Before you throw away a paper towel roll, do you ever wonder what it could be used for instead of landfill?
Smyrna kids, teens and families answered this question with a wide range of whimsical, patriotic and earth-friendly art. Smyrna Public Library and Keep Smyrna Beautiful co-sponsor the annual "Recycled Art Contest" to encourage the re-use and recycling of materials.
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Participating families use everyday household items such as cereal boxes, CDs, eggs cartons and soda bottles to create sculpture, diorama, and collages. Participants were encouraged to use this year's Summer Reading theme, "Dig Into Reading" for inspiration.
The First Place winner in the "Family Category," the Milliron Family, created an entire garden depicting "Dewey" the bookworm growing a crop of books to enjoy. "He is reading his freshly harvested book called The Hungry Caterpillar -- he just picked it today!" The Millirons used an egg carton to create the garden, coffee grounds for dirt, and bubble wrap for "Dewey." The books he harvests are made from cardboard and pages from outdated textbooks.
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All the entries are available for view in the Children's and Young Adult areas of the Smyrna Public Library, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. You may also visit virtually by viewing the Friends of the Library Facebook photo album: http://goo.gl/Wskso. This art is sure to inspire your own recycled creation.
Congratulations to all the winners:
Ages 3-5
1st- Dylan Lightsey
2nd- Tony Reynolds
3rd- Elizabeth Gatza
Ages 6-9
1st- Natalie Reynolds
2nd- Kit Waldrep
Ages 10-12
1st- Brooke Ryan
Family
1st- Milliron Family
2nd- Lewis Family
3rd- Nyela Harrison
Teens-
1st- Carlos Silvestre
2nd- Alexis Williams
3rd- Katelyn Cornel