I have long been a fan of keeping a cupboard full of recycled items that will one day become items to spark the imagination of my girls. When I was asked to host this group I was thrilled. Recycling and repurposing are our way of life, and doing crafts with my daughters and nieces is a passion of mine. Our binoculars were made from yellow Solo cups saved from my daughter's first birthday party (I knew they would come in handy some day!) and ribbon left over from my wedding day!
This was a very simple craft. I pre cut off the bottoms of all the cups with an x-acto knife. Each child got two cups and a roll of tape. The cups were taped together, then the kids had fun decorating their binoculars with colourful stickers. Once decorated we used a hole puncher to make a hole on each side, then attached the ribbon.
We had another craft to do today - a fun telescope, but only one of our crafty kids was interested enough to make one! This was also a simple craft - a paper towel tube, wrapped in construction paper that we decorated with crayons and stickers. The fun part of this craft was a strip cut from a clear plastic clam shell container. The strip was decorated with small animal stickers, then threaded through slits cut (by an adult) in the telescope. When looking through the telescope, if you pull the strip you can see the different animals!
There is something about binoculars that really sparks kids' imaginations! My oldest daughter has been playing all day with her binoculars around her neck. She has been exploring with them - observing the letters in her soup, watching the birds in the back yard, even watching TV. Amazing how something so simple can provide so much entertainment for our kids.
Thank you to everyone came out today to Recycled Treasures! Looking forward to more fun next time, when we will be creating Spring themed paintings with recycled items!
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