EcoCrafts Dream Bedroom: Use Recycled Materials to Make Cool Crafts »

Become a makeover master with these stylish and environmentally friendly ideas for bedroom decorations, storage solutions, and even furniture. Dream Bedrooms contains twelve projects to transform every child's bedroom using recycled materials. From a shoebox treasure chest and candy-wrapper stained glass to a plastic-bag pennant and papier-mache cacti, simple steps transform practical items into pretty bedroom accessories. Once the do-it-yourself bug has bitten, children will see the design potential in all sorts of objects that they once just threw away.

Children's Literature

Being concerned about the environment is one thing; taking an active part in preserving it is another, and is easy and fun to do using this craft book that focuses on recycling everyday items in one s house for materials. A great tip at the beginning of the book will stick with readers: The three R s to recycling are reduce (use products with little or no packaging), reuse (find ways to use durable items), and recycle. The craft ideas contained within the book have easy to read and execute, step-by-step instructions that are accompanied by colorful photographs. Specific crafts are intended for use in a bedroom but could be used anywhere in the house and include a picture display cube made out of old CD jewel cases, a treasure box made from a shoe box and paper maché and a wall organizer comprised of decorated paper grocery bags. This would make a great gift book or a book to use for ideas at a party or sleepover. This is part of the Ecocrafts series and is highly recommended. Reviewer: Cindy L. Carolan