| The Internet is a wonderful place and a powerful | | | | Egg cartons make for excellent craft supplies and |
| tool for today's society to teach children about | | | | can be turned into all kinds of things crafts for |
| the environment. There is no doubt that early | | | | youth including creating a wide array of bugs that |
| influences can spark a lifetime of concern and | | | | are native to your area and at the same time |
| participation throughout that person's life. In | | | | turning the afternoon into an educational lesson in |
| today's schools and youth organizations, there are | | | | ecology and the environment. Craft paper, or |
| programs dealing with recycling, environmental | | | | scrap paper from your office recycling bin can |
| health, litter and other ecological programs. | | | | also be of use to youth groups as they can use |
| Younger children and arts classes make use of | | | | the paper's clean side for drawing. Speaking of |
| free materials that were formally considered | | | | paper, newspapers cannot consume the newsprint |
| waste. Schools, day care centers, kindergarten, | | | | rolls on their machines right to the end of the roll |
| preschool classes and other children related | | | | - as such they always have partial rolls of |
| facilities often accept items that they can turn | | | | newsprint. These long strips of paper are a |
| into craft projects for the kids. | | | | fantastic resource. Magazines, even torn ones, can |
| For instance, old rolls of gift wrapping paper or | | | | be used in crafts as well. |
| wallpaper can be donated for children to use as | | | | The best thing to do is call up your local school, |
| drawing or craft paper. Boxes, paper bags, | | | | daycare center, recreation center or youth |
| buttons, greeting cards, wrapping and ribbons, tiles | | | | groups to find out what they might be interested |
| and many other items can be used for art and | | | | in receiving. Once you are armed with that |
| craft supplies.To find out what they might be | | | | information, it is easier to sort out and store your |
| looking for, simply give the overseer, teacher or | | | | "donations" in boxes or bags until you can make |
| caregiver a call. | | | | the trip to drop them off. |