Making Earth Week Flags

This is a preview to this year's project. The theme is RECYCLING. There will be a post telling all about it in the coming weeks. But what I can tell you know is that every class will have a recycling flag flying out in front of our school.

The most expensive aspect to this project is the flags. I had to buy about 28 dollars in outdoor fabric to make enough flags for each classroom (30). I them found some grommets of sale for 3 dollars per package of 10. I spent only a dollar for spray paint. The recycling arrow stencil was free because I made it myself. The photo is of me spraying the recycling arrows on the 30 flags. The classrooms will get their flags and have the option of decorating their class flag however they see fit. The unifying factor is that all of the flags are the same size, include grommets, and have the white recycling arrows painted on them. Keep in mind this is not the main event, it is a small part of what we are doing for this years project.

I believe that getting kids hands on experiences will go a lot further than just talking to them about recycling. Kids learn by listening, watching, and doing. I am doing a project this year, like years before it, by getting kids to do all three. Do I expect these kids to go home and to start recycling? No, but that would be awesome. I hope to plant the seeds and for them to blossom when they are ready. Look for the Earth Week Project post in the near future.

Happy Earth Day (April 22)!