Nowadays, many of the things we consume come in disposable packaging, which most of the time are thrown by people in the trash, without any kind of separation. But thanks to many conscientious people, recyclable waste (plastic, glass, metal and paper) is already being separated and sent to industries that transform this waste into other materials.
There are also many people who use their creativity to make toys with materials that would go to waste. Here, we will teach you how to make some of these toys.
Let's start?
Making Toys with Match Boxes
Matchboxes are a great material to build a variety of toys. You can line the boxes with bond paper, then paint them and make different designs.
A good tip is to make dominoes with matchboxes, as shown in the image below.
Dominoes made with matchboxes.
Also with the matchboxes, the girls, after lining them, can make the furniture for the doll's house, as shown in the image below.
Dollhouse furniture made from matchboxes.
doing a back and forth
To make the coming and going you will need:
- 2 bottles of soda;
- shampoo caps, cleaning supplies, buttons;
- 2 threads of 1.5 each;
- scissors (ask for help from an adult);
- Scotch tape.
Assembling the back and forth:
With the help of an adult, cut the soda bottles in half and separate the half left with the neck. Then pass the two strands of clothesline through the neck of one of the bottles. Take the other bottle and pass the same clothesline, but this time place it halfway towards the neck. Place the caps and buttons inside the bottles and with the adhesive tape stick the two halves together. You can decorate as you like your newest toy, which requires the participation of two children, each on one end of the toy.
Comes and goes made with pet bottles.
making a balloon
To make the balloon you will need:
- 1 balloon of any color;
- newspaper;
- White glue;
- string;
- masking tape;
- 1 small box, it can be milk.
Assembling the balloon:
First you will have to inflate the balloon. Then take the newspaper and tear it into strips. Put some strips on top of the balloon, and go pasting, with white glue, other strips on top. But be careful, you cannot glue the strips of newspaper directly onto the balloon. After you have glued several layers of newspaper, wait for it to dry. Once dry, pop the balloon and remove it from inside the newspaper balloon. Cut four equal pieces of string about 8 inches (8 inches) each, then tape one end to the newspaper balloon. Glue the other ends of the string to the box. Decorate the balloon and the box the way you want and you can go out to play.
Balloon made with newspaper.
With recyclable materials you can build anything, just put your imagination and creativity to work. Good work!
By Paula Louredo
Graduated in Biology
