Craft Book

Creati ve Conservati on
About This Craft Book
This book is filled with great gift ideas to make for friends and family members,
or to keep for yourself!
All of these crafts are made with common household waste materials, many of which
can also be recycled and/or composted through municipal waste collection programs.
Some of the ideas inside this book are based on winning ideas from RRFB Nova
Scotias Treasures From Trash Contest during the Nova Scotia Recycles Day
celebrations in 2001. Students in Grades 4 through 6 were invited to send in
instructions for crafts made from materials that might otherwise end up in the
waste stream. From the hundreds of creative entries received, one winner was
chosen in each of Nova Scotias seven Solid Waste - Resource Management
Regions. Look for their entries inside!
RRFB Nova Scotia would like to thank the Atlantic Coastal Action Program in
Cape-Breton for their contribution toward this project. Many of the wonderful
crafts inside this book have been adapted from their compilation of crafts,
Trash to Treasure.
Thanks to people like you participating in waste
reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting programs,
Nova Scotia has become a world leader in recycling!
When you recycle materials to make a gift, you can:
Put a smile on someones face
Help the environment by conserving water, energy, and trees
Help your community by reducing waste
Save yourself some money
Teach someone else about reducing, reusing, and recycling
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Table of Contents
Paper Towel & Toilet Paper Rolls
Picture Frame 2
Paper Doll* 3
Rainmaker 4
Surprise Rolls 5
Boxboard (cereal, cracker, and tissue boxes)
Desk/Locker Organizer 6
Dinosaur Feet 7
Magazine Holder 8
Animal Masks* 9
Cardboard
Checker Board 10
Bulletin Board 11
Doll House* 12
Popsicle Sticks
Note/Coupon Holder 13
Picture Frame 14
Plastic
Mini-Music Makers 15
Piggy Bank 16
Fish Craft/Mobile 17
Welcome Wreath* 18
Old Clothes
Clothespin Caddy 19
Mittens 20
Cans
Candy Dish 21
Bottle Cap Doll* 22
Can Lantern* 23
Odds & Ends
Light Bulb Ornament 24
Puzzle Piece Ornaments 25
Potato Chip Gift Bags 26
Reindeer Decoration* 27
Greeting Card Ornament 28
About Nova Scotia Recycles Day and RRFB Nova Scotia 29
*Nova Scotia Recycles Day Winners
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Picture Frame
Your photographs and drawings will look incredible in one of these colourful
picture frames.
Materials:
Paper towel roll(s)
Flat piece of cardboard or boxboard
Paint & paint brushes
Scissors
Glue
Decorations: fabric & paper scraps, glitter, yarn, string, etc.
Instructions:
Cut a piece of cardboard to desired shape and size.
Cut the paper towel roll in half lengthwise, as shown in the drawing.
Cut into four equal piece to shape frame as shown in drawing b.
Flatten the paper towel roll out and paint and decorate any way you like.
Place your photograph or drawing in the centre of the frame.
Glue the painted roll pieces around the photograph to frame it.
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a) Cut paper towel roll in half as shown
c) Decorate, then glue sections of cut tube to cardboard

b) Cut corners at 45 degree angles

Paper Doll
Marcy made a beautiful princess by reusing materials, but you could make any type
of doll with these materials and your imagination.
Materials:
Paper towel or toilet paper roll (for the body)
Newspaper, wrapping paper, magazines, or coloured paper (for the dress)
Brown paper bag, tissue paper, or white paper (for the head)
Straw or stir stick (for the arms)
Yarn, string, or paper strips (for the hair)
Markers or paint (for the face)
Tape or glue
Scissors
Instructions:
Poke 2 holes in the top of your paper towel roll where you would like the
dolls arms to be. A pencil works well for this, or ask an adult to help you.
Roll a piece of paper into a cone shape and tape closed to make the dress.
Place it on the doll. Be careful not to cover up the arm holes!
Roll the brown paper bag or tissue paper into a ball and glue on top of the
paper towel roll to make the head.
Glue or tape yarn or string on to make the hair.
Roll paper into a cone and tape onto the head to make a hat.
Cut a straw in half and insert into the arm holes.
Draw or paint eyes and a big smile!
Marcy Kennedy, St. Annes Elementary School, Glace Bay
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You can spruce it up a bit by
adding streamers to the end of
the hat, or shoes and a waist
band. Use your imagination!
