Mother Baby Earth

come and see

Kath — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:39:45 +0000

what some have created, from upcycling / recycling

1. t-shirts to shag scarf necklace,

2. knitting needles to bracelet,

3. instamatic camera to wire photo holder,

4. printed maps to mini envelopes,

5. pop soda can tabs to bracelet,

6. aluminium soda cans to rose rings.

Happy Monday and see you all back here in May for a new series …… things that start with M……..

how to {make a ball maze}

Kath — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:40:44 +0000

and other play toys your kids will have many hours of fun with, recycling cardboard boxes and upcycling other common items around the house.

4. How to make a Ball Maze,

5. DIY Cardboard Playhouse,

6. DIY cardboard garage, empty milk carton house and buildings,

7. Painted Pebble Puzzle,

8. DIY Cardboard Dragon Play Costume and

8. Wooden Clothes-pins characters.

how to {make a file tote}

Kath — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:11:56 +0000

with Ziploc® bags (or any other similar zip lock bags) and a paper bag - handy for storing and organizing small, loose and light items.

3. How to make a Ziploc®-Bag-Tote.

and for the coming weekend, go and choose an activity/s to do from Tinkerlab’s list. Happy Earth Day! (Sunday, April 22)

how to {fold bowties & boats}

Kath — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:26:26 +0000

from paper of course! And re-use magazine pages, newspapers, gift wraps and old books whenever you can.

2. How to fold paper bowties & origami boats

how to {make a teddy bear from socks}

Kath — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:14:41 +0000

Remember this chipmunk? Follow me as I show a series of how-to’s this April, celebrating Earth Day’s month by making objects from everyday items, or re-purposing unused things into useful things again . And if I wander away for a little while, you can still follow me here or join me here.

1. How to make a teddy bear from socks.

i’d like to {upcycle}

Kath — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:49:52 +0000

small boxes, big boxes or any boxes into imaginary toy animals for play or for display.

i’d like to {try paper cutting}

Kath — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:36:05 +0000

as intricate as these beautiful paper cuts: