Friday, April 20, 2018
Get Crafty for Earth Day! | Go Organically® Organic Fruit Snacks - Giveaway
In honor of Earth Day coming up on April 22nd, Go Organically Fruit Snacks wants to share some creative ideas to switch up snack time.
You know what they say: "One man's trash is another man's treasure." This rings even truer as we approach Earth Day and think of ways to teach our kids about keeping items out of landfills. For us, it's the perfect excuse to get creative and give new life to everyday objects by turning them into upcycled crafts. Check out the step-by-step instructions for making this awesome DIY dreamcatcher, then read on for additional super-simple craft ideas using household items like paper tubes, coffee cans and plastic water bottles. What better way to celebrate Mother Earth?
DIY Dreamcatcher
Originating in Native American culture, dreamcatchers are believed to offer protection to little ones by "catching" bad dreams in mid-air while they sleep. With a web-covered hoop to snare nightmares, dreamcatchers traditionally feature natural decorative accents like feathers and wooden beads. Try your hand at making your own upcycled dreamcatcher with our easy tutorial!
What You'll Need:
A piece of decorative fabric from an old shirt, shawl, scarf or table runner
Embroidery hoop
Sharp scissors
Wooden or plastic beads with a 1/8" hole or larger
Feathers and/or ribbons
Safety pins
What You'll Do:
Dig through your closets to find an interesting old T-shirt, shawl, scarf or table runner that you no longer use. Look for an eye-catching graphic or interesting material that's lacy or crocheted. Cut your fabric so that it's slightly wider than the embroidery hoop, and at least twice as tall.
Unscrew the top of your embroidery hoop and separate the two hoops. Drape your fabric over the inner hoop, lining it up so that plenty of extra fabric hangs down at the bottom.
Place the outer hoop on top and press down into place, adjusting the fabric and pulling it tight. Once you're happy with the fabric placement, tighten the top screw.
Take your scissors and cut the fabric hanging from the bottom of the hoop into long, thin, vertical strips. Trim any excess fabric from around the rest of the hoop.
String beads onto the ends of your fabric strips and knot them in place. Use safety pins to attach feathers and ribbons onto your fabric strips at random places for an eclectic effect. Loop a longer piece of ribbon through the hardware at the top and hang with pride!
Repurposed Household Items
Why toss these everyday objects when you can turn them into useful, kid-friendly crafts?
Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Tubes
Birdfeeder: Spread peanut butter on the outside of the tube using a butter knife. Roll the tube in loose birdseed, covering it completely. Slip your birdfeeder onto a tree branch, then compost tube once birds are finished snacking.
Wrapping Paper Cuffs: Prevent rolls of wrapping paper from unraveling with paper tube "cuffs." Simply slit tubes lengthwise with a pair of scissors and slip over either end of your wrapping paper roll to keep it contained.
Cord Corral: Roll up power cords and stuff them inside decorated tubes for a cute storage option that will prevent cords from tangling.
Coffee Cans
Pencil holder: Remove the lid and label from an empty coffee can. Cover the entire outside with colorful duct tape in a fun pattern. Fill with pens, pencils and highlighters for an instant desktop accessory.
Bank: Remove the label from an empty coffee can and paint the outside a bright color. Add a dollar sign with stick-on gems. Cut an opening in the lid to use as a coin slot.
Planter: To make a rustic-looking planter, wrap the outside of an empty coffee can with a sheet of burlap and glue in place. Tie a simple raffia ribbon around the center and fill with dried flowers.
Plastic Water Bottles
Sensory Bottle: Calm rowdy kiddos with a mixture of water, glitter glue and loose glitter inside a plastic water bottle. Just add the ingredients, put on the cap, and let kids shake the bottle like a snow globe for an instant dose of zen.
Bowling Pins: Fill 10 plastic water bottles with two inches of water or a bit of sand at the bottom, then put the caps back on. Arrange your "pins" on the floor and let kids roll a ball to knock 'em down.
Penguin Pal: Fill an empty clear water bottle with cotton balls, then use foam sheets or sturdy construction paper to add the wings, head and feet. Don't forget the googly eyes!
Happy Earth Day from Go Organically Organic Fruit Snacks. Made with real fruit, the gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free kids snacks are a great choice for your on-the-go life. Be sure to follow Go Organically on Facebook for more kid-friendly ideas.
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I don't do anything any more since I have retired.
We do not really celebrate earth day, but maybe we should!
We don't really do much, but my son usually does activities in school.
We think every day is Earth Day since we reduce, reuse, and recycle every day. When the children are a bit older, we will do some special Earth Day activities with them.
Nancy
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Our town throws a huge earth day event- full of environmental friendly information, products and fun! We all plant trees and flowers together and it is always a blast!
We dont really celebrate Earth day but I do love a good upcycle project
We don't really do anything for Earth Day
We don't really do anything special for Earth Day.
I planted some more flowers in my yard.
I don't do anything for Earth day; I don't even know when it really is to be honest.
I do not celebrate earth day
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
we are going to plant a tree
Everyday is Earth Day! We garden, raise chickens, eat an organic diet and are aware of our carbon footprint.
