What Would You Do With It Wednesday..... Markers That Don't Work

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It? Wednesday. This week we are featuring markers that don't work! (I decided to jump all of the items I was behind and go to the scheduled item for the week. Don't worry, at the end, I'll go back to all of those things I missed!)

This week's link up is a fun one for me, as my original post about the Marker's that Don't Work is what triggered the weekly link up for reusing/upcycling materials. Here are a few things we have done with the markers that don't work.

We add them to water to create a "marker stain"

(It actually works better if you remove the insert and leave that in the water)

We use them to color our gloop/silly putty

We use them to color on wet paper.

The caps make a great base for pinky puppets.

(You can see another post with ideas for marker caps here.)

You can use the marker cases as logs to build a fairy house and the caps link together to make a rope ladder or bridge quite nicely. (A third post on using the marker pieces can be found here.)

Last week's post was on milk jugs.I really liked this idea from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots to use the jugs as garden scoops and planters:

And this bird feeder from Adventures in Mommydom:

For the full list of previously posted items and upcoming challenges, visit the What Would You Do With It? Wednesdays Page. (I don't know how accurate this is going to be for the future, but there is a great big list of things to try to reuse!)

On to this week's link up! Dried Up Markers- It's your turn!

Do you have a great idea or post that you can share using Markers? Were you inspired by my first set of 3 posts using these items? If you have a new idea or if you tried something I suggested, I would love to hear about it! Please join in linking up!

Here are the rules:

1) The post MUST use markers that don't work

2) The post MUST be family friendly.

There are no other requirements. If you would like, I would love if you linked back to his linky party, but it is not required. I would hope that you will investigate the links shared and visit some of the other blogs, but I'm not imposing any "blog hop/linky" rules. Please, if you do find great ideas and photos... Give credit where credit is due :).

If you have been featured and feel inclined, my featured button is available to grab from the sidebar. Next week I will be looking for ideas to reuse paper towel or toilet paper tubes, hope to see you there!

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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My friend died

I learned a hell of a lot from Dan Hodgins. He was mentor, a friend, and a "bone shaker" for many of us in the field of Early Childhood Education. He was and will always be a champion for children, and protector of childhood. I have so many great memories of time spent with him, it just doesn't seem like we had enough time. Dan died this past Saturday. Interestingly enough, Dan and I talked about death quite a bit. It is one of those topics that isn't talked about all that much in our field, but is super important. All living things eat, all living things poop, and all living things die. Dan and I recorded a podcast for awhile called "Shaking Bones." Dan was always shaking bones, even before I met him. To say I was honored to be asked to be his co-host would be putting it lightly. I loved recording with him. He was never afraid to touch on topics that were a bit edgy, or issues that sometimes weren't talked about much at all. We even t

A Few Ideas With Marker Caps (As Promised)

Yesterday, I hope I convinced you not to throw away your markers that "don't work." Today, I will share with you a few ideas for what to do with all of the caps. The possibilities are nearly endless, but here are a few of our recent creations: 1) A Leprechaun/Fairy Ladder/Rope Ladder: 2) #1 if not permanently secured can also double as a rope bridge: 3) #1/#2 can also be made into a train track for your homemade trains :). (No photo available) 4) You can use them as beads for a necklace: 5) You could make them into a wind chime. (No photo available). 6. You can use them as small manipulatives to count, sort, and make patterns with. (No photo available). 7) You could use them as playing pieces in your own homemade board game. (No photo available). 8) You could put them on a wire and glue them in place to make a twirling whirly-gig. 9) You could top them with a lid from a milk jug to make tiny tables or toadstools. 10) You could make them

Jazz said…

Your "What Would You Do With It Wednesday" have inspired me to recycle the not so obvious things! Marker and marker caps would have never been on my list of things to reuse/recycle. You do an awesome job of finding great use to things otherwise overlooked. Thanks!

June 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Kate said…

Hi Amy. We tried the felt pen inks...they worked fantastically. Produced really beautiful ink. Hope all well with you. Kate x

July 27, 2011 at 2:40 AM

marcellou said…

Vous avez de SUPER IDEES J'adore (j'ai un anglais HOriBLe)

July 29, 2011 at 6:01 AM

Anonymous said…

Saw this on pinterest and had to add...in elementary school we removed the inserts and used them to color our glue. Just put it in the bottle and leave it. Our teachers didn't love it, but we did. :)

January 29, 2012 at 12:03 AM

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