As a child you could often find me entertaining myself with an old shoebox, magazines, paper, pencils, scissors and the like...we'd make "Penny Peep Shows" out of old magazines and shoe boxes...so much fun!
My grand kids love doing "projects" as they call them as well. One way to encourage them to 'recycle' and 'reuse' is to buy a large paper punch - you can find them in scrapbook stores - in the shape of a circle, square, flower and 'tag'. Kids love punching out shapes from old greeting cards, junk mail, etc. These shapes can them be used as "tags" for gifts, etc. Taking a smaller paper punch, make a small hole in the punched out shapes and re-use curling ribbon, yard, ribbon ties, etc. from past gifts, boxes and the like and tie it to the shape.
If you have a nice little "To: From:" stamp the kids can then stamp the shapes and group them into envelopes for use throughout the year.
Gift wrapping challenge: Instead of buying more wrapping paper, try using something you already have in the house. For example, a Kid's Gift: Use the comic section of the newspaper. Brown paper bags work wonders - cut out a few designs from other paper, stick to outside of bag, write your own message on bag; old maps work great or make part of the gift, the wrapping. For example, a collander filled with pasta sauce, hot mit and pasta and loaf of bread tied up with a bow needs no wrapping.
Save food by having an "Iron Chef" leftover competition: Once or twice a week family members take turns creating new dishes with what's in the fridge. Prizes are awarded monthly!
Speaking of green family fun...grow your own tomatoes, using a homemade garlic-and-red pepper spray to ward off bugs. When the tomatoes are ripe, let the kids pick them and help can them.
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