The Backyardigans: Robot Repairman

Did you catch the Backyardigans premiere, Robot Repairman, on Nick Jr last week? There was no way we were going to miss it. We started counting down weeks in advance. It was all anyone talked about … 3 more days till the new Backyardigans, 2 more days Mommy, 1 more … Mommy, is today the day? I’m very selective of the shows I let my children watch, but the Backyardigans are so cute & musical I just can’t resist them. I’ve been known to burst out singing Boinga, the Alicia Keys song from Mission to Mars (what, you didn’t know that was Alicia Keys? I told you these guys were cool) at any given moment.

Oh yeah, about the robots … well, as usual, they rocked. The story line was cute (our favorite Backyardigan actually got a starring role – Yay!), the music was catchy and well the theme, the theme was one of our favorites. We just can’t pass up a good robot story.

When it was over we were still engrossed with robots. We needed them, we wanted them, we had to have them. So, we built our very own robots out of items in our recycle bin. We had a ton of fun and played with our new friends for the rest of the afternoon. If you have a preschooler at home, you know that’s a pretty decent amount of time to hold their attention span Bonus points for that!

Meet Robot Guy

& Robot Girl

& one very happy future space camper

{Notice he has planned his wardrobe around this monumentous event}

Pretty Cute, eh?

To Make Your Own Robots, You’ll Need:

• Cardboard (We used a cereal box)
• Some Alumnium Foil
• Pipe Cleaners
• Googly Eyes
• A Glue Gun (Unless your eyes are stick ons)
• Jewels, Stickers, Beads, Whatever you can find to adorn them with

Draw your robot shape on a cereal box, ask Mom & Dad to cut him out, wrap the shape in Aluminum Foil, smoosh till the foil is nice and flat, cut the foil in any knicks and crannies and the fold until you get the look you’re going for, have Mom hot glue some eyes on, and then go wild decorating him with whatever shiny stuff or buttons & knobs you have on hand. ~ Enjoy!

I added this to the ABC & 123 Show & Tell Tuesdays!

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Earth Day Treats

Earth Day Bars – Ingredients from around the world – from Family Fun

Earth Day Cookies from Family Fun Corner (via ABC & 123)

Fun With Kids

Can’t wait to try this Bottle Top Art project from Fave Crafts

Loving this recycled bead project made from plastic bottles – too bad the link no longer works

(Thanks Again to ABC and 123)

Egg Carton Owls from Cider and Faun

Super Simple Earth Day Coffee Filters from DLTK Kids

Recycled Magazine Bowls using this photo tutorial from Abstract Octopus

Earth Day would be a great day to finally make the amazing egg carton fairy lights from Esprit Cabane

Killer Projects from Kaboose

Make your own compost bin from a rubber tote. I’d fill mine with grass clippings, coffee grounds, banana peels, orange rinds, shredded paper, and egg shells for a super rich mulch in just 2-3 months.

Paper Mache Globe

Love these Coffee Ground Fossils

DIY Spa Goodies

Photo from Crazytime Candles

Energizing shower scrub: Reuse 1/2c fine coffee grnds, 1/2c extra virgin olive oil, 4-10 drops peppermnt essence & tea tree oil – Stays good for up to 5 days (courtesy of Ecosaveology)

Don’t Forget to Take the Fun Outdoors

Got an Earth Day craft (or any upcoming holiday craft) you’d like to see added to our list? Shoot us an email at kidsstuffworld@gmail.com and tell us all about it. Pictures highly encouraged.

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You’re probably already familiar with Rubyellen of Cakies - most likely it’s because of her beautiful crowns, fantastic taste, or her seriously amazing posts -but, now I’d like to introduce you to another side of her, the creative Green side. 

Just feast your eyes on this fabulous project, she fashioned from old fabric scraps and you’ll see what I mean. Pure genius I tell you, the icing on the cake? She even tells us how she did it. Get the details on these recycled scrap necklaces here.

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