Make Recycled Can Creations

This Father’s Day, your child can create something truly special for Dad that he’ll enjoy using! Your child can repurpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad’s pens and pencils on his desk! All your child need are bits of string and some glue!

What You Need:

• Tin can
• String
• Glue
• Scissors
• Small container
• Paintbrush

What you Do:

1. Invite your child to make sure his tin can is clean and dry before beginning his can creation.
2. Now, offer your child bits and pieces of string to use for wrapping his can. Not only is he recycling a can, he’s using all those leftover pieces of string! He can think about color arrangement or patterning before beginning. To make the gift really special, he can even use his Dad’s favorite colors!
3. Invite your child to pour some glue in a small container and use a paintbrush to coat the outside of the can.
4. Now he can begin wrapping the can with the pieces of string, pressing them gently to the can as he goes – encouraging his fine motor skills!
5. Encourage your child to continue coating with glue, wrapping and pressing the string until the entire can is covered.
6. Now he can fill the can with new pencils and pens for Dad, and he’s ready to give his creative gift on Father’s Day!