Bird House Milk Carton

BIRD HOUSE MILK CARTON

Needed:

• Good scissors
• Old newspaper
• A towel
• Environmentally friendly paints Paper or card
• A straight(ish) stick String
• Bird food

Method:

1. Wash the carton and dry it out by leaving it upside down for an hour. Lay a towel on the floor and gather all of the listed items.

2. With a pair of good scissors, cut windows on either side of the carton – any shape or size you fancy. Then cut a hole at the bottom on both sides – big enough to poke a stick through. This is a ledge for the birds.

3. Paint your birdhouse and leave it

to dry on newspaper. Then give it

a second coat. Drying times will depend on the type of paint you use.

4. It’s time to decorate your birdhouse. Be as creative as you like.

5. Once dry, use the scissors to poke a hole through the top. Then use string to create a loop so you can hang your birdhouse. Don’t forget to put some bird food inside to encourage the birds!

Lettuce

GROW LETTUCE

 Grow lettuce, celery or cabbage in five simple steps

1. Place any leftover vegetable hearts in glass jars with a little water at the bottom.

2. Keep the jar in a sunny spot, like a south-facing windowsill.

3. After five days you will notice roots beginning to appear along with new leaves.

4. When this happens, plant the vegetable heart in some soil.

5. Watch it grow until it looks big enough to eat. Yum!

Grow Potatoes

Grow potatoes

1. Leave a couple of potatoes in a dark cupboard for several days to encourage sprouting.
2. Once the potato is covered in sproutings, cut them off in chunks, allowing at least three sproutings per chunk.
3. Lay them on some kitchen towel, and leave to dry overnight.
4. If you have a garden, plant the potato skin 4 inches deep into the soil with the sproutings facing up.
If not, plant them into a bag for life filled with soil and watch them grow!

memory plaques

500g plain flour

250g salt 

250 ml water 

Mix into a dough 

Roll out then press handprints 

Bake in oven on lowest temp for 3-4 hours 

Paint then varnish to seal

Flowerpots Lighthouse

LIGHTHOUSE

Supplies:

• candle or solar lantern
• clay pots (various sizes that stack)
• primer spray paint
• outdoor craft paint (I used Patio Paint brand)
• ruler
• pencil
• paint brush
• E6000 glue (or similar) (solar light would be ideal)

Steps:

1. Spray the clay pots with multiple layers of primer. Add layers and allow to dry according to primer instructions. Spray them in a well ventilated area.

2. Stack the pots and use a pencil to mark where they overlap. Now you have the area that will show when they are stacked.

3. Divide the exposed area into equal sections for the painted stripes. Use a ruler to make marks all the way around the pot, then connect the marks so that you have a guide line for painting.

4. Paint the red areas, allowing to dry in between coats. Apply paint until you have even coverage.

5. Paint the white areas, allowing paint to dry in between coats. Apply paint until you have even coverage.

6. Apply glue to the pots and stack them together. Apply glue to the bottom of the lantern and the top of the clay pot lighthouse base. Attach lantern. Allow glue to dry completely.

7. If you don't use a solar lamp, add a LED candle to the lantern and enjoy your new lighthouse!