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Cool Things to Do with Milk Cartons or Jugs

Cool Things to Do with Milk Cartons or Jugs
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Got milk cartons? Here are some ways you can recycle them into art.

Milk Carton Crafts

MILK CARTON PEN POT
Micky Carline shows you how to create a cool pen holder using an old milk carton and some magazines.


MILK CARTON HOUSES
An architectural activity that makes use of materials normally thrown in the garbage. Written by Andrea Mulder-Slater.


BIRDHOUSE
A lovely one-season birdhouse made from recycled household materials. Written by Andrea Mulder-Slater.


EASTER BUNNY BASKETS
Tracy Cathers shows us how to create an Easter Bunny Basket using recycled materials.
STICKER SHAKERE
A shakere is a beautiful musical instrument made from a dried gourd that is shaken, tossed or moved from hand to hand creating wonderful rhythms and songs. Find out how to make one using a recycled milk carton. From: Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou.


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