Activity
Upcycling for nature
Reducing, recycling and reusing is really important, and it can be fun, too! With a little creativity you can convert your waste into works of art and give rubbish a new life.
This Helping Nature activity can be completed as part of Families Wild Challenge.
Instructions
Step-by-step guide
Step one
- Think carefully about your waste and its impact on the environment.
Step two
- Separate your rubbish into the appropriate bins, washing any non-card/paper recycling before throwing it away or putting it aside for the craftwork described below.
Step three
- See if you can find any natural-looking colours in your recycling.
Step four
- Use your clean rubbish and the instructions below to make a recycled plant, insect or animal crafts.
Lolly stick wading birds
Wading birds are often known for their long legs which are really handy for standing in the shallows of a river, pond or estuary.
After you've made your recycled wader, maybe you could make a few foil fish for it to eat.
Step one
- Print the template here and draw round it onto card.
Step two
- Cut it out and start decorating it using sweet wrappers and other bits of household rubbish - you could try to copy a real bird like a heron or bittern, or just make up your own.
Step three
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Add lolly stick or pipe cleaner legs to your wader – make sure they're nice and long for wading.
Step four
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Add a pair of googly eyes.