Eco Art

Eco Art is art using recyclable materials or Eco friendly supplies. Here are some easy Eco friendly projects which will also help you organize your art supplies: 

Tin Can Pen/Pencil holders:
Supplies: empty soup cans, permanent markers, scissors, glue, ribbon, colorful paper. Wash out tin can. Decide how you'd like to decorate your can. Use paper and glue to wrap the tin can. Decorate the can with ribbon, buttons, glitter or anything that you'd like. 


Art Storage Bins:
Using cardboard boxes, you can turn them into decorative storage containers for your art supplies. You will need cardboard boxes, burlap or colored paper or a roll of decorative wrapping paper, ribbon, glue and scissors. 

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