I work all day so I don't have a chance to do anything for Earth day.
I don't do anything special for Earth day. I do things everyday like recycle and bring my own bags to the stores.
We don't do anything special for Earth Day
We don't do anything special for Earth Day
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I do not do any special things for that day. We are using less paper products now though.
We have a big gathering at a park nearby and have lots of stuff to do for all ages. Always fun and crowded.
earth day is a sleep in for me thanks
Nothing special! We always recycle!
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We really don't celebrate Earth Day but we love recycling.
We have in the past attended a clean up at our local park on Earth Day.
I did not do anything special.
I work at a school and they had tee shirts made for Earth Day and they have different events planned.
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Everyday, but especially on Earth Day, I try to be conscious of the waste I put into the world, so I can work to limit it. I pick up trash and recycling that others leave on the ground, compost all my organic materials, and have a home garden.
No, I don’t do anything for earth day, however I enjoy gardening and I recycle.
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I homeschool my kids, so we always spend the day doing Earth Day crafts and learning about living green. When we can, I take them somewhere to help plant a tree.
I like to get together with my sons and BBQ !
we do not celebrate earth day
We do not do anything special for Earth Day, however I do recycle all year long. I have a compost pile and I take care of my trees and shrubs.
We recycle year round, but often on Earth Day, we plant a flower or tree!
We usually do not do anything for Earth day
Not usually.
I haven't done anything on Earth day.
I try to do something with the kids
I don't do anything for Earth Day.
No I don't do anything since I am sick.
We try and clean up our yard for spring.
We went to our town's Earth Day festival.
We take a long walk and pick up trash!
I dont celebrate earth day persay, but I do recycle bags, bottles and use my own totes for groceries.
I do not do anything differently on earth day
We planted some trees on the property. Thank you
We had a celebration at a park here. My husband did a stone carving demo, the kids climbed a huge tree, and we walked around to learn things our city has to offer to help the earth.
we dont do anything on Earth day but try and do things for the earth year round such as recycling and planting trees.
I don't celebrate it.
No I don't celebrate it.I pray for earth,so many things are destroying it. Thank you for the chance ☺
On Earth Day I usually start preparing my gardens for planting. I like to plant both vegetables and flowers.
No but I always recycle at work and try not to waste electric and water. amysmeltzer21521 at yahoo dot com
I dont do anything specifically but we recycle, upcycle and reuse as much as we can. We stopped buying plastic water bottles and bought reusable ones instead
We planted our garden. We also planted some new trees. (jozywails@gmail.com)
I wrote a dedicated post for Earth Day to spread the word.
I don't do anything out of the normal. I keep on with my recycling and no plastic bottles life
We recycle and reuse everything we can, but we don't do anything special for Earth day.
I'm usually out enjoying the state or national parks.
We join in the local city clean up for Earth Day.
We do in a way because it is my niece's birthday and she has usually had us outdoors.
I don't do anything formally for Earth Day. I use it the day though to assess where I am on making a smaller footprint and on how well I met last year's goal then I make new goals for the upcoming year along with a rough plan of how I aim to meet those goals.(Jennifer Pickett)
I am vegan which is like making every day earth day. i don't do anything special on earth day.
We plant something.
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No I don't do anything!
do not really celebrate earth day
We don't celebrate Earth Day, only the Creator.
I don't really do anything for Earth Day but if I wasn't renting I would probably do some planting.
No, we do not do anything to celebrate Earth Day.
I don't do anything!
We dont unusually do Anything, but We. Might next year
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Ashley C
I have never celebrated Earth day.
we help clean trash off of our local beach
It is another day to work in the garden!
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I don't usually do anything on Earth Day.
i go outside but other than that nothing special
We plant a garden.
Help clean up the beaches.
We grow our own veggies.
We bought a few plants
For Earth Day it's self, we don't do anything.
For Earth Day- i try to pick up some trash and plant a tree when I can.
I don't although I would like to!+
We never did anything until this year, my children and I walked around picking up litter and made a plan to plant a tree next year!
Sorry. There only so days in a month.
No I never even usually know when it is
I consider every day as Earth Day so I do not do anything different on just that one day than I would do every other day.
Just enjoy the earth
I don't do anything special on earth day try to do
something for the environment everyday.
I don't do anything special on Earth Day. You don't hear anything about it here. I am earh conscious throughout the year by recycling and being energy wise.
I have not done anything special for Earth Day but love the project ideas.
We planted flowers.
We don't really do anything special, but I love to sit and bask in the beauty of the 45 acres we live on. Thanks and God Bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol dot com
I go for a nature walk to celebrate Earth day.
I don't really do anything. I always recycle plastic though
We have great outdoor events in our city on earth day.
Planted flowers
We celebrate Earth Day by enjoying nature and working on environmental projects
While we normally do environmental clean-ups throughout the year, I specifically take my kids to Earth Day clean-up events.
I just conserve energy for 1 hour on Earth Day.
I don't celebrate earth day. I recycle all year round
We don't celebrate earth day at home. We used to do things - they especially did at school when the kids were younger. Now that they are in their teens, we don't usually hear much about it....
We don't celebrate, but it might be good for our kids if we do.
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