C.J. Braden • 2 Minute Read
7 Ideas For Creating Eco-Friendly Crafts
Whether you want to do more crafting or spend time with your children you may have a conflict of interests when it comes to what types of crafts you should do. If you have concerns about the environment, you may not want to use much paper, which is why it's worth having some of the right ideas in mind. We’ll show you some approaches so you can become more creative without doing any more damage to Mother Earth.
Read on to learn seven ideas for creating eco-friendly crafts.
Tablet Drawing for Kids
1- Going Electronic
While computers can use a lot of electricity, you can sidestep this by going for the best drawing tablet, which is an amazing way for your kids to get creative. Electronic drawing tools can be a great waste-free way to create eco-friendly art.
Painted Egg Shell Designs
2- Eggshells
Something that is amazing to use for eco-friendly crafting are eggshells, if you are not already composting them. You can make amazing decorations with eggshells, by piecing them together to create an amazing picture that can be a great decoration for your fridge.
Painting leftover eggshells in different colors and crushing them up into certain textures can make it look like a mosaic. A wonderful and inspiring piece of work that you can do really easily with just some leftover dried eggshells and a little bit of time is very environmentally friendly.
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Intricate and Colorful Rock Art
3- Rocks and Stones
Another great thing for you to create with the kids, is rock and stone art. Rocks and stones have so many different uses that you will be incredibly surprised what you can really do with them! You can, of course, paint rocks and stones and add googly eyes to them, but you can also create handmade jewelry. All you need is some string beads, some glue, and a bit of paint to make a variety of different colored rocks that look amazing!
Round Natural Stick Art
4- Nature Pictures
If you are stuck for things to do with your child when you are on vacation, you can take a walk with them to collect feathers, twigs, leaves, and anything else that you can see and create an amazing landscape that looks like the trees, mountains, birds, and the sea.
Fresh Pink Orchid Bracelet
5- A Nature Bracelet
If you are looking to create something natural and beautiful, make a nature themed bracelet. You can easily do this by wrapping some long stemmed grasses around your wrist and using the natural stems to tie on a number of colorful flowers, leaves, and natural objects to make the most stunning and simple bracelet. I made a lot of clover and flower necklaces as a kid and know most children would still enjoy doing this today.
Round Floral Fork Art
6- Cutlery
You can make something really striking with such common items left around the house like leftover or unused take-out cutlery. Using some glue, forks and a couple of extra materials, you can create a really impressive flower. Get yourself some glitter or sparkly materials and it looks even better because glitter makes everything better in our opinion! While your at it, make sure your glitter is eco-friendly too.
Natural Twigs in Rough Mud Pots
7- Twigs
The greatest thing about a lot of environmentally-friendly crafts is that you don't have to go far to get these things. You can collect some twigs in the backyard and make a cute little vase still-life set up. All you need to do is get some string and tie them together, or simply arrange them in an existing vase, or make one out of natural clay or mud.
The fact is that there are so many different opportunities to do environmentally-friendly crafts, but the best ideas are yours. Let your mind wander, and just be as creative as you want!
C.J. (Carolyn) Braden is a regular contributor and editor for Carolyn’s Blooming Creations. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Little Ways to Get Back To You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. he is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.
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