Old items have a new life

  • You don't always have to buy new things.  You can recycle or tune (modify) old items.

    Take a picture of the item.  Write shortly 

    - what it is

    - when and where you got / bought / tuned it 

    - how did you tune (modify) it

     

    An example:


    Title:  Skates

    Description:  My father bought me these skates in a second hand shop last year.

  • This is how we give old items a new life.

    Headphones
    old car

    I got a car from a trade show the car is old fashioned.

    Old phone

    old phone me my phone's screen was cracked and i fixed it

    Rubik Cube

    Often it breaks but it is easy to repair. My mother bought it.

    Bandana

    So here is my bandana. I bought it like 4 years ago from second hand shop. Byee!

    jeans

    These jeans were bought from second hand shop. I bought these this year. These jeans are like new ones! :D

    wool socks

    I got my old wool socks from my grandmother

    Necklace

    I have a necklace but its chain broke so I made a new one for it :D

    T shirt

    My mother bougth this from second hand Shop year ago. First i didn't want to use it because it has been someone elses before but now its one of my favourites

    Covid mask

    The first year of the covid pandemic, masks were not at my size. So I used some fabric scraps and made one by myself. ^^

    Emy France

    video games

    I baught video games in second hand shop because it's cheaper.
    (Giovanni,France)

    Recycled socks

    I made this toy with an old pair of socks with my little sister.

    Lola France

    Second hand video game

    I bought this video game in a second hand shop a few years ago. I had a lot of fun playing it ^^
    Adrien (France)

    Game let's go pikachu

    I bought this second hand game on an application called vinted, because it is cheaper.

    Table mat

    I lived in Senegal, ten years ago, my parents bought a table mat. To make this the craftsman used old bottle caps.

    Storage space

    My cousins bought this storage space during they’re moving house but it was useless so instead of trowing it away I took it and now I put my school’s things inside :]

    Shana france

    Headphones

    I got the headphones from my sister because she didn't use it anymore.

    T-shirt

    My grandmother bought this for me from lapland.

    An ink pen

    This is my ink pen and i have mend it once. It wasn't difficult to mend . I bought it on myself and it cost 5€

    Rocking horse

    I was playing with this horse when I was 1 years old

    New clothes

    We worked over our old clothes like jeans, shorts and sweaters.

    My new favourite jeans

    My favourite jeans was too short so I cut it and made a shorts out of it. I also added colorful paintings.

    Toys Collect

    At our school we are collecting toys. These will be donated to children who will give them a new use.
    Rúben R.

    Compost

    I am member of Clube Ciência Viva, where we are making compost with organic products from the school canteen.
    Rúben R.