._.._.*i.+rF n|lqq,RnbhrhFIII1[rGduonlsRUBBISHRE_CREATIONSI{aking tid stuff'fromthmrarays and everyday itensIdeas CollectedBy Denise KrebsCover andBookBindingByGrandville Community Education,1993'-lil1:Many thanks to XCBISfI''nlgEn for sharingher editing skills.Icertainly enjoyed spending the last fewdays wittr- youlIhope you have enjoyedrelcreating rubbish. We have made someneat thing!, haven't we? And better yet'hre have saved some money on toys wedidn't have tobuy, helped to savethe""itft, and made some neat friends while wewere at it.In this booklet you will find reminders andiecipes for the things we have made' Youwill also discover new ideas you can tryathome and a supply listthat will inspiret;;; creating. - Fina[v, this booklet ends;ith some bl-ank Pages for you towriteyour ohrn recycled rubbish re-creations'ile"s" share your good idea by sending tor.tt " instrultionJatong with a drawing ofii-IfIlike it,I'11 Put itinthe nsrtbooklet!Re-creatinglY Yours,DeniseKrebs4595 Sutton Place, S.W'Grandville, MI 49418Re-creatingrubbish is a process.You mustgo through imagining, problem solving,trialand error.Often you can enjoythe endresult when you comeup with a good ideathat works. tet's look at juice can lids,for an example. Here'sa game you canmake with juice can lids:LETIS FISHThismagnetic fishing game willbe lots of fun and will teachlittle ones matchingskills. Youwillneed pairsoffishpictures.You can drawthefish on plain stickers, just becareful to makeeach Pair justthe same. (You will want tohave ten totwentY Pairs offish.)Then stick one fishfrom each pair onto a Posterboardandstick each matchingfish on its own juice can Ud-To makethe fishing Pole, takea piece ofthinrefrigeratormagnet (abouta one-and-a-hdfinch square) andattachit to astring. Tie the string toastick. Throwthe juice Ud'rfish'r intoacooking pot"pon{" and You're readY tofish.As the fish are caught,place them on the Poster boardinthematching Positions.Maketwosets fora"cooperative" gamefor two.B:';l?ir,,Try someof theseothet idususing iuice can lids:Give a stack to a babY for arattly baby toy. The babY canstack them up and droP theminto a container.Make a giantcher*q sef bYpaintingor coloring them redand black.Punch holidaydesignswith ahammer andsmall nail-Decoratewith jute cordfor anoId-f ashionedorttament-ChristmasTurn the lids into over-sizedcoinsfor playingstore,bYdecoratingthem with stickersand drawings. Make acoinbank by cuttinga slot in theplastic lid of a coffee can.Write anything to be learnedon them for a uniquetYPeofflashcards.Make Eold medals foranei ghb orh oodO IYmPicscompetition.Make lu-lu pi*es-Seepage 10.Make amobile. Decoratelidswith pictures, drawings,orstickers. Puneh a hole in thetop ofeach.Tie astringthroughthe hole.Tie theother end of each ontoa stick,or wire clothes hanger.Makenzrme pins and necklacesfor a party. Writethe nameofeach person on a juice Ud.Tapeasafety pin onto thebackfor a pin. Puncha holeandattach a piece of yarn fora necklace.Attach two or three lids looselywith a nut and bolt to a stickof wood so that the lids rattlewhen you shake your noisemaker.Use several for paintpalette*-one for each coIor.Make shoe taps by hammeringtr^roholeson either side of thelids and tying on a loop ofelastic.Pokefour evenly-spaced holesnear the edgesof each.Tiethem togethertomake anarmored rrestNow, what else could you dowith juice can lids?some ofthese juice Iidideasverefoundin "The TightvadGazette,"RR1,Box 3570, Leeds,ME04263,Nov.1991.tl1iHere are some moreideas for re-creatingrubbish--but these are