Are you looking for a fun and easy Earth Day craft? Teach your students about reusing while creating this pencil holder.
To complete the project, you will need the following:
- 1 can per student (standard sized)
- crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.
- plain construction paper or copies of the wraps
- tape
You might want to send a note home to parents asking them to send in a clean can or start collecting those cans ahead of time!
Begin by teaching a lesson to your class on the importance of reusing. Some items your students might be familiar with reusing include reusable water bottles or grocery bags. My Earth Day books are perfect for teaching this topic!
Explain to students that today they will reuse a vegetable can to make a pencil holder. Students will choose from a variety of Earth Day pictures for their can. I recommend printing the pictures on cardstock for durability.
Once students are finished coloring, it’s time to tape the paper to the can, scotch tape works great!
Now students have a reusable pencil container! They will love to keep it on their desk to hold their supplies!
