Happy April Full Moon Pals!

The moon becomes officially full on Monday at 11:32 p.m. EDT (0332 GMT on Tuesday, April 27), according to NASA. In New York City moonrise is at 7:24 p.m. local time on Monday, and moonset is Tuesday morning at 6:26 a.m.; the sun sets Tuesday at 7:49 p.m.

April Ancient Full Moon Names : Planter's Moon-Peony Moon-Flower Moon-Wildcat Moon-Growing Moon-Seed Moon -Awakening Moon & Moon When Geese Return in Scattered Formation. Happy full moon PALS!  Go here for a complete list of Moon Names and Moon facts.

Fun Ways To Recycle Plastic Eggs

Easter is over.  How many ways can we resurrect those Plastic Easter Eggs?

Love Earth Recycle Plastic

Of course, we can save them and reuse them next year.  But what else? Here are some creative and fun recycle craft ideas to use plastic eggs. Please, remember to use recycled materials to decorate them whenever possible!

Egg Shape Chalk

 

Plastic  Egg and Egg Carton Game

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Egg Cup Tea Party 

 

Egg-phabet Game 

Egg Wreath

Egg Tub Activity for Preschoolers

Egg Snake

plastic egg snake pull toy

Egg Bugs 

Eggimals 

Egg-liens

For more recycle crafts and fun food crafts for holidays, Earthday or everyday see Planetpals crafts pages.

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The Incredible Edible Easter Egg

April Marks Easter And That Means Eggs!

Here is a fun list of egg-citing ideas and facts.  Everything you ever wanted to know about eggs for Easter and every day.

Fun Ideas for decorating eggs:

10 Fun ideas to help you reuse and recycle plastic eggs:

How to make non toxic natural dyes for eggs from Planetpals

plus this handy egg dye chart:

How healthy are eggs?  Check this infographic from maisiaosiao.com.

How to Boil an egg info graphic   Did you know?

Need more healthy Easter ideas?  See Planetpals Green Spring Journal  

So much egg fun makes us egg-static!  Hope you feel the same.

Have a green holiday!

Green Valentine Ideas You Will Heart!

When it comes to Valentines Recycle and Upcycle Ideas, Planetpals has been providing them since 1998!  At planetpals.com, planetpalsblog.com and out social networks you will fine a treasure trove of ideas and solutions for Valentine parties, Valentine gifts, Valentine crafts, Valentine everything.

The place to start is Planetpals Valentines Journal

The place to start is Planetpals Valentines Journal

Planetpals Valentine's Day Activities from TeachersPayTeachers

Happy Valentine's Pals!

Share A Piece of Friendship Pie for Valentine's Day

Valentine Share Piece Friendship Pie Kindness and Life Skills Writing Activity

Valentine's Day, or any day! It's No Prep. Kids read the share the poem which teaches a lesson on making friends. Kids can share a piece of pie with meaningful messages. Kids write about how to be mindful and kind. Encourages dialog and critical thinking.

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• Planetpals Clean Jean© teaches about bullying, friendship, and ways to share

Playing, Laughing, Friendship ,Teaching, Working, Helping, Creating, Caring

• Unique and fun way to learn about sharing
• Perfect introduction to inclusion, inclusion and diversity, equality for any day!
• Use this with other Kindness activities available on Planetpals TPT Store or the website.
• Exclusive to Planetpals™

Inlcudes 2 pages:

1. Poem and pie craft. Color, cut. read, share

2. Writing page to write a story about sharing

Share the love!

Love Rocks For Valetine's Day!

Nothing says I love you more than handmade crafts, and these painted rocks ROCK for Valentine's Day. 

Here are ten very creative craft ideas that will make you in love with love rocks! Planetpals loves this craft because it's a natural!

From Chrissie Grace Love Messages That Rock:

From The Chocolate Room "I love You" Rocks 

From Nantucket Mermaid Hearts that Rock 

 

 From Inspire Bohemia "Owl Always Love You" Rocks 

From Number Fifty Three  Love Stamp Rocks

 

From Magic Yam Pet Rocks

 

From Color Me Katie Heart Rocks

From Etsy Love Birds That Rock: 

 

These Cite Love Bugs Rock From Pietre Vive 

Lastly, the "Will You Marry Me" Rock From North Shore Views. A fun way to pop the question during a Valentine's Day stroll along the beach.  Small stone, big bolder...both would work.  This one did! 