just a beginning.You'll think of manymore and better ideas!ADIAdi isaversion ofanancient gamecommonly known as mancala. The Arabicword mancala meaning "transferring" isagenericterm for games that have beenptayed in different regions of the world forthousands of Years.TO MAKEAN ADTBOARDYou need one egg cartonand 48 smallstonesor beans. Remove the lid of the eggcarton andcut itin half. Attach one halfof the lid to each end of the lower portionofthe carton. This gameisfortwoplayers.HOWTO PLAYtne objectof the gameis to accumulate themost stones in your home pot. Playersbeginby placingfour stones in each eggcup except fortheirhome pots. (Seefigure.) Play begins as follows, with eachplayertaking aturnafterone hascompleted a cycle.Player1:Pickup all the stonesin any pit on yourside,and distribute onein each egg cup,moving in a counterclockwise direction.rrrllIAs you place the last stonein a cup, pickup all the stonesin that cup andcontinuearoundthe board inthe same fashion,landing one stonein each successivecup,including your homepot. Do not placestonesin your opponent's homepot.captureIf you land your last stoneinan emptycupon your side, you many "capture" youropponentrsstones inthecupdirectlyacross from yours by picking up all thestonesand placing them in your home pot.Yourturn is overwhen:1)You makea rrcapturen OR2)You land your last stoneinto anempty cup on your sideandthecupdirectlyacrossis empty, also OR3)You land your last stoneintoyour home pot.Player2:Repeat thesame procedures asabove,beginningby picking up all the stones inone cup on your side.If a player has no stones on her sidewhenitis her turn to play, she passes and .letsher opponent take a turn.To determinethe winner:The game isover whenall the cups areempty.Thewinner is the player with themoststonesin his or her home pot.BEAN BAG TOSSCut through a cardboard box diagonallylikethis:\ here q.nd mqkelwol,rrldtor9t'ert* ontt,' ,!qlr.Set the box hal.veson the cut edges so thatthey look likeramps. Cut holes forthrowingthe bean bags through.Makeatarget by painting ordecorating itwithpaper. Makebean bags by sewingfabricscraps together in squares orcirclesleaving asma'l'lopeningtofi1withaquariumgravel, smal'l buttons,orotherneat thingsyou think of.Stitchtheopeningclosed after stuffingthebag.(Beans or popcorn also workbutwillbecomespoiled ifthey get wet.)Instead of usinga cardboard box, you canmake an easy beanbag toss froma plasticflower flat.Marknumbervalues ineachdividerwith aconstruction paper sign.Stand backandthrow the bean bags in.9BWBLESOLUTION4-L/2 cupswaterL/2 cup Joydishwashing liquidL/4 cup glycerinPrepare weeks, even months,inadvance.Itimproves with aBe. Makes42 ounces.(Glycerinis availableat Perry Drugs andother pharmacies.)Experiment with avarietyof "rubbish"bubbleblowers Trytoilet paper rolls,threadspools, coffee canswith both endsremoved, plastic six-pack rings. Whatelsecould you use?CLOTHESPILLOWSew closedalloPeningsbutone onafavoriteoutgrown shirt or pants. Use theremaining opening to stuff the pillow withstyrofoam peanuts orclean, worn outpantyhose.Then stitch the opening closed.Use itfora decorative pillow orto joinwithothers in a Pillow fight.10COYOTES AND RABBITS Make agameboardwith twenty-five circleq"like the onepictured below,usingvrhatever "throwaway"materialsyou wish. You alsoneed twelvepennies (rabbits) and one quarter(for thecoyote). Setup the coins as indicated.One player controls all the rabbits and theother controlsthe coyote. A rabbit or thecoyote may move one circle up, down oracrosson each turn.To win,the