Hope For Homeschoolers

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Trashy art is a fun way to use up some of the stuff that usually ends up in landfills or serves no other purpose but to make up the clutter that plagues many of our homes.  This week, our home school group is having a trashy art show, so that the students can make something beautiful or useful out of items that would normally be thrown away.

Some good examples would be to turn an old t-shirt into a tote bag, or a pillow.  A laundry detergent box can be decorated and used as a caddy for a number of different things.  Aluminum cans can become Christmas ornaments.

My oldest daughter has created, and is still working on a castle made of various cardboard food boxes, and reinforced with paper mache.  Our middle child made a chili pepper (which is popular in Southwest decor), out of paper mache and a clothes hanger.  Both girls will finish their projects today so that they can be taken to our picnic/parkday tomorrow.  From there, we will find a place for them to display their work such as the local library or even museum.

The only expense for this project for us has been for the paint that the girls are using to paint their finished work.  They are learning to look at trash differently before they throw it away, and they are learning to use resources wisely.

Have a Great Day!

Laurel Santiago