Today for my summer learning journey I had to make an object out of old things. Nano girl, who is a scientist, set the activity and said that we were turning our trash to treasure. I chose to make a bag out of an old shirt. That can hold my books when I go to the library because sometimes I ro many to hold. the shirt just happened to be my brothers old shirt. In the small pocket at the front I have my bookmark, and in the actual thing is a book. This bag is really strong and can hold produce from the farmers market.
I liked cutting the top off it because it was the easiest bit.
It was hard to knot the bottom because it was too short.
How to make it:
You will need an old shirt and scissors
First cut off the neck hole to make it wider. Then cut small stips at the bottom. Turn it inside out then double knot the strips together. Turn in back the right way and done!
Here is my before and after:
Before:
After:
Kia Ora Kylah,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Zana and I am a blog commenter from the Summer Learning Journey.
I thought this activity was awesome as you had to use your creativity to find substitutes for items you might not have had. For this NanoGirl activity you are supposed to be collecting a list of materials that you will be using in later NanoGirl activities so I suggest checking the activity again and making sure you save the materials for future activities.
I thought your bag was awesome, I love upcycling old items you might not use anymore into something new! Your bag looks very well made and super practical.
It is great that you also explained the process of how you made your bag so your readers could possibly follow along and create a bag of their own.
Keep up the great work and I hope to see more of your posts over the summer.
Ngā mihi nui,
Zana Yates
Kia Ora Zana!
DeleteI will just look at what I need to save now! Thanks for telling me! Have you made a bag out of a shirt before? Thank you for commenting on my blog,
Mā te Wā,
Kylah