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Make your own rainstick!

Make your own rainstick!

May 2008 The rainstick is a musical instrument played in the belief that it could bring about rainstorms.
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Make a Recycled Game of Catch!

Make a Recycled Game of Catch!

June 2008 Use old laundry detergent bottles or milk jugs to make fun catching mitts.
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Make a Recycled Wind Sock!

Make a Recycled Wind Sock!

July 2008 Your whole family can enjoy the summer breeze with this homemade, recycled wind sock!
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Make Your Own Lawn Bowling Set

Make Your Own Lawn Bowling Set

August 2008 A great idea for reusing soda bottles and leftover decorations from birthday and holiday parties.
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Make a Recycle Monster!

Make a Recycle Monster!

September 2006 These monsters are hungry for everything you recycle - old pop cans, paper, milk jugs, newspaper and much more!
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Make your own one-of-a-kind envelopes!

Make your own one-of-a-kind envelopes!

January 2007 Make one-of-a-kind, colorful envelopes from paper you already have at home.
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Make a recycled desk or locker set

Make a recycled desk or locker set

September 2007 Use old metal cans or glass jars to make holders for your school stuff.
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Make your Own Paper Beads

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!
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Make your own recycled crayons!

Make your own recycled crayons!

April 2007 You can reuse your old, broken crayons to create your own colorful, one-of-a-kind crayons!
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Make your own recycled paper!

Make your own recycled paper!

March 2006 Do you have construction paper scraps that you don't know what to do with?
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Make a Milk Jug Mask!

Make a Milk Jug Mask!

October 2006 Celebrate Halloween by making a mask out of recycled materials! 
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Make Egg Carton Pumpkins!

Make Egg Carton Pumpkins!

October 2007 Use old egg cartons to make miniature jack-o-lanterns.
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Make a Green-Haired Kid!

Make a Green-Haired Kid!

May 2006 Make your own Green-Haired Kid by reusing materials you have around the house. 
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Make a recycled Valentine’s Day Card!

Make a recycled Valentine’s Day Card!

February 2007 Make one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day cards using magazines and old greeting cards.
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Make your own Valentine notepad!

Make your own Valentine notepad!

February 2006 Make a heart-shaped notepad out of used paper!
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Make Your Own Recycled Toy House!

Make Your Own Recycled Toy House!

November 2007 Use a shoebox and paper towel roll to make your own toy house.
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The Green Guardian’s Calendar to Protect the Earth

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.
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