So this Covid 19 quarantine is getting long, huh? A lot of you parents got thrust into the role of teacher unexpectedly. If you're homeschooling children, maybe you need my teacher mama first aid kit, with quick, easy CHEAP ideas to perk up the school day.
Just in time for earth Earth Day on April 22, how about recycle bin trash craft? Homeschoolers and teachers, your recycle bin in your best craft supply resource. Let kids repurpose, recycle and reuse household stuff in science projects and eco-friendly crafts.
Today's recycled trash crafts feature homemade hats for kids!
The prototype was developed by our oldest daughter at 20
months old. We kept her toys sorted in recycled 5 pound peanut butter pails. One day,
Little Miss emptied one, plopped it on her head, tucked handle under chin and voila—an instant
helmet. Then she proceeded to saddle up and ride baby brother like her noble steed!
I removed the bucket handle for her safety and her from brother for his.
But I realized what really cool
homemade hats for kids can be made with a little repurpose and reuse. Let kids sort through your recycle
bin for plastic ice cream buckets, butter tubs and coffee canisters. Organize by size. This is a great way to teach preschool sorting, measurement math and Earth Day environmental science.
Make helmets for hands-on social studies crafts. Repurpose and reuse recycle bin milk jugs as knight's
helmets. Remove handle, cut a flap to use as a helmet visor. Cut a piece of plastic and
attach with brads to make a visor flap. Wrap in aluminum
foil for an armored helmet. Explore the history of helmets and armor with these free printable coat of arms activities from Pinterest.
Teach STEM lesson plans making homemade hats for robots, soldiers, aliens, animals, astronauts. Make homemade crowns for kings and queens and
princesses (cut both ends out to make cylinder shape and decorate. Here are free printable paper crown patterns too.
Make cone-shaped medieval
lady hats for kids by rolling a square of paper in a funnel shape. Trim edge even. Staple recycled
crepe paper streamers to hat. Cut decorations from recycle bin stuff. Repurpose and reuse old
headgear in cute homemade hats for kids costumes. Repurpose and reuse silk flowers, fabric scraps,
ribbons, yarn, buttons, appliques, and faux gems as decorations for your recycled trash crafts.
