Earth Day is coming soon. April 22nd - as a matter of fact!
In our classroom, the students make Earth necklaces the week before to wear on that special day. See picture below!
There is a trick to making the necklace - Experience! Actually...the only 2 ingredients you need are potting soil and glue. The tricky part is getting the right texture. It cannot be too soft/mushy and it cannot be too hard/thick.
1) In a bowl mix enough soil and glue for the class.
2) Have the student scoop out a spoonful (golf ball size or smaller).
3) The student will roll it into a smooth ball.
4) The teacher will stick a small paper clip in the top.
5) Place on a wax sheet of paper with the students name next to it.
It usually takes 1 to 2 days to dry. Make sure to move it around
so one side is not flat.
6) Paint the ball green(land) and blue(water). I used neon acrylic
paint. It was brighter!
7) Tie a string and wear!
Amber
7 comments:
How cute!! I so want to try this!!
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Very Cute necklace...I do something similar with recycle plastic and shrink it....I love that you made it out of soil. :)
Very cute!!!
I'm having an Earth Day Resources Linky Party and I'd love for this lesson to be on there! Check it out at:
Teaching Happily Ever After: Earth Day!
Thanks for the idea! Our grade level made them last week. The kids LOVED them!
This is such a great idea! Can't wait to make it with my daughter and her friends for Earth Day this year. cJust pinned it onto our Eco FriendlyFun Board. http://pinterest.com/educatorsspinon/eco-friendly-fun-living-and-learning/
So creative! I love that it is so naturally made, inside and out!
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