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21st March 2020
08:00am GMT

2. Recycled Art: Toilet Paper Roll Print
Reduce, reuse, recycle – all great mantras to adopt, and perfect for this simple Earth Day craft you can do with your kids today.
What you need
Empty toilet paper (or kitchen paper) rolls
Washable paint in bright colours
White cardstock or thick paper
Instructions
Let your kids dip the toilet paper rolls into whatever colour paint they fancy and then stamp down on their cardstock or paper. Once finished, let it dry, and voila; the most gorgeous, colourful art for your wall, mama.
3. Seed Bombs
Planting seeds is a wonderful kick-off to spring and summer, and learning how to make seed bombs is a great way to get your planting started. Note: These also make cute little gifts, we think.
Here is what you need
3-4 Packages of Flower Seeds
3 Sheets of Construction Paper (we used blue, green, and white)
Food Processor
Scissors
Water
3 Small Containers
Baking Sheet and Parchment Paper (drying seed bombs)
Instructions
Start by cutting your construction paper into one-inch squares. Place each colour separately in a container.
Once you have cut up all your paper squares and each container is ready, add water. Cover the paper completely and allow to soak for 20 minutes.
When the 20 minutes is finished (the hardest part is always waiting), take one container and squeeze the excess water out of the paper. Place the paper in a food processor and pulse until the paper becomes pulp.
Place the pulp back into its container. Go ahead and repeat with the next two colours until you have three containers of pulp.
Divide the packages of seeds between the three containers gently mixing them into the pulp.
Start by taking a bit of each colour from each container and forming it into a ball.
While you are making these, take the opportunity to talk about the importance of planting seeds, clean water, clean air, conservation and anything else they are interested in hearing about. Getting a little messy and hands-on with kids is super engaging and creates the perfect atmosphere for learning.
Place your homemade seed bombs on a parchment-lined baking tray. You can go ahead and press a few more seeds into the balls if you think they need a few more! Let your tray dry overnight.
Once dry, toss your seed bombs into your favourite flower pot or garden plot (Note: You still have to dig a hole first!)
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