Past Activities

DIY Toothpaste

WGG members show other students how to make toothpaste

Ingredients:

  • 2 TBSP Coconut Oil
  • 1 tsp baking Soda
  • 5 Drops Peppermint Oil

Supplies:

  • Jar
  • Spoon

Steps:

  1. Gather ingredients and combine in a jar
  2. Mix it up
  3. Brush your teeth!

Notes:

  • Does not need to be refrigerated.
  • If you cannot pronounce the ingredients that are in your conventional toothpaste, then you probably do not want to be putting them in your mouth.

Plant Hangers - Repurposed T-Shirts

Supplies:

  • 1 T-Shirt
  • Scissors
  • Measuring Tape

Steps:

  1. Cut your fabric into 8 strips about 1.5” wide
  2. Stretch each piece individually
  3. Grab all 8 pieces of your fabric and knot them on one side
    1. Do not tighten the knot too much
  4. Group your fabric into four sets of two
  5. Know each set about 2” down from the top knot
  6. After your first round of knots, do this once again making the knot 1.5” down from the first knot
  7. Make one last knot on each pair about 1.5” down again
  8. When you’re done it should look like a bunch of funky diamonds
  9. Test it out!

Dog Toys - Repurposed T-Shirts

Dog toys made from recycled t-shirts

Supplies:

  • 2 Old T-Shirts
  • Scissors

Steps:

  1. Cut little 2-3” wide slits at the base of both of your shirts
  2. After you’ve cut your slits, just rip along the slit to make skinny strips of fabric
  3. Gather your t-shirt strips and tie off one end
  4. Divide your strips into thirds and braid them together

Vegan Potluck Recipes

WGG potluck

Here are some of the requested recipes from past potlucks!

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