Beautiful Creations
Materials:
Cardboard tubes
Wooden sticks
Aluminum cans
Natural leaves
Flowers
Felt
Plastic bottles
Magazines
Glue
Process:
Take a walk around the classroom or home to see which materials can be reused. Once the materials are selected, cut out pictures from the magazines that catch your attention and glue them one by one, along with all the materials, until you create a collage of recycled items.
Domain:
Cognitive development and fine motor skills
Appropriate Age:
3-5 years old
Reflection:
In my opinion, working with recycled materials is very important, but it’s especially crucial to teach children this concept. It’s great for them to learn that bottles can be transformed into maracas for music, a paper roll can become a telescope, or an aluminum can can turn into a drum. I believe that by working with these materials, they have the opportunity to explore their cognitive skills and work on their fine motor skills, touching and working with different textures.