It warms our Replayground hearts to find that kids as young as 4 and 5 are being taught to value the things we typically discard, and some of the projects are really inspiring (toy boats made from used corks, hand puppets from discarded plastic). Definitely worth a read.
This is awesome. A year ago I connected with a neighbor (via Freecycle) to hand off my fabric scraps. She takes them to her daughter's school where they are used in craft projects and such. We now have a regular thing: whenever I have a full shopping bag of scraps, I give her a call and she comes by to pick them up. While I try to use up every scrap I can in my crafting, it's great to know there are other folks who can use up the pieces that are too small for me!
ReplyDeleteGreat article! I love the child's comment about how if we throw everything away there won't be anything left to make a collage with. Smart kid.
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