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Planetpals Earthday Everyday IDEAS
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The Best Selection of Gardening Tips and Ideas Earth Friendly for the Classroom and Kids Anywhere!
 Remember USE RECYCLED MATERIALS when possible! Using recycled items is another lesson on how to help earth!
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Dress Up Your Garden!
Recycled Milk Container Bird Houses
If you paint these you can use them outdoors!
Recycle Wind Chimes
You will like the sound of these recycle wind clackers in your garden. Simple to make from laundry caps and other recycled materials.
Make Ladybug Lids
Great for preschool--Just paint no embellishment you could add eyes or buttons-even antenna . Keep it on the jar for bug catching or collecting nature.
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Recycled Fabric and coffee can wind sock
This is easy to do with fabric scraps and string. An indoor version can be done with tissue or paper.
Recycled plastic cutlery wind chimes
This is perfect after a party, too. for lunch or a trip to the fast food. Save them, wash them and make this fun wind chime. Think of other items you could use popsicle sticks? Chop sticks?
Make A Bird Flasher Ornament From CD
Directions for making recycled CD Bird Flasher or Ornament to hang outside or in!
How is this little guy for a garden scarecrow! make it out of all plastics so it doesn't fall apart. Found at the Recycled Art and Nature Projects from Earth Arbor Day in Santa Clarita.
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Planetpals Earthday Everyday IDEAS
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 Free Gardening Ideas and Crafts
At Planetpals we plant seeds to help kids grow!
Gardening can be a healthy and rewarding experience for kids, helps them learn about the planet and the joy of nurturing!
Simple Recycled Planting Containers
To start the seeding's you can use:
- plant pots
- egg cartons,
- toilet paper rolls
- paper cups,plastic, styrofoam cups
- a box bottom
- juice boxes
- egg shells
- water bottles cut in half
- wax milk or cream containers
- fast food containers
Let each kid start their own terrarium or seedlings
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Easy to Make Recycled Terrariums / Greenhouses for Plants or Seedlings:
How to make a terrarium or hot house for seedlings or plants (this needs to be covered or contained):
There are many ways to make a mini greenhouse or terrarium using recycled materials. These are no brainers--and little or no work!
- a plastic or glass covered box
- a large apothecary jar
- a discarded fish tank
- Frappucino cups (these are small)
- a plastic soda bottle large or small
- a plastic zippered bag (the kind you get with sheets and blankets see right )
- Cover a plant pot with a plastic food container
- Be creative-recycle a a clear covered dish or casserole pot? What else?
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Kids Love Making Little Garden Heads:
Make fun garden heads by planting grass seeds: Decorate and Paint them to look like fun characters
( For directions see egg heads in the left column under "Other Fun Ideas" )
- Use egg shells
- yogurt bottles
- yogurt cups
- paper or plastic cups
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Other Simple Growing Tips:
- Use packing peanuts for drainage (instead of stones)
- Cover the roots with toilet paper rolls (cut in half) When you plant seedlings in the garden-to keep insects away
- Cover the roots with paper cups (cut out the bottom) When you plant seedlings in the garden- to keep insects away
- Keep a tuna can in the garden to measure weekly watering--it should be 1 inch
- Try packing peanuts instead of soil as Hydro phonics
- You can mix peat moss with other materials to create your own growing medium
- To start seeds using perlite, use a mixture of 1 part perlite and 1 part moistened peat moss
- Cover post with plastic bags, wrap or clear container it helps to retain moisture, and keep the soil from drying out
Remember to Water!
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Composting Made Simple
Learn all about composting and make your own DIY compost bins from recycled materials! Squirmy Wormy makes it easy to understand
The Colors Of Composting A Lesson
What colors can you compost?
Container Watering Tip
Try the bottle system-1.Pinch a hole-leave the cover on 2. use oneupside down with a spout top, 3. use a sippie cup upside down?
Water Bottle Irrigation
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Other Fun Container Gardening and Growing Ideas:
Egg Heads With Grass Hair using grass seed
Funky Junky Planter using all sorts of leftovers
ChChCh-Chia Pet:Recycle old nylons make a DIY Chia Pet using chia seed, or wheat grass seeds.
The Milk Jug Garden!
A Shoe Rack Garden?
In the Gutter Garden
Make a Terrarium
Upside Down Garden!
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Make The Upside Down Planter
Learn how to make a grocery bag holder for beach,home, park. Use the plastic one as an upside down planter for herbs! Cloth pattern here, too
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