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School Holiday Activities at Tondoon Botanic Gardens

Creative Recycling Centre facilitates creative activities for children at Tondoon Botanic Gardens as part of Gladstone Regional Council's School Holiday Program.  Our activities demonstrate how recycled and nature materials can produce both aesthetically pleasing and functional items.

CD Weaving - July 2022

Children will use old CDs to create and loom and weave recycled yarn, ribbon and strip fabric.   These woven CDs can be hanging decorations or even be used as a coaster! 
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Nature Clay Mobile - January & Easter School Holidays 2022

​Using air drying clay, children pressed leaves and seeds, recycled jewellery, keys and other objects to make imprints on their clay pieces.  Small holes were added for children to hang their pieces from a piece of driftwood to create a mobile.  

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Pine Cone Christmas Trees & Bonbons - December School Holidays 2021

​Children enjoyed making Christmas decorations.  Pine cones trees were decorated with recycled beads and bonbons were made with recycled cardboard tubing and paper.  Some good old dad jokes were also available to insert in the bonbons!
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Nature Weaving - September School Holidays 2021

To celebrate Biodiversity Month (September), CRC will facilitate a weaving activity using natural and recycled materials.  A large  recycled net will be strung between trees for a collaborative weaving piece that will grow during the holidays.  Children will also be able to make their own mini looms to weave. 
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Yarn Bombing Tondoon - June/July School Holidays 2021

Recycled yarn and textiles were used to wrap, weave and decorate the trunks of trees in a designated area within Tondoon Botanic Gardens.  Children also made their own yarn sticks to take home.  
 
Yarn Bombing is a form of street art where objects and structures are covered with knitted or crocheted material as a form of public art. It is often used to make a statement, by changing the way we look at things.  
 
This yarn bombing activity at Tondoon celebrates our trees and all the wonderful gifts they give.  The children did an amazing job creating some unique tree decorations. The yarn bombing will be in place for the remainder of the school holidays and for the Luminous festival. 

Recycled Bird Feeders - Easter School Holidays 2021

The Recycled Birdfeeder workshops were held on Wednesday 7th and Friday 16th April.  The bird feeders were made from recycled tennis ball containers. Children decorated the birdfeeders with paint pens, and threaded recycled beads on the hanging wire.  

Each session included tips for best placement of the bird feeder, information about sustainable bird feeding and what other elements can be included in backyards to attract native birds.  We also played played a series of common bird songs to see who could guess which bird made the sounds!
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Concept
    • Our Future
    • Founding Members
    • Meet the Team
    • Press Releases
    • Our Sponsors
  • Projects & Events
    • Projects & Events >
      • 2022 Boyne Valley Showcase
      • Act for Kids Therapy Garden
      • 2022 Gladstone Harbour Festival
      • Dear Earth - Ecosystem Workshops
      • 2021 Fashions by the Sea
      • 2021 Nature Mandala - Gladstone Harbour Festival
      • Fix It, Don't Ditch It!
      • 2020 Sounds of Nature
      • Innov8ors
      • COVID-19 Recovery Program
      • Rise Up Funding
      • 2019 Star of the Sea School
      • 2019 Luminous
      • 2019 Mayor's Charity Ball
      • 2019 Children's Pledges of Hope
      • Tondoon Botanic Gardens Activities >
        • 2021 School Holiday Workshops
        • 2019 Tondoon Family Day
        • 2018 Tondoon Family Day
        • 2017 Tondoon Family Day
      • EcoFest >
        • 2022 Ecofest
        • 2021 Ecofest
        • 2020 Ecofest
        • 2019 Ecofest
        • 2018 Ecofest
        • 2017 Ecofest
        • 2016 Ecofest
        • 2015 Ecofest
      • St Francis School >
        • 2017 St Francis School Bush Tucker Garden
        • 2016 St Francis School Greenhouse Project
      • 2018 Multicultrual Festival
      • 2018 Stepping Stones Recycled Instruments
      • 2018 Solar Boat Community Challenge
      • Recycled Rhythmic Instrument Installation
      • Rainbow Valley Music Wall
      • Reef Bltiz
      • GECC Bear Hunt
      • Reef Guardian Program
      • Take a Seat at Our Table
      • Recycled Rug Project
      • Pop-up Libraries
      • Women's Wellness Expo 2015
  • Repair & Recycling Info
  • Instrument Hire
  • Newsletter
  • Contact