Kids were invited to Queens Library's Steinway & Sunnyside locations to make adventure airplanes using craft sticks. Kids decorated their airplanes with small circle stickers. The materials used in this craft were left over from previous…
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Kids at Queens Library at Astoria made coasters by upcycling discarded CDs and decorating them with paper scraps and foam shapes. What do you think of our final project? For more activities like this, take a look at our how-to guide on how to make a fish craft out of CDs …
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Did you know that something as simple as discarded string, paper, straws and toothpicks could be upcycled into art? Take a look at how teens at Queens Library at Sunnyside turned these basic items into rockets launchers (pictured here)!
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Queens Library at Steinway invited teens to create vases out of old glass bottles. Fun fact: Did you know that glass never wears out and that it can be recycled over and over again? Most bottles and jars are made of at least 25 percent recycled glass. Find more free…
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Queens Library at Sunnyside regularly hosts toddlers and their caregivers for story time and eco-craft activities. During a recent session, patrons read Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and created owl creatures by re-purposing old toilet paper rolls for the bodies and scrap…
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