Marcy Kennedy
Poke holes for the arms
Glue yarn or paper strips for hair
Roll paper into a cone to make clothes
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Rainmaker
This craft makes beautiful music and doubles as a decoration.
Materials:
Paper towel roll or poster tube
Used tinfoil
Cardboard or boxboard
Popcorn kernels, rice, beans, or seeds (or a mix of all)
Glue or tape
Scissors
Paint & paint brushes
Colourful paper scraps
Instructions:
Trace the end of the tube onto a piece of cardboard 2 times.
Cut out the circles and tape one onto one end of the tube.
Tightly roll tinfoil into a long snake about twice as long as your tube.
(Lots of little snakes will work too!)
Push tinfoil snake into tube zigzagging it back and forth to fit.
Pour about 125 mL (1/2 cup) of popcorn or seeds into tube.
Cap off remaining end.
Decorate with paint, colourful paper scraps, and anything you have!
Turn stick back and forth slowly. The seeds will trickle down over the
tinfoil and sound like rain.
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a) Tape one end closed
c) Fill with beans or seeds and
tinfoil snake and tape closed
b) Roll tinfoil into a snake
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Surprise Rolls
Make any day special by making some of these fun and festive surprise rolls!
Materials:
Paper toilet rolls
Cardboard or cereal boxboard
Scissors
Tape
Wrapping paper, tissue paper, or newspaper
Decorations: sparkles, shiny paper, paper scraps, etc.
Wrapped candies or small gift
Yarn or ribbon
Instructions:
Trace the end of the toilet paper roll 2 times on the boxboard and
cut out the circles.
Tape one of the circles on the end of the toilet paper roll.
Put a wrapped candy or small gift inside the roll and cap the other
end off.
Wrap the roll with wrapping paper or newspaper, making sure that
you have some extra on the ends.
Tie the ends with ribbon or yarn.
Decorate your surprise roll any way you like!
This is a great way to wrap
a small gift for someone
special. If you dont have
candies or a small gift, draw
or write a personal message
and make that the surprise!
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a) Tape one end closed
b) Fill and tape closed
c) Wrap with newspaper or used wrapping paper and decorate
Desk/Locker Organizer
Get organized this school year with a desk or locker organizer made from
recycled materials.
Materials:
Small cereal box or cracker box
3-4 toilet paper rolls
Paint & paint brushes or used wrapping paper or magazines
Glue or tape
Scissors
Instructions:
Cut the cereal box in half. You will only need one half.
Cover the box with paint or wrapping paper, or make a collage using
pictures cut out from a magazine.
Paint the toilet paper rolls or wrap them in paper.
Glue the toilet paper rolls together and then into the box to make sections.
Fill your organizer with pens, pencils, and other desktop items.
If you dont have toilet paper
rolls, divide the organizer
into sections by cutting and
folding the rest of the cereal
box into panels and gluing
them in place.
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Cut box in half
Glue

Dinosaur Feet
Materials:
2 tissue boxes that are the same size
Cardboard, cereal box, or Styrofoam tray
Paint and paint brushes
Glue
Scissors
Decorations: old buttons, yarn, fabric and paper scraps, etc.
Instructions:
Paint the boxes. Let dry.
Cut triangles out of Styrofoam or boxboard to make claws. Paint them.
Glue claws on the tissue boxes.
Decorate your dinosaur feet and try them on for size!
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If your feet are too small and
keep slipping out, glue a strip of
cardboard or Styrofoam over the
back of the hole to make it
more snug.
Magazine Holder
Heres a wonderful idea for turning empty cereal boxes into something useful. Make
one every time you finish a box of cereal and soon you will have a whole set of
colourful magazine holders!
Materials:
Cereal box
Scissors
Paint & paint brushes
Glue
Coloured paper, used wrapping paper, or old greeting cards
Instructions:
Cut off top of the cereal box as shown. Halfway across top of box, cut at an
angle (approximately 45 degrees) down to front of your magazine holder,
then cut straight across and back up other side at the same angle.
Paint the outside of the box or decorate with wrapping paper or coloured
paper or anything you like!
Put magazines inside the box.
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Cut both sides
Cut
Decorate with old
wrapping paper or
paint the outside
Cut at 45 degree angle
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Animal Masks
Materials:
Cereal, rice, or cracker box
Popsicle sticks or stir sticks
Scissors
Paint & paint brushes or markers
Tape or glue
Decorations: yarn, string, fabric or paper scraps, buttons, etc.
