Recycled Art – Ice Fun with Nature
We filled old sellotape rolls with water, placed nut shells and cones from Sam’s nature collection then left the recycled cylinders outside in the freezing temperatures and let Mother Nature do her Magic…..
It was two of my wonderful nature loving twitter friends: @wildchild and @activekidsclub- that inspired us to make some ice ornaments. We decided to put our own slant on it by using a few recycled items like sellotape cylinders. We wanted to use items we could sit on a table or railing etc, not necessarily having to hang them up.
Rowan Berry Ice
Sam added some Rowan Berries (Mountain Ash) and a drop of red food coloring.
Sam used a cookie cutter (Candle shape) which worked really well. His Gingerbread man broke when trying to get him out of the cutter.
Add some Christmas lights behind and watch your nature ornaments sparkle their magic!
This is such a wonderful activity to do with your family- kids of any age can get involved. You could experiment with all kinds of recycled items.
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Surrounded by our delightful creations – our hot chocolate tasted extra special this evening.
Tags: environmentally friendly, family fun, ice ornaments, kids, natural decorations, Nature, outdoor fun, playoutdoors, recycled art, recycled ornaments
December 14th, 2009 at 12:26 am
What beautiful pictures! I love the creativity and reuse of saved treasures.
December 14th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Wonderful to incorporate materials from nature and then let nature produce the art work * Really magical.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:47 am
These are gorgeous! Nothing beats the beauty of nature, eh? There must be some icy vibes in the air – I just finished some ice art over here too! How awesome
December 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Those are so beautiful. Not easy to get night-time photos to turn out so well. Thanks for sharing.
December 14th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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December 14th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Marghanita, these are gorgeous. You are so creative. I’m inspired. I wish I had some rowan berries.
December 14th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
These are beautiful! What a great idea! I wish our temperatures got cold enough for something like this.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
What a great idea! I love the lights behind them. It is now 40 degrees F here (after being below zero for two weeks) so our ice ornaments have all melted. But now I more ideas when it freezes again!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Thanks Mel, it was your wonderful ice ornaments @wildchild.com along with @activekidsclub that inspired us to go have fun with Ice. It was such a success, we are trying out other recycled items this weekend. Will let you know how we get on.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Thanks Alison, you too are an inspiration. Love the “Fun with Sticks”.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
HI Jessica, checked out your Ice-delightful. It’s so much fun watching nature do her magic!!! Thanks for sharing.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Thank you- nature truly is Magical-even as an adult I still marvel at it’s magic. It is so important to share this magic with children.