A couple of years ago, when I was still a newbie to Squidoo, I noticed a lens called How to Reuse Paper Rolls. I found it so useful I added it to my favorites. Time and time again I have gone back to this lens to look for toilet roll crafts I can share with my kids.
Yes, I am one of those people that just can’t throw the toilet rolls away. I save them for projects like the ones on this lens or I give them to my kid's teachers when they ask for donations like these to do crafts in their classrooms. Right now I have another bag full of Seventh Generation rolls to eco-craft with (I have a family of five so this happens) and my most recent use for some of these rolls was seedling pots. Which reminds me I need to water them…
So how useful is this lens and why do I like it? To start, the corny YouTube Video at the top of the lens is a perfect fit for this lens and it does bring up a good question, “What do you do with toilet paper rolls?” The rest of the YouTube videos on the lens are also a great fit for this lens and I love, really love, the toilet paper roll ornament idea on the last video. What a clever idea!
The next thing I noticed was the clever household tips for extending the vacuum cleaner with a paper towel roll and for keeping electrical cords organized. These tips are as eye opening, simple and practical as the first two. I am grateful for the crafty links that follow too. As a parent of three kids that love art, this is most useful.
I’m not at all surprised that this page has made Lens of the Day and more. If I had the power I would give it five green thumbs for being so Ecolicious. Even most of the products advertised on the page relate to the recycling theme.
The only thing I would like to see changed on this page is the introduction. It is not as fun, strange or unique as the rest of the lens. I’d like to see it improved to measure up to the rest of the lens, but besides that this lens is practical, eco-friendly and parent-friendly. We need more lenses like it. Hats off to a_willow for putting together all these great ideas into one place.
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