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Going Green DIY Recycling Projects with your Preschooler


Going Green DIY Recycling Projects with your Preschooler

Planting Seeds for flowers or vegetables.  We did this easy activity at SHADES after school program – Ft. Sanders.  Whether you are introducing your kids to gardening, or make crafts or science projects that involve growing seeds – it can often be beneficial to use seeds that sprout quickly!  We used plastic cups so they could watch the seeds grow!  This is easy, quick and simple to do. Take potting soil or seed starter and fill the cup up about halfway, then put a couple of seeds deep into the soil, add water and put near put on a windowsill.









Garden Yoga.  I did this as a challenge activity with my after school kiddos.  They simply get into different poses: a tree, a frog, a seed, a flower or a butterfly.  They seemed to really enjoy this challenge!













DIY Recycled Robot.  An easy project to do using a lot of imagination.  Using items from home that can be recycled (food boxes, cardboard tubes, water bottles, cans, etc.) and create a robot from them.




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