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Easter Fabric and Yarn Baskets



For Easter  we made nest baskets out of fabric and yarn pieces. We ripped strips of fabric and wove them around a cardboard template. For a fluffy effect we wove in some yarn. Ready for Easter Eggs!


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Bean and Pasta Mosaics




My kids painted reused cardboard (rescued from the trash bin)  two-toned and created these landscapes. Some decided to paint the cardboard all black and make a space themed painting.
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Paper Valentines


We made paper Valentines out of painted butcher paper (bulletine board paper). We punched holes all around and then laced them with left over wrapping ribbon. We left one side open for stuffing with recycled computer paper! They ended up looking like heart pillows.
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Christmas Tree Cardboard Craft



My group made Christmas trees using cardboard (painted), recycled beads (undid old necklaces), tp roll covered with fabric scraps and a star made out of an empty coffee capsule. 
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Cardboard Tribal Halloween Masks


We made tribal masks out of cardboard and painted them. This craft lends itself to Halloween, Carnaval or a tribal theme. It is fun seeing how creative each child can be.
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Leaf Craft - Newspaper and Cardboard






We did our own take on a very interesting idea from http://www.kidscraftweekly.comWe stamped a green leaf print (used folded tp roll ) and glued on some painted cork leafs. We really liked the way the newsprint shown through the paint. This is a great Autumn project!
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Covered an old notebook


For back to school, we decided on a way to save money and recycle. We decided to reuse an old notebook by customizing it with some calendar pages we saved. 
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