2 DIY projects using plastic bottles

Bottle flowers

Materials needed

*Empty plastic bottles: 5 to 6

*Scissors

*Green craft paper or felt

*Wooden sticks

*Glue

*Paints (red, blue, yellow and green)

*A small pot or a thermocol base

Method

1) Carefully cut around the bottom part of the bottle to create flower-shaped petals. Each flower will ideally have 5 petals. You can use the upper part of the bottle to create more petals, if needed.

2) Arrange all the petals in a flower shape. Under parental guidance, use a hot glue gun and stick them together at the centre.

3) To make the stem, attach a wooden stick to the back of the flower using glue. Paint it green.

4) Cut out leaf shapes from the green craft paper or felt and glue them to the middle part of the stem.

5) If you want a vibrant look, you can paint the petals different colours. Let them dry before assembling them.

6) Place the flowers in a small pot or arrange them on a thermocol base in a garden-like display.

Bottle car

Materials needed

*Coloured plastic bottle: 1

*Plastic bottle caps: 4

*Scissors

*Hot glue gun

*2 sticks

*Cardboard

*Paint (optional)

Method

1) Choose a coloured plastic bottle of your choice. Cut the top portion off to form a car body as seen in the image. This will be the base for your car.

2) To make rotating wheels, create holes in the middle of the four bottle caps. Pass a stick through the holes of two bottle caps. Then repeat with the other two. Under parental guidance, use a hot glue gun to seal the ends of the sticks, in a way that the caps can still move. Make sure the length of the two sticks is the same and the wheels align.

3) Optional: You can paint the body of the car or add stickers for decoration.

4) Cut the top part of the bottle in such a way that it can be folded to create the windshield of the car.

5) For the final touch, add a seat made of cardboard.