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WPSS
Crafts
Fun / Cool / Useful
Now that you learnt about water pollution, you start to notice some random things lying around in your house. either they are plastics, old toys, or well, things. They are basically useless. You are deciding whether to keep them, or just throw them out. Well, now you can get those things into use! Below are some cool, fun, and maybe even useful crafts to cure your boredom and get those scraps into use! If none of these crafts are for you, you can find some more ideas here.
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A plastic bottle
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Scissors
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Wire
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Glue
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Some wooden sticks
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Paint or decorations
First, cut a hole, big enough to put the wooden stick in, but with a little bit of room. Glue the stick to the bottle however you want. Punch to holes into the top of the bottle cap. Thread the ends of the wire into the holes and glue them to the bottom. Decorate however you want. After you're done, fill it with bird feed and tie it anywhere you want. You can also make a bird house.
Bird Feeder
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Plastic soda bottle (You can use a water bottle, but they are less durable)
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Soil
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Seeds for whatever plant you want to grow
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Scissors
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String
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Glue (optional)
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Anything else you want to add for flair or for your plant
Turn the bottle so that it is now horizontal. Cut a rectangle (the size is your choice) out from the top. Decorate only the outside. Add in your soil and seeds. Lastly, tie a string around the sides tightly, glue them to the bottle if you want to, and hang it anywhere. You can even make more and attach them to make a ladder-like structure. This craft is perfect if you don't have much space for a regular garden. Find more ideas for vertical gardens here. If you want a step up from this, scroll down to see how to make a greenhouse.
Vertical Garden
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Plastic water or soda bottles
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LED lights or twinkle lights
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Glue
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String
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Paint or decorations
Looking for a cheap decoration, but your string of lights is getting old? Than these crafts are for you.
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All you have to do is paint bottle caps and glue them onto a flat surface to make a recycled mosaic.
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Make a beautiful room divider or dramatic effect. Simply cut of a few plastic bottle bottoms and attach them together with string. Paint or decorate them however you want.
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Squeeze or crumple a plastic bottle. Place a a few colored lights inside or glue the bottles to a string of lights. Hang them or place them somewhere to create cool patterns on the ground or on walls. You can even draw different shapes or designs to create a different effect.
If these just don't float your boat, check out some of these ideas
Bottle Lights/Bottle Decorations
Vases
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Plastic water or soda bottle
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Pencil/drawing tool
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Scissors
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Paint or decorations
Cut the top off of a plastic bottle. The bottom should be as tall as you want your vase to be. Use your drawing tool to draw your design. Remove the parts you don't want. Lastly, paint or decorate whatever you want. Put anything inside the vase and place it on a table or desk.
