that although the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is everywhere, we don’t really do all of those things. When I thought about it, he was right. We recycle quite a bit in our house and while we are working on the reduce part, we really don’t reuse a lot of things. I bring empty egg cartons to work for my storytime (they make great glue containers), and paper towel rolls, but what about all the other waste that comes from packaging and disposable materials? Does anyone really find uses for all of the packaging or items they purchase? I suppose many people do, and here is just a great example of a variety of lighting made by DIY’ers and reused materials.
Egg carton light string, photo courtesy of Esprit Cabane (see their DIY step-by-step instructions to make these yourself!)
Ballpoint Pen Chandelier by EnPieza (made fora client)
Plastic Spoon Chandelier by Studio Verissimo
You can find more creative uses of reused materials at this great site called Web Ecoist. Maybe it will inspire you to make something out of that peanut butter container you were about to throw in the garbage.
DIY Bookmark
Here’s a great idea for a do-it-yourself bookmark….and it is also recycled! Use the corner from an old envelope and doodle or pop a sticker on and you have an instant bookmark!
I found this great idea on a blog called Double Takes! Thanks for the fabulous idea!
Earth Day
Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day. What are you going to do today to help preserve our Earth? I came across a great site aimed at kids to help them understand the issues we are facing on this planet, although I think the fun movies could be something adults might learn from as well. After all, it isn’t the kids who got us into this situation, is it? Check out all of the interesting movies here that highlight a different aspect of our global issues. (The rest of the site has interesting clips also, all done in animation to make them really fun!)
http://www.brainpop.com/earthday/
So, starting today….REDUCE…..REUSE……RECYCLE. That’s your first step, if you haven’t already been doing so. (We recycle quite a bit at the library, and we reuse materials whenever we can. We just have to work on reducing our usage now……)
