Ann Felice and a group of kids hunker down in the classroom and turn potential throwaway items like plastic, cardboard, and aluminum foil into fun art projects. Combining bouncy tunes, lots of environmentally-conscious tips, and solid instruction, the program teaches young viewers how to make recycled paper, create a cardboard printing press, turn a plastic milk jug into a useful piggy bank, change plain old aluminum foil into "antique" looking art, and mix up a batch of paper maché. My personal favorite though was the final project: a "clean-up-your-room collage." The idea is simple: the child cleans his or her room (depending on the junk level, I would recommend considering a sandblaster; in my own family's case, we're going with a jackhammer), and then after disposing of anything that's toxic (i.e. food with an expiration date in the last decade), the child plops what's left on to a canvas, Jackson Pollock style, and hangs it in the hallway to puzzle visiting relatives. Now the actual chances of getting my daughter to bite on this concept are considerably less than getting her to believe that the moon is made of brie. But younger kids would probably go for it, and this is a very good crafts tape for ages 5-9. Recommended. (R. Pitman)
Let's Create a Better World
(1994) 70 min. $24.95. Let's Create. PPR. Color cover. Vol. 9, Issue 4
Let's Create a Better World
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