rabbitsmust cornerthe coyote,or the coyotemustcapture all but one rabbit.The coyotecaptures rabbits by jumping over them,asin checkers.The coyote may make morethan one jump in a singleturn ifall thejumps are lna straight line.Instead ofpennies anda quarter, what ,,throwaways,,could you use for markers?GOLF GAMETakefive cleantin cansof varioussizesand cover them with constructionpaper orcontactpaper. Hookthem together withlarge paper clips. Attach a popsicle-stickflag to the back of each can with a pointvalue written on each. practice puttingwith a small ball and a stickor golf club.CCOCOCC@COooeocCCOOCoooo11TTAND "SEEING" GNIECut the toe half off of an old sock' Fit thetop half of the sock over the opening of an"*pty oatmeal box. Tape the sock securelyin place. You can then place a variety ofobjlcts into the "sock-can" and take turns"sieing" the things by feeling them withyour [ands. Can You guess what isinlfrereZ Try to make itharderby placingthings thai are similar but have a slightdiffelence, such as a varietyof geometricshapes cut out of felt.JIGSAW PUZZLETake a picture you like from a poster,magazine, a piece of wallpaper' etc' Rubbercement itto a pieceof tagboard' Drawadesign like the one below over itand cutout the Pieces along the lines'I-ACING CARDSOn pieces of poster boarddraw or paintpictirres,keeping themsimple. Cut out the"h"pes, and punch holesaround the edgesof itre picture.Use shoe lacesor yarn to"setr." If you use Yarn, wraP a Piece oftape around the end to make itsturdy'Yolu can also make lacing cards from thepictures on boxes. For instance, if you get" tr",doll and the boxhas a picture on it'you cancut itout and makea lacingcard'L2LID NIIARBLESNAlong with a friend or two, begin collectingplastic milk cartonlids and play anewversionofmarbles.AIl you need isasmooth sidewalkor linoleum floor. Makeuprules for differentkinds of PlaY.LU-LUThis isa Hawaiianeounting game. (Theword lu-lu means "to shake.") Takefourround, flatobjects--smooth stones,claypieces,shells,buttonscoveredwith tape,etc.Thediceare thenmarked as follows:ooo@(Originallythe dots were painted red.)HOW TO PLAYThe playershakesthe piecesin both handsand tossesthem down. A turn consistsoftwo tosses:*If all four playing piecesfall faceup, the Player scoresten and tossesthemall again.*If all four playingpieces do not fallface uP,the PlaYer counts andscores the dotsof those that are faceup and then tossesonIY the face-down pieces a second time. The dotsshowing onthesecondtoss arecountedand added with those of thefirst toss.Continue play up to an agreed-onscore,suchas 100.13T4ATH SIIAKEThis is a good dril1 for children learningtheir basic facts. Usetwo buttonsor twomarbles and an egg carton. With a markingpen, print a number from zero to nine ineach of the egg cups. (Some numbers wiJIbe repeated.) Putthe two buttonsinto thecarton and shakeitup.Openthe carton.The two numbersthat are markedwithbuttons arethenaddedtogetherormultiplied for math practice.A variation of math shakesubtraction ordivision.can be done withHow wouldcreateanother version that would helporsomeoneelse practice subtractingdividing facts?vouyouorPNNTIt. waterIt. dishwashing liquidL/2 t. food coloringMixand paint on paper or skin. Itmakesbeautiful, vividcolors. Itcan be abitsticky ifyou use ittoo thickty.Mostcolorscomeout easily in the wash.PLAYDOUGHMix together:2-L/2cups flour1/2 cup salt1 tablespoonalumStirintwocups boiling wateruntilblended. Add 3 tablespoons vegetableoil.Knead well.Addfood coloringandpeppermint oil (optional). Alum