Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Satellite Recycler around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. Wheels: 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body […]
Your kids will love creating and playing with these miniature action figures. To create the green illuminater, slide the cut-off bottle bottom from the Two-liter Transporter over a battery-operated touch lamp (available at drug and discount stores). To make a space-case backpack, tape a pair of twist-tie straps to the back of a dental floss […]
Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Junkmobile around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body is wide […]
It’s the fastest way to travel this side of the universe. Just give the Two-liter Transporter a quick turn, and the Trash Master or robot inside “disappears” behind a trick piece of silvery paper. Â 2-liter plastic bottle Craft knife Clear tape Shiny paper Use a craft knife to slice off the bottom 2-1/2 inches […]
  If you look in any preschool, water and sand tables for sensory manipulation seem to be all the rage. Sensory tables emphasizes learning through the five senses.  Water Tables Emphasizes: Learn Measurements through comparison and trial Develop Hand/Eye Coordination by pouring Discover the properties of water Experiment with mixing different colors (provide […]
The perfect sandbox is one that draws a crowd of kids all summer and that calls to mind the greatest of all play sites: the beach. What makes the difference between a good sandbox and a bad one? Be sure the site is right. Build it big. Add wide seating. Hide the toys. Cover it […]
 A grown up activity —   1 black bottle top/cap 4 black pipe cleaners 2 googly eyes Glue gun Glue sticks   I glued the middle of the four pipe cleaners underneath the bottle top so that it would make 8 legs (4 on each side of the spider). Then I glued the […]
 A little glitter, a halved paper plate and doily and some pink paint = Royal Magic! Upgrade this classic children’s craft with some glitter, iridescent ribbon, a doily, and petal pink paint.  To make the paper plate purse, you’ll need:  1 paper plate (stronger sturdier models work better!) Scissors Hole Punch (use […]
