Environment Matters - August/Winter 2022

Toilet roll puppets

Create a cute critter! You’ll need: badge-check clean toilet rolls badge-check scissors badge-check glue badge-check paint or felt pens badge-check googly eyes badge-check coloured paper

To make a butterfly, paint/colour in your toilet roll in your favourite colour. Cut out large wing shapes from coloured paper and glue onto the back of the toilet roll. Cut out antennas from paper and glue to the inside top of the toilet roll. Draw on a funny face and glue on googly eyes. To make a chick, paint/colour in your toilet roll yellow. Cut out small wing shapes and glue to the sides of the toilet roll. Cut out feet shapes and glue to the inside bottom of the toilet roll. Draw on a funny face and glue on googly eyes if you like! What other creatures can you make? Try some of our native animals – maybe a koala or bilby!

Have you seen Hardings Hut? This is an exciting new addition to environmental education in Ipswich! Schools and other community groups are encouraged to book Hardings Hut for dates after 1 April 2021. The facility is in the Hardings Paddock day use area of the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate, about 15km from Ipswich CBD. It is ‘off the grid’ using solar power and tank water to power lights, fans, a kitchen and disability access bathroom.

There is a secure room with tables and 15 chairs and a large covered outdoor area. See Ipswich.qld.gov.au/parkssearch or call (07) 3810 6666 for more information.

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