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Make your own rainstick!
May 2008
The rainstick is a musical instrument played in the belief that it could bring about rainstorms.
Make a Recycled Game of Catch!
June 2008
Use old laundry detergent bottles or milk jugs to make fun catching mitts.
Make a Recycled Wind Sock!
July 2008
Your whole family can enjoy the summer breeze with this homemade, recycled wind sock!
Make Your Own Lawn Bowling Set
August 2008
A great idea for reusing soda bottles and leftover decorations from birthday and holiday parties.
Make a Recycle Monster!
September 2006
These monsters are hungry for everything you recycle - old pop cans, paper, milk jugs, newspaper and much more!
Make your own one-of-a-kind envelopes!
January 2007
Make one-of-a-kind, colorful envelopes from paper you already have at home.
Make a recycled desk or locker set
September 2007
Use old metal cans or glass jars to make holders for your school stuff.
Make your Own Paper Beads
December 2006
Create one-of-a-kind beads using holiday gift wrap scraps and your family's old magazines and catalogs!
Make your own recycled crayons!
April 2007
You can reuse your old, broken crayons to create your own colorful, one-of-a-kind crayons!
Make your own recycled paper!
March 2006
Do you have construction paper scraps that you don't know what to do with?
Make a Milk Jug Mask!
October 2006
Celebrate Halloween by making a mask out of recycled materials!
Make Egg Carton Pumpkins!
October 2007
Use old egg cartons to make miniature jack-o-lanterns.
Make a Green-Haired Kid!
May 2006
Make your own Green-Haired Kid by reusing materials you have around the house.
Make a recycled Valentine’s Day Card!
February 2007
Make one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day cards using magazines and old greeting cards.
Make your own Valentine notepad!
February 2006
Make a heart-shaped notepad out of used paper!
Make Your Own Recycled Toy House!
November 2007
Use a shoebox and paper towel roll to make your own toy house.
The Green Guardian’s Calendar to Protect the Earth
March 2008
A calendar to keep track of all the good things you do for the Earth.