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Tools for Teachers
he United Arts Council of Collier County proudly presents a gift to CCPS teachers in the "arts": Tools 4 Schools Recycling Resource Center. We know how tight your supply budgets are - and we want to help! Come by our office and shop at the center. It's filled floor-to-ceiling with wonderful treasures donated by area businesses and residents - and everything is FREE for teachers of the arts (music, drama, dance, visual arts).
Location: 2335 Tamiami Tr. N., Suite 504
Naples, FL 34103-4459
Phone: (239) 263-8242
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Special Hours: September 23 & November 11, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
We usually have:
- Frames
- Styrofoam
- Fabric
- Art supplies - paint, brushes, crayons, etc.
- Mat board
- Paper, cardboard, foamcore
- Books
- Posters
- Beads
- Wood & plastic scraps
- Costumes, hats, jewelry
- Small musical instruments
- Sheet music
- Display boards
- Magazines
- Calendars
- Lesson plans
- Thread, yarn, needles
- Office/computer supplies - cords, etc.
Please note our inventory changes on a daily basis depending on donations. Continue to check back as our inventory grows!
Project Ideas
Here's some ideas from www.kinderart.com/recycle:
Magazine/Fabric Mosaics
Using magazines, photos or fabric children can create mosaics similar to using glass, clay or stone.
- Cut out small pieces of magazines, photos or fabric and separate by colors.
- Draw a design on the paper.
- Glue pieces of magazines, photos or fabric to the design.
Keychains
- Gather beads, buttons, etc.; strings of leather, hemp, etc.; and key rings.
- Children choose beads, buttons and other decorations to design their keychain.
- Tie the decorated strings to the ring.
Puzzle Trees
Students:
- Learn about texture in nature
- Understand and apply media, techniques and processes
- Use knowledge of structures and functions
You'll need:
- 9x12 white paper
- crayons
- puzzle pieces
- glue
- Students discuss fall scenes and trees
- Students are encouraged to use the entire sheet of paper to create a scene
- Students draw a fall scene, with a bare tree
- Puzzle pieces are glued around the branches for leaves
Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
- Gather a picture of each student, poster paper, puzzle pieces, glue, magnetic strips
- Cut pieces of poster paper about an inch bigger on all four sides than the picture
- Have students glue their picture in the center of the poster paper
- Give each student a handful of puzzle pieces
- Have them glue their puzzle pieces around their pictures, overlapping as they go until the poster paper is covered.
- Glue a magnetic strip on the back
Here are some ideas from Gladys Jimenez, www.scribbleskidsart.com
- Paper scraps, magazine pages, junk mail, newspapers, gift wrap, old greeting cards, etc. can be used for collages, paper mache sculptures, paper beads for jewelry, decoupage items that need a new look, masks from paper bags, origami, mosaic art
- Fabrics: Use old socks or stocking to make puppets; collages out of fabric; cover boxes; cover a picture frame; etc.
- Carboard, shoe boxes, TP or paper towel rolls, etc.: Paint or decoupage boxes; turn TP or paper towel rolls into kaleidoscopes animal figures or make musical instruments.
- Glass bottles, from soda bottles to baby food jars: Use glass paint to turn them into vases; use tissue paper with glue on the outside of baby food jars for candle holders; fill them with colorful sand
- Yarn, strings, shoe laces: Teach kids to weave by using a cardboard background and yarn to weave a small piece; make a mandala with two sticks and yarn; glue yarn on paper to make a shape; wrap it around bottles or wire for a pretty design; string some beads for jewelry.
- Leaves, twigs, dry flowers or petals: Draw a mural with pencil then glue the leaves on the mural to fill in the design; use them to decoupage boxes or collages; create rub-on art by placing a piece of paper on top and rubbing a crayon or pencil over it.
- Styrofoam cups or packing materials: Make doll furniture by gluing pieces together, blue paper on the surface then paint them; cover a big piece with fabric to make it a pin board; cut it into shapes and dip them into paint for stamp art
- CDs: paint the CD with acrylic or oil paint and do scratch art; make a mobile, wreath or paint and seal for coasters; use them to draw perfect circles; turn them into Christmas ornaments
- Wire coat hangers, florist wire or leftover hardware wire: bend the wire into shapes, such as a flower; wrap it around a pebble or piece of wood for the base and use it as a picture holder; make a sculpture; put beads on it and make a key chain or jewelry; wrap an old wire coat hanger with yarn to create a pretty new hanger
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