I have always been fascinated by people who can make something out of nothing such as empty bottles turned into attractive doorstops, old rags stitched into heirloom quilts, or I‑beams welded into artwork on Milwaukee’s lakefront.
When I was a young girl, I enjoyed folding Reader Digest magazines into Christmas trees, spraying them with paint and sprinkling glitter for holiday decorations. My sister and I turned empty cardboard boxes and Sears catalogs into dollhouses. We couldn’t cut the catalog pictures until the expiration date.
This year, the National Garden Club announced a new youth contest. The “Youth Sculpture Contest”, for children in 4th through 8th grades, requires using recyclable, reused or reduced items in a sculpture design.
We need clubs to sponsor groups of children in a school, scout or church group. It should be a fun way to teach children how to save the environment.
The contest for 2013 will require submissions for WGCF to arrive nest January 2, 2013.
Watch for details in Wisconsin Gardens later this fall.