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I’m dreaming<br />
of agreen<br />
Five funwaysfor youand your children to reduce,reuse<br />
and upcycleyourChristmas wastethisfestive season<br />
Transform<br />
your tree<br />
Instead of taking your old tree to the<br />
tip, put it outside in your back garden<br />
to create an additional habitat for<br />
birds, squirrels and other wildlife. Get<br />
the kids involved in some messy play<br />
by coating the branches in margarine<br />
or peanut butter and rolling them in<br />
bird seed. To add some decoration,<br />
consider hunting down some pine<br />
cones and hanging them from the<br />
branches with string or twine.<br />
DIY Christmas<br />
cardbookmarks<br />
Instead of throwing them away,<br />
you and your children can easily<br />
transform your old Christmas<br />
cards into adorable bookmarks<br />
using this quick and easy craft.<br />
Cut out long, thin sections of<br />
your favourite cards, keeping<br />
the picture intact, and punch a<br />
hole at the top.Loop aribbon<br />
through and finish by decorating<br />
with glitter, paint orstickers.<br />
Get scrap<br />
apbooking<br />
As anation, weuse 83 square<br />
miles worth ofgift wrap every<br />
festive season, but this doesn’t<br />
mean it needs to be scrapped.<br />
Get the kids involved by cutting<br />
and sticking your leftover paper,<br />
gluing it into ascrapbook, and<br />
adding photos, writing and<br />
decorations tocreate afamily<br />
book full of festive mementos.<br />
Christmas<br />
lunch leftovers<br />
Christmas is filled with lots of<br />
wonderful food and there are several<br />
ways to recycle your leftovers<br />
that can really reduce waste. The<br />
leftovers from Christmas lunch can<br />
be agreat way to get your kids in the<br />
kitchen cooking some new recipes,<br />
whilst afood compost bin is agreat<br />
place to put all your unwanted<br />
vegetable peel. Check out our<br />
Christmas pizza recipe<br />
for some inspiration.<br />
Deck the<br />
halls<br />
ls<br />
wi ith<br />
DIY<br />
Have agoatgetting the kids<br />
involved by making some<br />
DIY Christmas decorations.<br />
Cut out snowflakes to stick<br />
on the windows, stick cloves<br />
into oranges and bake until<br />
dry, and pick some holly and<br />
ivy to make table decorations<br />
and wreaths. This can be<br />
afantastic way toreduce<br />
your waste and costs, while<br />
having fun with the kids too.<br />
Christmas Pizza<br />
Get your kids in the kitchen and use up<br />
your leftover roast turkey and stuffing in<br />
this new spin on an Italian classic.<br />
Perfect for sharing!<br />
Youwill need: 145g pizza mix •6tbsp<br />
passata •large handfuls of leftover<br />
cooked turkey and stuffing •100g<br />
mozzarella, sliced •asprinkle of sage<br />
•1tbsp olive oil<br />
1. Heat the oven to 220 C /Gas 7.Prepare<br />
the pizza base mix by following pack<br />
instructions. Once rolled out, leave<br />
for 10minutes in awarm, dry place<br />
and then top with the passata.<br />
2. Get the children involved and scatter<br />
the stuffing, turkey and mozzarella over<br />
the base. Toss the sage leaves in olive<br />
oil and scatter over the pizza,<br />
drizzling over any remaining oil.<br />
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the crust<br />
is crisp and the mozzarella is melted.<br />
4. Enjoywith fresh veggies and your<br />
favourite sauces!
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