Earth Day Reuse It Craft

Are you looking for a fun and easy Earth Day craft?  Your students will love this project!  

To complete the project you will need the following:

• 1 can per student (standard sized)
• crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.
• plain construction paper or copies of the wraps
• tape

You will need to do a little prep work for this project.  Send a note home to parents asking them to bring in a clean can, or collect them yourself ahead of time.

Begin by teaching a lesson to your class on the importance of reusing.  Some items your students might be familiar with reusing are: reusable water bottles, reusable grocery bags, reusing a box or container in a new way, etc.

Next, have students color their chosen wrap. I recommend using cardstock for durability.

Now you are ready to tape the wrap to the can, scotch tape works great!

Now students have a reusable pencil container!  They will love to keep it on their desk to hold their supplies!

You can download all the supplies you need for this project, including a note to send home, here!