Recycled Tin Cans
The Green Team at Sunol collected tin cans for MONTHS so that we would have enough cans to make these cool projects. The fifth grade painted their cans with acrylic paint. The 6th-8th grade had a bit more difficult project. They used tiles made from squares of sticky foam, stuck them on the cans, and then grouted the pieces as if they were actual ceramic tiles. Unfortunately, the grout didn't wash off as easily from the foam as it would have from the ceramic, but the neat thing was that the kids got to experience making a mosaic with out all those toxic glue fumes or dangerous glass shards.... They can make their own ceramic mosaic creations at home, with the real supplies. Now they have the know how to make it happen!