Dried Leaf Animals

Do you have too many dried leaves in front of your house that you need to keep sweeping into the bin? Why don’t you use them to make something fun instead? Pick up fallen leaves and turn them into little animal cut-outs. Then you can use them as bookmarks or stick them on cards. This is a great activity for you when you’re bored.

Bottle Vases

Have you ever tried to turn old plastic or glass bottles into pretty little vases? You can use whatever you want for this. We suggest some paint, tape and even pieces of cloth. Get some fallen flowers and leaves to decorate (装饰) your bottles too! Now you have your very own vases to put some pretty flowers in.

Pencil Shaving Art

Do you usually throw your pencil shavings into the bin? Now you can keep them instead! There are many art and craft activities for you. From fruits to animals to flowers, the question isn’t what you can do with pencil shavings but rather what you cannot do! Let your imagination run wild and see what cool and creative ideas you’ll come up with!

Walnut Shell Turtles

Have you ever thought of this? How creative this one is! Walnut shells (核桃壳) do look like turtle shells. Get some paint, a black marker, tape, glue, scissors, cardboard and your walnut shells and you're good to go. Enjoy yourselves as you sit and make cute little turtles that you can keep in any bedroom or the living room. We love this activity and we hope you do too!