ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

؜+

RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to turn recycled materials into something fun to play with.

Your goal: Create one simple game using items you can find at home.

You can choose what kind of game you want to make:

1. Aiming Game
2. Maze Game
3. Stacking Game
4. Spinning Game

Use recycled materials and simple craft supplies to build your game.

Activity Prompt

؜Aiming Game

GAMES EXAMPLES

؜Spinning Game

؜Maze Game

؜Stacking Game

Game:

Bottle Cap Toss

Inspiration:

Aiming games at fairs and carnivals

Description:

“I used a small cardboard box and cut holes into the top. Then I used bottle caps as the pieces to toss. I decorated each hole with different colors and gave them different points. My game is fun because it is easy to play, but still a little tricky to win.”

Activity Example

1st

Think about what kind of game you want to make.

Will players throw something, spin something, stack something, or guide something through a path?

Draw a quick sketch of your idea.

Think about what the player has to do and how someone can win the game.

20 min

Plan Your Game

Gather Your Materials

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your game idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Use your materials to make your game.

Cut, tape, fold, stack, or decorate the pieces as needed.

Make your game fun to look at and play!

60 min

Build Your Game

4th

Try your game at least once.

Check if it works and make small changes if needed.

Then take a photo or short video of your finished game and submit it.

20 min

Play and Submit!

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

؜+

RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to make something you can wear.

Your goal: create one wearable accessory using recycled materials.

You can choose what kind of wearable you want to make:

1. Mask
2. Hat or Crown
3. Glasses or Goggles
4. Bracelet, Necklace, or Other Accessory

You can also imagine your accessory as a character.

Give it a name, a style, and a special power or feature.

Activity Prompt

Mask

WEARABLE EXAMPLES

Bracelet

؜Crown

Glasses

Accessory:

Star Crown

Inspiration:

Costumes, superheroes, and magical characters

Description:

“I used cardboard, foil, and bottle caps to make a crown. I added shiny shapes and colorful details. My crown belongs to a character called Star Spark. It gives the power to light up dark places and help people feel brave.”

Activity Example

1st

Think about what kind of accessory you want to make.

Will it be a mask, a crown, glasses, or something else?

Draw a quick sketch of your idea.

Think about how it will look when someone wears it.

You can also think about your accessory as a character.

What is its name?

What feeling does it show?

Does it have a special power?

20 min

Plan Your Wearable

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your wearable idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Use your materials to make your wearable.

Cut, tape, fold, stack, or decorate the pieces as needed.

Make your wearable exciting!

60 min

Build Your Game

4th

Try on your accessory and see how it looks.

Check if it fits and make small changes if needed.

Then take a photo or short video of your finished wearable and submit it.

20 min

Play and Submit!

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

؜+

RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to build something that can move.

Your goal: create one small vehicle or flying object using recycled materials.

Pick one idea that excites you:

1. Balloon-Powered Car
2. Rubber Band-Powered Car
3. Glider or Flying Vehicle

Use recycled materials and simple craft supplies to build your vehicle.

You can also decorate it to make it look fun, fast, or futuristic.

Activity Prompt

Balloon-Powered Car

VEHICLE EXAMPLES

Rubber Band-Powered Car

Glider or Flying Vehicle

Vehicle:

Balloon Car

Inspiration:

Race cars and simple moving machines.

Description:

“I used cardboard for the body, bottle caps for the wheels, and a balloon to help the car move. I added stripes and a number on the side. My car is exciting because it can roll forward when the air comes out.”

Activity Example

1st

Think about what kind of vehicle you want to make.

Will it roll on the ground or fly in the air?

Draw a quick sketch of your idea.

Think about what parts it needs, like wheels, wings, or a balloon.

20 min

Plan Your Vehicle

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your vehicle idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Use your materials to make your vehicle.

Cut, tape, fold, stack, or decorate the pieces as needed.

You can add colors, patterns, flags, wings, or other fun details.

60 min

Build Your Game

4th

Try your vehicle and see what it does.

Does it roll, glide, or move the way you hoped?

Make small changes if needed.

Then take a photo or short video of your finished vehicle and submit it.

20 min

Play and Submit!

؜we need 3 clear videos for each tutorial

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

؜+

RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to build the base of a home using recycled materials.

Your goal: create one home structure by using only one type of recycled material.

Pick one material to work with, such as:

1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Bottle Caps
4. Cans

Use that one material to build a tower or structure that can become the base of a home.

You can make it tall, wide, or in an interesting shape.

Think about how to keep it balanced and standing up.

Activity Prompt

Paper

HOME EXAMPLES

Cardboard

Cans

Home Base:

Cardboard Tower

Inspiration:

Tall buildings and stacked homes

Description:

“I used only cardboard pieces to build my home base. I folded and stacked the pieces to make the structure stronger. My tower is tall and has different levels. I tried to make it stand up without falling over.”

Activity Example

1st

Choose one type of recycled material for your structure.

You will only use this one material to build your home base.

Look at the example photos and think about what shapes you can make.

Will your structure be tall, wide, or unusual?

20 min

Plan Your Home

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your home idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Use your materials to build your tower or structure.

Cut, tape, fold, stack, or decorate the pieces as needed.

Focus on balance, shape, and keeping your structure standing.

60 min

Build Your Home

4th

Look at your structure and see if it stands up well.

Does it feel balanced?

Can it stay up on its own?

Make small changes if needed.

Then take a photo of your finished home base and submit it.

20 min

Play and Submit!

Slides with examples

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

؜+

RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to make a small creature using recycled materials.

Your goal: create one tiny creature that could live in your home tower.

If you did not make a tower, that’s okay.

you can still make your creature on its own.

As you build, think about your creature’s story:

1. What is its name?
2. What does it eat?
3. How does it move, play, or rest?

Use small recycled materials to bring your creature to life.

Activity Prompt

Creature:

Capo the Bottle Cap Bug

Inspiration:

Tiny insects and playful toy creatures

Description:

“I used bottle caps, paper scraps, and twist ties to make my creature. Its name is Capo. It likes to eat tiny paper crumbs and hide inside the corners of the tower. It moves by rolling and bouncing around its home.”

Activity Example

1st

Think about what kind of creature you want to make.

Will it be funny, tiny, cute, strange, or wild?

on a piece of paper answer the following questions:

1. What is its name?
2. What does it eat?
3. How does it move, play, or rest?

20 min

Plan Your Creature

2nd

Using the information you wrote about your creature:

Sketch what it would look like.

20 min

Sketch Your Creature

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your creature idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Look around your home for small recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

corks, bottle caps, paper scraps, fabric pieces, twist ties, string, foil, or small cardboard pieces.

Choose materials that match your creature idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

4th

Use your materials to make your creature.

Tape, glue, fold, twist, or connect the pieces as needed.

Try to give it a face, a body, and fun details that match its story.

If you made a home tower, think about how your creature fits inside it.

60 min

Build Your Creature

bug bot examples stuff like that

4th

Give your creature a name and think about its story.

What does it like?

How does it live or play?

Then take a photo or short video of your finished creature and submit it with its name.

20 min

Play and Submit!

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