Upcycling

Have you heard of the word UPCYCLING? It was one of our topics this term. It means "giving an old and unwanted item a new and useful purpose".  First we went and looked at some old and unwanted items in the Muritai Centre. There were things like scraps of fabric, plastic bottles, cardboard, bubble rap and aluminum. Then we each took a certain bit of something and filled in a little booklet. There were questions like: What properties does the material have? How could you join the material to something else? What does the material remind you of?

About two or three weeks later we were told that we were actually going to upcycle something! This was a shock to us and a few other people. Our first step was to (obviously) decide what to make. Then we had to sketch a plan of what we were doing and decide what we would use. After that we had to gather up the right materials, the hard part in that was that they had to be old or unwanted. Next step... taking action. Now we had to start making, no more thinking. Some people got out hot glue guns, others thread and needles. It took about four weeks for most people to finish.

I made a type of bag called a satchel (a rectangular bag with only one strap). I used an unwanted blanket, two boot buckles, an old sign and dad's old laptop bag strap. (Kate)

I made a rocket with my buddy Xavier. We used a plastic bottle, a tyre pump, a cork, a can and  some water. (Corbin)

By Kate & Corbin


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