For more Valentines Crafts check out our Valentine's Journal 

For more recycle crafts ideas see Planetpals Pinterest Board

Or Planetpals Facebook Page:

Daily posts, ideas, crafts, tips, everything green 

Or Planetpals.com Crafts Center 

Recycle and Natural Crafts, Non Toxic and Ideas

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How To Recycle Greeting Cards

So, you got a slew of greeting cards? Whether it was Christmas Cards, Birthday Cards , Anniversary Cards, Graduation Cards or Sympathy Cards.  Whatever the occasion, you must be wondering what you can do to recycle those beautiful cards and greetings.

Greeting cards and envelopes made of most paper materials can be put in the recycling bin. Cards with glitter, metallic accents or plastic should be placed in the trash. Photo paper greeting cards also cannot be recycled. Don’t worry about removing the stamp from the envelope, the recycling process takes care of that for you.

Here's a master list of Greeting Card recycle tips:

Many cards cannot go into the recycle bin because they contain other materials besides paper:

• Glitter
• Ribbons
• Plastics
• Foil
• Jewels
• Elastics
• Metallic Inks
• Photo Paper

So, What can you do to recycle them? Try some of these ideas:

• Remove the adornments
• Bring them to a swap
• Frame them
• Give them a new life with crafts
• Re-gift - Just make a new card!
• Bring to a swap
• Find a crafter or artist that uses them in their work
• Make something beautiful as a keepsake!

TIP: Many times the back of cards can be recycled even if the cover can't. Tear off the adornments, and recycle the rest.

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Happy Holidays Inclusive Activities For The Classroom

 

Exclusively Inclusive!

Life skills for a better world all wrapped up in holiday activities! 

Whether you are a homeschooler or a classroom teacher, you will love these new activities for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and More. 

Planetpals NO PREP activities are not only clever and fun but unqiue! Kids learn life skills. One of a kind for Kindness, Inclusiveness, ways to a better world. Classroom, homeschool or home. 

Check out what's new! 

Here are three of our newest for the Holiday Season.

A lesson on a world of holidays

A Star of an activity

Tick Tock It's Time for Kindness

Stage Is Set For A Funtastic Recycle Reading Craft!

Dioramas: A Wonderful Way To Teach Recycling And Reuse. A Very Creative Learning Activity

Recycle a box and make a diorama to stage a scene from your next book report assignment. 

Whether you are a teacher or homeschool mom, this is a great project to help your kids get more out of their next book. Make it as a school assignment, homework or reading play. It encourages creativity and takes the reading to another level. Did I say it teaches Reuse and recycle, too?

Here, Chris illustrated a scene for his book report with a box, some paper rolls and pieces of paper and cloth.  He did a great job, don't you think!

Learn about many of our recycle craft ideas at Planetpals

Alternative Activities And Ideas For A Covid Halloween That Won't Spook You!

It's scary! It sure is a game-changer this year in every way, Halloween is no different. 

So, with that in mind, many of you are wondering how to handle Halloween this year.  Many grapple with whether to take your children out trick or treating or to holiday parties.  We hear that gatherings are a source of the Coronavirus virus spreading, and touching another source. It's obvious that many people do not want their kids putting their hands in bowls of candy and many home-owners don't want to hand candy out. How do you social distance and still have fun & keep the tradition? Make a new tradition! 

What SPOOKTacular things can you do for a Covid Halloween?  

Here are some alternative ideas for a safe and fun Halloween for your family, classmates and friends. Some of them so great, you may want to incorporate them every year! 

In each case you can have the kids help make Halloween themed treats, serve Halloween candies, dress up in Halloween costumes, give prizes, whatever you can dream up.

• Have a Family Halloween Party at home: Serve a special dinner or dessert Halloween themed. 
• Have a Halloween Movie Night: Choose a Halloween movie you all will enjoy!
• Have Halloween Dessert Party: Easy as pie! Ghostly treats, fun to eat!
• Have a Halloween Candy Scavenger Hunt: Hide candy around the house or yard.
• Have a Halloween Drawing Contest: Fun for the creative crew.  Display them all month!
• Have  a Halloween light show & decorating event.  Not just for Christmas anymore! Do a drive by or walk by with neighbors (social distancing of course).
• Have a Zoom Halloween Party:  This will work for family, friends or school classmates. Show off your costumes, decorations, artwork and treats!
• Have a Halloween Craft Night: Choose some creative crafts, be a Planetpal and RE-use them to decorate next year!
• Lots of Halloween Craft and Food Ideas in Planetpals Halloween Journal, too. Don't miss one Boo-tiful thing!

As you can see there are lots of alternatives.  Who knows they may be so much fun taht they can become a tradition for years to come. 

Happy Hal-OHOH-ween!