Playschool reusing paper as a gift for Mother's Day and protecting Mother Earth

Pictured is one sample of our Mother's Day cards. We tore up used paper from the recycling bin, placed it in a blender with a little water to create a pulp. We strained the paper through our homemade meshed frame to create a rectangle of soggy paper. With a rolling pin, rolled the moisture out between tea towels and then added dried flowers, glitter, and set out to dry.

Different paper products used created unique qualities of texture and colour. Besides using scrap photocopied paper, we reused construction and tissue paper, egg cartons, and paper grass from Easter.