As I've discussed before, I offer electives to my 4th-6th grade GT students (see Offering Electives to Elementary Students). They chose paper engineering. A few started making city structures. They then stated that they should make a city. I suggested that it be a sustainable city (Sustainable Development Goal 11). From there, the innovation, creativity,…

Art classes for kids on Instagram: "We are proud to present our project of a Cardboard city, made by our students out of recycled materials! We named our city Seasonville, because it consists of 4 seasons and 12 months."

Craft a beautiful town using recycled materials.

Installation at the Klarissenplatz in Berlin. The work was commissioned by Neues Museum Nürnberg in the context of the exhibition _WEtransFORM – Art and Desi...

This #EarthDay, @absolutvodka is reminding us that recycling is important with this mural by Dan Tobin-Smith, made out of 1 ton of waste collected in LA. Come check it out from now until April 29th in XBOX Plaza and use it to recycle your trash! #AbsolutPlanet

This Start-Up Turning Nonrecyclable Plastic Waste into Advanced Building Materials - Industry Tap

This cans pavilion was made during the Bat-Yam International Biennale of landscape urbanism in Israël. Here the description of this concept :

Image 2 of 22 from gallery of Winners Announced for a School Made from Recycled Plastic in Mexico. 1st PLACE. Image © Daniel Garcia, William Smith

Looking for an easy and affordable group craft idea? I recently hosted a cardboard craft event to celebrate the launch of my new cardboard craft book Epic Cardboard Adventures (aff link). Kids and parents were invited to help me build a cardboard city. If you're looking for an easy group crafting activity, I really recommend this one. It's super easy to set up and both adults and kids had a lovely morning of crafty fun! How to Build an Epic Cardboard City with Kids Note: This post contains…