Recycle and Remake: Creative Projects for Eco Kids

by D.K. Publishing

Kids are on a mission to save the Earth! Recycle and Remake is the hands-on, practical guide you need to get started.

This gentle, but empowering book is full of creative making activities, information, and ideas that give young eco-warriors (like you!) the know-how to really help the environment.

With Recycle and Remake, you will soon be saving trees by making your own seeded recycled paper from junk mail, cleaning up the oceans by turning old carrier bags into kites, friendship bracelets, and colourful weaved baskets, and repurposing a cardboard box into a periscope.

You'll also learn about sustainable energies by creating a simple solar oven, cutting down on cling-film by making a food wrap from scrap cotton and beeswax, and turning an old tshirt into a reusable tote bag so you never need to buy a plastic carrier bag again. You can even grow new plants to clean the air in your own upcycled milk bottle planters and using homemade compost.

Each of the activities directly relates to an environmental hot topic, such as plastic pollution, food waste, or deforestation. Budding environmentalists all over the world are feeling inspired to do their bit for our unique planet.

Genres: Crafts, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

Published April 2, 2020

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Ryan M. Hanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m donating this book to a Little Free Library in memory of my mom, Jamie. I read this on her birthday in 2021. She became an avid recycler and composter in life AND she never threw her cigarette butts out of the car window, for fear a bird would ingest them. This is a good primer on the effects humans have on the environment and gives information about our ongoing climate crisis. I like that the book is full of ideas families could try/make at home to be a little greener.

[Carissa]

This book has great ideas. My favorites were the Bee Hotel, the Rescued Pencil Cups, the Eggshell Seed Cups, the Favorite Tote Bag, and the really cool Recycled Bookmarks. I have lots of bits of paper from crafting and this is a great use for them (otherwise I put them in the recycle bin).

[Lisa Day · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some unique ideas for crafts you can make by using garbage, helping eco kids recycle and reuse.

[Deena Schoenfeldt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic overview for children. Projects included are basic, some are cute. No detailed instructions

[Lydia Kass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good ideas for school aged children.