Before recycling cardboard boxes, why not make a house or something else from them first?
If you have smaller ones, could make cars or a train or boats. If you have long thin ones, could make a slide for kids or toy cars, strengthened with cushions underneath.
I made these with my son Dan in lockdown and some of them are still alive and healthy!
To make some terrariums you will need:
Put in the sand or gravel first if you them, then the earth, then moss and decorate with pebbles and twigs if you like. Spray or sprinkle some water over the moss and put the lid on the jar. Put the terrariums somewhere you can enjoy them!
To care for the terrarium, occasionally open the jar and add fresh water if needed.
Really quick and edible Halloween decorations!
To make them you will need:
Have fun drawing on faces with different features and expressions!
These look great, are so simple and if you use water based paint you can wash the jars and use them again for something else!
You will need:
This is still a collaboration work in progress… I made the frame out of an old wire coat hanger and black tape. The fringes are made from “iron beads”. Each fringe has a different theme and some are made by friends and family or all ages 🙂 It even has some glow in the dark areas!
Here’s our home schooling calendar sticker legend – many ideas inspired by family, friends and the Internet! Going to try and do the core curriculum ones on every weekday, with days off on weekends / holidays.
All you need is:
If your children suggest what to add to the list and make the legend, they *might* be more enthusiastic about actually doing the activities.
Grace Kishino 