EARTH DAY DINOSAUR TERRARIUM & CORKBOARD DIY

My family and I love the concept of making something from nothing. Or, taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary. Earth Day is coming up and that is always a great time to be reminded of all the great things you can make to honor nature or recycle something around the house and transform it into art.

I really want to make this DIY Terrarium project with friends. You can use dinosaur figurines, or horses or fairy figurines to change the look and theme.

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This DIY DINO TERRARIUM project idea was created by husband and wife duo, Kim & Scott of the blog YELLOW BRICK HOME. By the way, the Dinosaurs names are Leonard & Mabel in case you were wondering.

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And, my mom really wants to make one of these corkboards on the back of one of our doors, using recycled corks we’ve collected for three years!

To make this corkboard. Have a parent help you with a hot glue gun. Glue corks onto particle board or other thin wood, one horizontal row across at a time. Your board will look a lot better if you make sure the corks in each row across are the same height and thickness. Lean board against a wall or buy frame hangers at Target or Michaels to hang frame with wire.

We found this diy corkboard project on the blog THE 3 R’S. The R’s stand for Reduce. Reuse. Redecorate. Check it out for more fun redecorating projects based on recycling.

Did you know we are on Pinterest? Pinterest is a website where moms and dads collect ideas and photos on boards. Kind of like a corkboard, except it is all online. My mom and I collect our favorite crafts, foods, and other cool kid projects on our Wondermint Kids Pinterest Page. Just click on the photo below to get to our Recycle/Upcycle Board which has a few projects that might inspire you to be creative.