Tavvik Teaches Kids- Down to Earth Challenge

| April 14th, 2012 | No Comments »
Tavvik Teaches Kids Montessori, though not part of the DSBN, is participating in this Environmental Challenge!
DSBN Down to Earth Challenge! The challenge runs from April 2 to April 25th.

The Challenge is easy:  Simply plan an activity in your school or department to help save the planet. Have a school clean-up, spend some time in the dark to reduce power consumption, or even spread the message about the importance of preserving the our earth — the sky is the limit!

What we are doing:

-a month of litterless lunches

-upcycled crafts

-planting seeds and trees

-Earth Day activities- including worm composting, recycling instruction, upcycling crafts, garbage clean up, a visit from Niagara Region Waste Coordinators and recycling mascots, eating locally produced snacks.

-unit on the Environment and Sustainability

 

 

Upcycled Necklaces and Bracelets

| April 14th, 2012 | No Comments »

Check out our newest upcycled creation- necklaces and bacelets- and even rings, made from old t-shirts!  We all have old t-shirts that are ready to become rags or be donated.  Why not make some beautiful jewellery out of them!  All you need is scissors!  For more variety of colours- stop in at your local consignment or vintage clothing store for cheap cotton t-shirts!

 

Upcycling Crafts

| February 6th, 2012 | No Comments »

 We had a great time creating crafts and re-purposing items that would have otherwise headed for the landfill! Using old t-shirts, the kids made necklaces, bracelets, headbands and dog toys. We also made beads from paper bags to create unique bracelets and necklaces, and used tissue boxes to make mosaics and picture collages. It was a great day, and we look forward to our next upcycling craft workshop!