Instructions:
Draw and cut an animal face shape out of the cereal box. It should be
big enough to fit over your face.
Cut out 2 holes for your eyes.
Glue on Popsicle sticks to make whiskers (optional).
Decorate the mask and glue a stick onto the bottom to make a holder.
Hold the mask up to your face and meow, moo, growl, or bark!
Michelle Surette, cole Jean-Marie Gay, Saulnierville
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Checker Board
This terrific game is based on an idea submitted by Mike Conrad of Rawdon
District School for RRFB Nova Scotias Treasures From Trash Contest during
the Nova Scotia Recycles Day celebrations in 2001.
Materials:
Flat piece of cardboard
Ruler
Markers
2 plastic cups or 2 small yogurt containers
30 pop bottle caps or 30 small circles cut out of cardboard
Glue
Instructions:
Measure and mark a square that is 20 cm x 20 cm on your cardboard.
Measure and mark 8 lines down and 8 lines across.
Tip: mark a line every 2.5 cm.
Colour every second square red (or another colour if you like).
Colour the rest of the squares black (or any other colour you like).
Colour the inside of 15 of your bottle caps or your boxboard circles red.
These are your game pieces (checkers).
Colour the inside of 15 of your bottle caps or your boxboard circles black.
Glue a plastic cup on each end of your checker board to store the checkers.
Decorate your board any way you like!
Mike Conrad, Rawdon District School, Upper Rawdon
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Paint or colour bottle caps
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Bulletin Board
Materials:
Cardboard
Wrapping paper or large piece of fabric (an old shirt will work too!)
Glue
Paint and paint brushes
Decorations: paint, beads, shells, confetti, fabric and paper scraps, etc.
Instructions:
Cut a large piece of cardboard into a rectangle.
Cut your wrapping paper or fabric so that it's about 5 cm bigger than
the cardboard on all sides.
Glue the wrapping paper/fabric to the cardboard.
Make a frame for the bulletin board by cutting out 2 strips of cardboard
for the sides and two more for the top and the bottom.
Glue the strips onto the bulletin board.
Paint the frame and decorate the bulletin board any way you want.
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Doll House
Materials:
Cardboard boxes
Magazines
Scissors
Glue & tape
Paint & paint brushes
Instructions:
Cut and fold the cardboard boxes to make the walls and floors of
the house.
Tape the floors in place.
Paint windows and walls or use cut outs from old magazines.
Use your imagination to make furniture and decorate the house of
your dreams!
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Use your imagination to furnish
your house with things that
might otherwise be thrown away!
Bottle caps could be bowls and
dinner plates; fabric scraps would
make great curtains and pillows;
bread tags could be books!
Kelsie Keans, Greenfield Elementary School, Greenfield
Note/Coupon Holder
Always save your Popsicle sticks for making arts and crafts! Rinse clean and let dry.
Heres a great idea for a useful craft you can hang on your wall to hold coupons,
recipes or notes.
Materials:
37 small Popsicle sticks
Waxed paper or a plastic bag
Glue
Paint & paint brushes
Decorations
Instructions:
Protect your surface from glue by laying down waxed paper or a plastic bag.
Lay 11 Popsicle sticks flat on the waxed paper. Glue them together in a row
(long sides together) to make the back of your card holder.
Glue 8 Popsicle sticks together in a row (as above), to make the front.
Stack and glue 7 Popsicle sticks on top of each other. Repeat so that you
have 2 stacks.
Glue one stack to each of the sides of the back of your card holder.
Stack and glue 2 Popsicle sticks at one end of the recipe holder to create
the bottom.
Glue the front on.
Turn the card holder over. Glue 2 Popsicle sticks together to create a V
shape and attach to the top of the recipe holder to create a hanger.
Let dry completely.
Paint and decorate with anything you like!
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Glue
Glue
Glue
Glue
Notes
a) Glue 11 Popsicle sticks
for the back and
8 for the front
b) Glue 2 stacks of 7 Popsicle sticks
Picture Frame
Materials:
8 Popsicle sticks
Glue and tape
Paint & paint brushes or markers
Photograph or small drawing
Decorations: glitter, fabric or paper scraps, yarn, tinfoil, pebbles, etc.
Instructions:
Lay your Popsicle sticks flat and glue them together as shown in
the drawing.
Paint or colour the sticks any way you like.
Decorate the edge of your frame using things like paper scraps, glitter,
small pebbles, and tinfoil.
