136 HAWAII PARENT July/August 2024 one gets ahead remaining stagnate. The ability to look at things in a new light should never be taken for granted, but it can easily be crushed if children are taught to only see things as having one correct answer. UPCYCLING: Life Skill: Work With What You Have Sometimes, the most memorable art projects can be found in your recycling bin. Soda tabs make great jewelry, and the possibilities in a paper towel roll or empty milk jug are endless. A quick Pinterest search can provide a great starting point for ideas, but first ask your child to think of his or her own uses for these free and readily available materials. Perhaps he will look at a toilet paper roll and see a pirate’s spyglass. A coffee tin The second reason is that collages can be made with anything available and therefore reduces waste. Save scrap paper when children practice cutting, gather loose feathers from an old Halloween costume, grab some old magazines from the coffee table or some fabric trimming. These projects are easily a favorite when art teachers clean out their closets. The third and perhaps most important quality of collage is the outside-thebox thinking it inspires. Collage is, in essence, problem solving. It is the act of taking a piece of something that didn’t previously belong, looking at it a new way and making it work by incorporating it into a final product. In adults, this creative thinking can be the difference between saving a struggling business or running it into the ground. No “The ability to look at things in a new light can easily be crushed if children are taught to only see things as having one correct answer.”
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