In recent years I have really tried to be more environmentally conscious by recycling, not being so wasteful, etc. Even more recently I've really seen the beauty in upcycling/repurposing. I have some projects in mind to tackle in the coming weeks to do just that...and I am SUPER excited about them!
I really think it's important for us to realize how very precious and fragile our world is. We need to do our part to protect and preserve it for generations to come! It amazes me how wasteful we are. At the rate we're going now, in 20 years we'll be living in a landfill! Kind of scary to think about! Take some time today to brainstorm ways you can be less wasteful. Take the time to recycle (really...it's not hard!), take 5 minutes off of your shower time, turn that light out when you leave a room, carpool to work (with gas prices soaring, this is actually a very wise decision), reuse items when you can....the list goes on. Every step you take to change your lifestyle makes a difference!
My "adopted niece" (since we don't have any brother's or sisters, I have claimed my best friend's kids as my niece and nephew) enlisted my help on her school project for Earth Day. Her assignment was to make a piece of art using "clean trash". Her idea was to make some flowers. With some newspaper, straws, Tootsie Roll tubes, and cardboard, this is what we came up with:
Happy Earth Day everyone!
These are awesome. Great job with recycling
ReplyDeleteI would suggest joining your local Freecycle group. http://www.freecycle.org/ There are groups all over the world and we reuse/re-purpose/recycle on a regular basis. It is also an awesome place to find cool things to re-purpose!
ReplyDeleteHope that helps!