i have the funniest nephew who loves to find "treasures" everywhere. i don't envy my sister-in-law having to clean out his pockets in the laundry room. while out for dinner last week, he collected straws, cocktail stirrers, tourist's maps and corks. he loves to make "art" with his finds and since they aren't really recycled since they have not yet been used, it's a new kind of project (see "ONE MAN'S TRASH" post below for making a recycle sculpture).
when i found TRASH FOR TEACHING it made me think of him immediately. i know he isn't the only kid who loves this, so here is more info: "Trash for Teaching collects clean and safe cast-off materials from manufacturing processes (that would otherwise become trash) and re-purposes them as educational resources. With those materials we provide a comprehensive arts education program in local school districts."
*but you don't have to be a classroom to benefit. you can order your own box of treasures for T4T by going to their website.
click the link under PRODUCTS for JUNKIT and for $40 you will get a large box of treasure/ art supplies.
at least you won't have to worry about the secret stash of paperclips getting into the washing machine.
2 comments:
We have been collecting trash for years. We keep this trash (all tiny trash) in a bin in a cupboard. we collect all things tiny (caps, springs, tubes, plastic pieces, lids, corks) As the bin gets full we pull it out and the kids start to build. all of the little trash bits turn into amazing things - a toothpaste cap (a lamp shade) a champange cork (a kitchen stool)a dental floss container (a computer) a shampoo cap (a chandelier) - my daughter built an entire dolls house using shoe boxes and stuff from the bin. She even entered in the LA county fair crafts contest and won first place.
Our bin is never empty. As the kids pull stuff out to make things with, new trash is always filling the bin. One man's trash really is another man's treasure.
thanks so much, joyce, i am inspired to start a bin just like yours, and would love to see that amazing dollhouse! great great idea!!!
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