Every day is Earth Day!  Our wild virtual field trip is sure to provide inspiration for weeks, as we circle the globe finding fantastic creations from all manner of cast-off and repurposed items made by people just like you.  From button-covered cars to plastic bag costumes, the ideas are endless.  Have a heap of eco-friendly fun making your own masterpiece.  It's a Trash-formation!  

Best for ages 5 years +
60 minutes
 
WHAT YOU NEED:
Internet connection
Scissors
Things easy to cut, like -
Kitchen cardboard: cereal or cracker box/es, egg carton/s, paper toweling/toilet paper tubes
Or corrugated cardboard 
Or file folder-weight card stock
Tape (scotch, packing, duck/duct, masking)
Pipe cleaners, bendable and cut-able wire or craft wire 
 
GETTING FANCY:
String, yarn, cord, twine
Brass brad/s
Fabric and paper scraps, old toys, electrical parts
Compass point or ballpoint pen for poking into cardboard 

BUILD A SERIES:
Black American Visionaries (Online)
Japanese American Internment Art (Online)
Books, Journals & Zines (Online)
Mud, Dirt, Sand, & Clay
Papermaking