Tape your picture or drawing into the back of the frame so that it
shows through.
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Make your frame into a magnet
by cutting an old flat fridge
magnet into 4 pieces and gluing
them onto the 4 corners of
your frame.
Mini-Music Makers
Materials:
2 Film canisters (with lids)
2 Popsicle sticks
Decorations: paper scraps, glitter, confetti, etc.
Rice, beans, popcorn kernels or beads (about 2 tablespoons)
Glue
Markers
Scissors
Instructions:
Have a grown up help you to make a slit in the lid of each film canister.
Decorate the canisters with colourful paper scraps and other decorations.
Put about a tablespoon of rice, beans, or beads into each canister.
Put the lids on the canisters.
Decorate the Popsicle sticks with markers.
Push the Popsicle sticks into the slot as far as they will go and your music
makers are ready to shake!
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Keep these music makers out of
reach of small children. They
might open them up and choke
on the small beans and popcorn.
Piggy Bank
Heres a fun craft idea submitted for RRFB Nova Scotias Treasures From Trash
Contest by Alicia Scott of St. Josephs Elementary School in Sydney. Alicia made
a pig, but you could decorate it to look like any animal you like!
Materials:
Large plastic pop bottle
Wrapping paper, coloured paper, or construction paper
Glue or tape
Scissors
Egg carton
Markers or paint & paint brushes
Decorations: buttons, yarn, fabric & paper scraps, foil, etc.
Instructions:
Have a grown up help you to cut out a slit about 5 cm long in the top of
your pop bottle (i.e., large enough for coins to fall through).
Wrap paper all around the pop bottle to cover up most of the plastic. Poke
the paper through the slit in the top where your savings will go.
Cut 4 cups off an egg carton and glue them on as feet.
Use your imagination to decorate your piggy bank with markers, paint, and
anything colourful you have on hand!
Alicia Scott, St. Josephs Elementary School, Sydney
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Did you know that
plastic pop bottles can
be recycled into clothing,
carpet, and stuffing for
winter jackets and mittens?
Cut a slit for your savings
Egg carton cups for feet
Fish Craft/Mobile
Many caps and covers from food containers are not recyclable. Instead of throwing
them away, use them to make these beautiful fish decorations. Old scratched CDs
work well also!
Materials:
Caps and covers from food containers or old CDs (one per fish)
Construction paper or cereal box
Coloured pencils, markers, crayons, or paints
Glue
Decorations: old buttons, yarn, fabric and paper scraps, etc.
Old yarn, string, or fishing line
Instructions:
On a piece of construction paper or cereal box, trace the outline of your cap,
cover, or CD.
Take the cap off the paper and draw fins, a tail, and lips around the circle.
Cut out the fish outline you have drawn, all in one piece.
Glue the cap onto the paper in the right spot. Tip: for a neater look, glue
the side with writing on it.
Decorate your fish with markers, paints, and colourful scraps of paper,
fabric, or yarn.
Carefully make a hole at the top of your craft and tie some yarn or string on
to make a hanger.
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Make three hanging fish and
create a colourful mobile.
Follow the same directions to
make a craft in the shape of any
animal you like!
Welcome Wreath
Materials:
Plastic grocery store bags (at least 6)
Wire coat hanger
Scissors
Decorations: used ribbons, bows, wrapping paper, etc.
Instructions:
Cut the plastic grocery bags into strips about 3-5 cm wide and 20 cm long.
They don't have to be exactly the same length.
Shape the coat hanger into a circle. Ask an adult to help you if it's difficult
to bend.
Tie the strips of plastic onto the hanger, working your way all around it.
Space them very close together so that your wreath looks full and festive!
Decorate with used ribbons or bows or whatever you like!
Kelsey Ross, Rawdon District School, Upper Rawdon
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Kelsey Ross of Rawdon District
School used a shiny candy
wrapper to wrap the end of the
hanger and she glued a special
welcome sign onto her wreath.
Neat ideas!
b) Bend coat hanger into circle
20 cm
3.5 cm
c) Tie the plastic strips
around the hanger
a) Cut plastic bags into strips
Clothespin Caddy
Dont want to get rid of your favourite old shirt even though its too small? Heres
a simple sewing project that can turn that shirt into a useful clothespin bag.
Materials:
Old shirt or dress (childrens size with button front)
Needle & thread
Clothespins
Coat hanger
Instructions:
Sew sleeves closed at open ends.
Sew bottom of dress or shirt closed.