isapreservative available in bulk in the spicesection of The Bulk Food Store.14RHYTpy. IISSTSTII{EIITSMake a variety oi'tttv't'*-instruments outof paper rolls,.:;;;-"tta .""t:P''t' Addsmatl noisy 'n"'"J"'-iitl pistachio shells'bottle caps' u"ttoi"t' "it' t"p" them closedand decorate' il;L tt'itt'*' sticks out oftvro sticks aUout-ia i""n"t 1on5' Make adrum with an t"""i"'"r- "ltttrr' d"t " circleof inner tute aliu-t1ne ana a half inchesIarger around tn-* tt'" carton and attach it[if,Ii, ,ith a raree rubber band'ROLLED PAPER BEADS.Cut out long' ttti"'- p'p"t -t:11191"" frombrightlv "ototea, - ir'i"i . *"9""'1'" paPer'$?#:'k".nJl.,'l,i:til:'";:'^"1"'x"3""fiE;;;' ;;"eri slfi;;."*1, ::: 3ff:":i;;:'ff *#tiI"?; or the PaPsr.as-Youlouit. slip out tn" t*1ipi"t'"tia alow to drv'String the U""at onto a ribbon orembroiderv'n'l?ll..t:y.."::^?fitn"lli embroidery t1:'=:*:^,, ,i -,1n,, use -the beadsil;e;-a;. How coutd You use\i-iux" your own ea:r*ss?caraooaia tquor box Tg^Y::"'.:Y: i"1. T:rl:"fi -d;-J""tie"r ? -:::.::.:::lT[H: :lffi"'t"T;i;= fi;i I "-;i:*":::;*""':: ":' ;F"* l:i:: " X*" ""'j3*[otliTXi3;'fr:'*"i':io";i li:*l"*r- ":L":fl :l:3#""1 ".#oli . f"tf 115";,,,ti',?.,T :l: edge or ..* '-^orJ'., g.ft balls into theramp. Roll tenloutside6\\atsa)dividers.15rIIlli16RTTBBERSTANIPSUsing scrapsof rubber from o1d rubberboots,inner tubes, (or whatever)cut outdesigns,letters,or your name. (Donrtforgetto cut out the letters backwards, sothey'Ilstamp forwards.) Rubbercementthepieces onto a block of r.rood. (Backwardsfor words!) Use them with ink pads tostampout messages and pictures-SIDEWALK CIIALKeggshellst. flourt. very hot tap waterto$/elstrip of paperWash and dry the eggshells.Grind themoutdoors on clean, smoothconcretewith aclean,smoothrock.Grind and grinduntilyou get fine eggshell powder. Sweepitupwith your hands and put itinto a dish.Pick out any big pieces of eBgshell andthrow them away. Measurethe flour andhot water lnto anotherdish. Stir until youget a paste. Add 1 tablespoonof the eggshelt powder.Mix and mash until itallstickstogether. Shape and press themixture firmly into a chalk stick- Roll ituptight in the strip of paper towel. Let itdiyfor three days. Your sidewalkchalkwill get rock hard. Tear the paper off oneend. Writewith the chalk, erasewith yourshoe.Sidewalk chdk shouldbe used orrlyon the sideuralk, not blackboards.fheStdevalk chalkrecipeisfrouebookcalledConcocclons,byLoryiPrlceandtrtarllmtJrooskey'publlshedbyE.P.DuttonandCo., NY' 1976.IthasalotoflnterestlngreciPes,and you can checlitoutfrontheGrandvilleLibrarY.611SODACI'AY1 cup baking sodaL/2 cup waterL/2 cup cornstarchIn a saucepan,mixtogetherall ingredients.Cook over low heatuntil mixture becomesverythick.Add foodcoloringifdesired-Cool and kneaduntil smooth.Model intofigures.Let dry and paint, ifdesired.Sprayon an acrylic sealer.Make amemorv game using soda claYpieces. Usingthe recipeabove,roll outand cut a bunchof small round circles--beingcarefulto maintain uniform size andshape. Let themdry completely. Paintthem in pairs with bright colorsandsprayon an acrylic sealer.Whatelse could you make with soda ciay ?STICK PUZZLESLayout several ice cream sticks (or tonguedepressors) side-by-side and tape themtogetherwith one pieceof tape.Draw apicture on the stick platform,makingsurepart of the picture toucheseach ofthesticks. Removethe tape and you have apvzzle.If you wish, while still intact,turn the puzzle over and with a secondcolor schemedraw another picture on thesecond side. This is a good practicepuzzlefor memoriziaga Bible verse or