Recycling is a relevant factor in our daily lives, especially for transmitting to our children the importance and value of looking after the planet from a very early age.
One of the best ways of educating your children in recycling is by having fun and doing handicraft at home. This is how we can start to inspire them and instil in them values such as sustainability.
To discover how to use recycled materials in order to encourage children’s imagination, we are sharing some creative options so you can spend a day with your family, applying the principles of responsible use and recycling. Don’t stop reading:
The most original fancy dresses
Making fancy dresses is one of the most common ways of reusing materials – not just for specific dates, but you can also create fancy dresses that then lead to your own stories and games.
Packaging from household appliances or large products means large cardboard boxes at home that can be reused for kids to make their own toys: helmets, shields, rockets, castles, etc.
Designing sock puppets
This is one of the most amusing ways of reusing old socks. It’s also easy for children to do and then when you have the puppets you can invent stories at home and tell them.
Handicraft with lollipop sticks
Ice-cream sticks are a perfect way of reusing material and they are easy to get hold of in the summer. If you keep all the wooden sticks, especially in the warmer seasons, you will guarantee afternoons of fun with handicraft.
There are numerous structures you can come up with using this kind of material – you can leave them on your shelf as a lifelong souvenir.
Homemade and recycled toys
Sometimes we buy too many toys and then leave them in the cupboard as your children get older. So there are times when it’s a good idea to make them by hand, and what’s more, you spend time with your family throughout the process.
Do you want to know what you can do to give new life to all those materials you accumulate at home every day without even realizing?
If you think reuse and sustainable consumerism is important, your children will too. So get down to work at home with these ideas, and don’t forget to tell us all about your creations!