Sew front almost all of the way closed, leaving enough of an opening to
fit your hand in.
Put shirt or dress on a hanger and fill with clothespins.
Hang on the clothesline and pick out clothespins as you need them!
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Sew sleeves shut
Sew bottom to
create bag
Mittens
Heres a terrific idea for turning a favourite old sweatshirt into something useful
besides cleaning rags!
Materials:
1 old sweatshirt with cuff
Marker
Scissors
Pins
Needle & thread
Instructions:
Turn the sweatshirt inside out.
Place your left hand over the cuff as shown and trace around it.
Mark another line around the first line, leaving a small space between the
two lines (about 1 cm).
Cut around the second line and pin the 2 sides of the sleeve together.
Do the same thing with the other sleeve, but use your right hand this time.
Sew around each sleeve, using the first line you drew as a guide.
Turn the sleeves right side out and you have a soft warm pair of mittens!
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a) Place your hand over
the end of the sleeve
and trace for size
b) Mark a second line about
one cm from the first.
Sew around
this line
Cut around
this line
1 cm
Candy Dish
Cat food and tuna fish cans can be rinsed clean and recycled through municipal
waste collection programs, but heres a cool idea for reusing them. Filled with
candies or a small gift this craft makes a great gift idea for any time of year!
Materials:
1 tuna fish or cat food can
Wrapping paper or fabric scraps
Pipe cleaners (for legs)
Glue & tape
Wrapped candies or a small gift
Instructions:
Remove label and wash can.
Cover the can with fabric or paper and glue in place. The more colourful
the better!
Cut pipe cleaners in half and glue or tape to each side to make legs.
Use your imagination to put eyes, a mouth, and anything you like on
your dish.
Fill your candy dish with wrapped candies or a small gift.
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Bottle Cap Doll
Materials:
Empty can
Bottle caps, buttons, or big beads (to make the arms)
String or yarn
Hammer and a nail & the help of a grown up (to poke holes in the can)
Old tights, stocking, or sock (for the head)
Newspaper, paper towel, or rags (to fill the head)
Yarn or string (to make the hair and decorate the face)
Markers (to make the face)
Instructions:
Have an adult help you to poke 5 holes in the can where you want the arms,
legs, and head to be.
If you are using bottle caps for the arms and legs, poke one hole in the
centre of each.
Make 2 strings of bottle caps or buttons for the arms. Repeat for the legs.
Tie the arms and legs into the can.
Stuff the stocking or sock to make the head and tie it into the can.
Use your imagination to decorate the head and body with yarn, markers,
and anything you like!
Reilly MacDonald, St. Andrews Consolidated School, St. Andrews
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a) Use string or yarn to thread
through bottlecaps or buttons
to make the arms and legs
Can Lantern
Materials:
Empty can with the top off (the larger the better)
Water (and a freezer)
Hammer & nail (and a grown up to help you)
Candle
Wire (optional)
Instructions:
Fill the can with water and freeze. This will make step 2 a lot easier!
Using the nail and hammer, poke holes all over the can in any design you
like. The more holes you poke the better as this is where the candlelight
will shine through!
Poke 2 holes at opposite ends of the top if you are going to make a handle.
Dump out the ice or let it melt in the sink or outside.
Loop the wire into the holes at the top to make a handle.
Put a candle in the bottom.
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If you cant do this craft outside,
do it over a dish pan or large tray
as your workspace will get very
wet as the ice starts to melt.
Rebecca Bauer of Lawrencetown
Consolidated School suggests
that you put sand at the bottom
of your lantern to hold the
candle in place.
Light Bulb Ornament
Old light bulbs should be carefully disposed of in the garbage, or you might want to
try making one of these delightful ornaments. They are ideal for Christmas trees,
but could also make wonderful hanging decorations for any occasion.
Materials:
1 used light bulb (any size or shape)
Paint & paint brushes
Yarn, string or ribbon
Instructions:
Paint light bulb all one colour. Let dry. This will help the colours on the
rest of your painting stand out.
Paint a festive scene.
Tie a piece of yarn, string or ribbon around the top.
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You may want to ask an adult to
help you tie the hanger to make
sure that it is tight and secure!
Puzzle Piece Ornaments
If you have lost pieces of a puzzle theres no need to throw it away! Use the pieces
you have to make these fun and festive ornaments for any occasion.