poem. Justwritea phrase on each stick. You can alsoglue a pictureto the sticksand ask anadult to cut eachstick apart witha razorblade.t7STORY STICKSDraw objects onthe ends of tonguedepressors--a snohrman, a sun, a nowerr"ani:" crgam cone, achiid, abathtub, etc.Use the sdcks to tell astory. Forinstance, r'In the warm sun, Timmy,s icecream cone melted all downhis arms, so hejumped in the bathtub to clean off.i, youcan also drarrr the pictures on circles oftagboard andglue them to popsicle sticks.TELEPTTONE TTi|NESCall afriend and play songs over thephone. (Be sure to playyour phone is connectedline or you may end up"Outer Bombaloobee.")"Happy Birthday"L-t-2-L-#-6L-t-z-L-tt-31-1-/I-lt-8-4-1It-lt-6-4-2-LrrAmggicar5-5-6-1-5-90-0-9-0-8-48-4-2-4"Oh Susannat4-8-6-9-9-tt-8-74-8-/t-lt-8-1-84-8-6-9-9-#-8-74-8-6-6-0-0-4Telephone tunes aretaken frooPractlcal probleu Solver, 1991.songs only whento someone else'sgallingnold tlacDonald"6-6-6-7-8-8-79-9-0-0-44-6-6-6-7-8-8-79-9-0-0-4"Old Folks atHome"(Swanee River)3-2-L-3-2-r-tt-4-56-t-4-23-2-L-3-z-L-tt-L-46-5-4-2-2-4Readerrs Digest.1B3-D PICTTTRESExperimentwith drawing your own 3-Dpictures. Using light red and light bluemarkers or crayons, draw a picture. Using3-D glasses look atwhat yourve drawn.Howdo you make the drawingslook 3-D?Experiment hrith overlapping and doublingimages.You can make your own 3-Dglasses by renovating an old pair of toysunglasses.Put red cellophane in one lensand blue cellophane in the otherlens. Orsend for a free 3-D book and glasses fromTanimuraand Antle, P.O. Box4070, Salinas,California93912.)Try this:drawa sceneusing red orblueforeachillustration.You can make creatures andfeaturesdisappearby lookingat the drawing oneeye at a time.TICKLERWI{ISTLETakea sheet of used paper, 8-L/2 inches X11 inches, and beginrollingitdiagonallyinto a tubefrom the corner. Rollit Aboutas tight as a thick pencil. Tape the roll inplace. On one end, cut two slits to form anarrow. (See illustration.)To use,suckinto the whistle and let the "arrow" vibrateup againstthe tube for a "tickly" noise.j\.t!1'$u5ncL{into I";)Use twoholes inabout asix-footand outTIN CANSTILTSclean,large juice cans.Poketwoeither sideof the top of each canhalf inch from the edges.Run acord in one hole, throughthe canthe other hole on each can.Tiethe ends of the cords together.Standonthe cans, holding the cords in your hands.Keep the cords taut when you take a step.19WATERGLASSMUSICMake a musical scale with \^rater glasses.FiU eight glasses(the same style) tovarious levels,asintheillustration.Gentlytap out some tuneswith a spoon.You'll need to use rhythmand imaginationto get the songsto sound "right".ffiHHHHTry theseon your hlaterglasses:trl,Iary Hada Little Lambn3-2-1-2-3-3-32-2-23-5-53-2-L-2-3-3-33-2-2-3-2-L'Row, Row, Row Your Boatn1-1-1-2-33-2-3-4-58-8-85-5-53-3-31-1-15-4-3-2-LUacer glassuusicistakenfrooThe Reader'sDiqestPractlcalProblenSolver,1991.20ilTATERIALS IISTWhatmightyou createwith some ofthisstuff?ten-gallonice cream cartons (ask ice creamshopsto save them for you)crayonstubs - use for candle dye, melt inmuffin tinsfor makingroundcrayons, and decorate Easter eggs bygrating crayons into a jar of boilingwater--dip the egg in and removeit,as itis takenout the melted crayonwaxwill clingto it.stSrofoam trays (from produce and meat)rubberbands( fromproduce andnewspapers)worn-out, cleanpantyhosefrozen juice canlidspopsicle sticksor tongue depressors (saveif possible, but bothare available forsalein craft stores)margarine tubs (and other similar sturdycontainers, Ready-to-spread