I am all about recycling whenever possible. I have some old shirts I retired in a pile waiting to be cut up and turned into a rug, old pillows are waiting to be turned into stuffed animals, and sheets found at Salvation Army have been turned into dresses or skirts.
In turn, my recycling habits have entered my work life and I began to find annoyance at recycling newspapers when we were using fresh paper for our bulletin board. And so, an idea was born, when presented with the opportunity of reusing newspapers I decided to make a tree.
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| Newspapers prior to rolling |
I've done this design for the spring, having children write their names on leaves to add to the board, in the fall spraying the leaves with watered down red, brown and orange paint to give the perfect fall look. This time we had ornaments and snow flakes for kids (and some staff) to color