Materials:
Puzzle pieces, small size, 20 or more for each ornament
Glue
Scrap paper
Paint & paint brushes
Yarn or string (to hang the ornament)
Instructions:
On a piece of scrap paper, draw an outline of the ornament you would like
to make. Simple shapes work best, such as a snowman, wreath, Christmas
tree, pumpkin, or heart.
Lay some of the puzzle pieces flat, fitting them into your drawing picture
side down. Don't worry about gaps.
Glue puzzle pieces on top of the flat layer, offsetting them one by one (i.e.,
half over one piece and half over the next piece). Glue them picture side
down so that you are seeing the beige side. Let the glue dry.
Paint however you like and allow to dry.
Attach piece of yarn or string to make a hanger.
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Potato Chip Gift Bags
Potato chip bags cant be recycled or composted through municipal waste collection
programs, but you can reuse them to make these festive shiny gift bags!
Materials:
Potato chip bags, any size
Ribbon, yarn, or fabric scraps
Instructions:
Turn bag inside out so that the shiny side is showing.
Wash it off with soapy water.
Place your special gift inside.
Use a piece of ribbon, yarn, or fabric to tie it shut.
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To make your gift bag even
more special, use paints to make
colourful designs on the bag.
Tip: paint the bag before you
put the gift in.
Used potato chip bags make
great paper scraps for collages,
decorations, and other
art projects.
Reindeer Decoration
Materials:
Pine cone, tissue paper or brown paper bag (for the head)
Popsicle stick (for the body)
Fruit basket
Tissue paper or wrapping paper (for the grass)
Cereal box or scraps of coloured paper
Decorations: ribbons, bows, scraps of material, buttons, etc.
Glue
Scissors
Rocks
Instructions:
Put rocks in the fruit basket to give it weight.
Roll up a paper bag or tissue paper to make a head.
Glue the head onto the stick.
Crumple up tissue paper or wrapping paper to make grass.
Cut desired shapes from cereal box or coloured paper to make antlers or
arms or whatever you like and glue them into place.
Decorate with used ribbons, bows, scraps of material or whatever you have
on hand!
Nicole Day, OConnell Drive Elementary School, Porters Lake
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Place rocks in the bottom for weight
Greeting Card Ornament
Many greeting cards are not recyclable because of the metallic inks and shiny
decorations they are made with. Heres a craft idea for making them into an
ornament to decorate your home at Christmas or any time of year.
Materials:
Old Christmas or greeting cards (at least 5)
Drinking glass
Scissors
Pen or pencil
Glue
Yarn or string
Instructions:
Trace the open end of the drinking glass directly on the greeting cards
20 times.
Cut the circles out.
Fold the circles to make three equal sides.
Glue 5 circles together along 2 sides (folds) for the top of the ball.
Glue another 5 circles together along 2 sides (folds) for the bottom.
Glue 10 circles together along 2 sides (folds) to make a straight band
to go in between top and bottom.
Glue the top and bottom to the centre band.
Poke a hole in the top of your ball and thread the yarn through to
make a hanger.
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Be patient and take your
time when making this
craft - it might seem
confusing at first but you
will get the hang of it.
Tip: do a practice run
using circles cut out of
an old magazine.
a) Fold along dotted lines
b) Glue 5 circles together along 2 sides
for the top. Repeat for the bottom.
c) Glue 10 circles together along 2 sides (folds)
to make a straight band to go in between
top and bottom.
Nova Scotia Recycles Day
Nova Scotia Recycles Day is an initiative of RRFB Nova Scotia in cooperation with
municipal waste management managers and educators. The goal of Nova Scotia
Recycles Day activities is to encourage Nova Scotians of all ages to feel good about
their recycling accomplishments and to promote participation in waste diversion
programs. Major sponsors of contests and celebrations in 2001 included the
Department of Environment and Labour, the Clorox Company of Canada Ltd.
(GLAD

), the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, and the Environment

and Plastics Industry Council.
RRFB Nova Scotia
RRFB Nova Scotia was established in 1996, as a not-for-profit organization to
administer certain components of the provinces Solid Waste-Resource Management
Strategy. Our goal is to work with municipalities, government and industry to
ensure that Nova Scotians receive the maximum environmental and economic
benefits associated with waste management and resource recovery.
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Thank you to all the students across
Nova Scotia that entered our contests in 2001.
Look for Nova Scotia Recycles Day contests,
activities, and events during Waste
Reduction Week every fall.
RRFB Nova Scotia
14 Court Street, Suite 305
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 3H7
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