frostingcontainers are particularly good) - tostore gamepieces, homemadepaintsand play doughtoilet paper andpaper towel rol1splasticfilm csnisters"dead" tennis balls and racquet ballsold sheets - paint a bullseye on one forwater balloonthrowingfabric scrapsfelt scrapsribbon, lace and trim scraps - good formaking collages and decorating thingsdiaper wipe containers - for bean Uig toss,storage containers2tglass jarsold white window shades - use for a playmat oras a canvas for painting apicturerubberthings (old balls, inner tubes,galoshes, rubber gloves) - use toprevent items from slipping, makingrubber stamps, a half of a ball mightbe a helmetfor Halloweenegg cartons - usefor Wari,coin toss, paintpalettemagazinescontact Pspercarpet and linolesn sampleswallpaper samplesupbolsteryfabricsamplestagboard(poster board oranythincardboard.The most "recyclingest"way to get itis by using cereal boxsides, package inserts, gift boxes,etc.)paint and Formica samples (from decoratorand paint stores)make acolormatch game, makecolorful paperjewelrycartonsofany size (plastic milk jugs,eardboard milk cartons, 6-sidedmuffin Unerboxes, any cartonsthatlook interesting) - makeaset ofbuildingblocks for a younger siblingby coveringsomeof the cartonsvrithcontact paper, I0eenex boxescan beconvertedinto Barbie furniture,makean interesting set of dice from muffinliner boxes--just add a number toeach side.emptythread spools - use to blow bubblesand string on yarn like giant beads22tin canscans with plastic lids (like nutcans,racquetand tennisball cans,andcoffeecans)oldstuffed animals - makethem intobookends--openthe bottom,replacepart of the stuffing with marblesandre-stitch.Then glue on a piece ofrubber to prevent slipping. Otheruses for stuffed animals:turn theminto puppets, or take them apart anduse the body parts to createnew andexcitingspecies,use the excess forfabric scrapsIetterand number stickers (unused onesthat come withblankvideotapes)greeting card frontsOTT{ERTHINGSTO COLLECTanythingthat looks fun that is otherwisegoing into a lsnflfill - you can alwaysthrowitout later.An old mailboxcan becomea great backyardbirdhouse or a garage for trucksin thesandbox. Before your parents throwout a mattresswhy not ask if youcan use itfor atrampolineforawhile.yard sale stuffgiveaways from yourparents place ofemplo5rmentbroken toys that can be remadeor partsusedfrom themanythingthat you use, have, or throw a\rraya lot ofanythingfreethat you might use forsomething23DON'TMISSODDS AITDENDS FORLITTLE FRIENDSThis distribution center isanon-profitbusiness dedieated to linking you up with""ut stuff from area businesses andmanufacturers. Most itemsare sold inUutt--ES.00 for a large grocervbag -fY{'An optional membership is available whichlets iou shop at discount prices' Stop inwfreri you have time to dream about makinggreattoys, games, puzzles, gifts,- crafts"'fori".yfiitte. Itissponsored byWestl,ti.t ig"tt Association for the Education ofYoun! children and loeated in the CreativeLearnlng CenterStore, 2901 Breton, S'E',Grand RaPids, MI (616) 243-3551'LIBRARY BAOKSThere are hundreds of books available atGrand Rapids arealibraries that r'rill giveyou all kinds of ideason making your owniubbish re-creations and other neatstuff'Cheek out books in the non-fiction section'Start withthese call numbers:J745.5 (Crafts)J363.7 (RecYcling)There are also good books inthe adultsection withthe same call numbers'24The followtng pages ' are for yaurrubbtsbre-creations:IIIIIiIIIi[ 't,rIItItIIiIII252627&Rfir,yr,tfr * pfil/lrlr,Exr-t/sf,IndRE-r,REATE