Art & Craft

Easy Earth Day Pencil Holder

Get crafty this Earth Day by making a fun DIY pen holder! This simple project is perfect for kids and helps recycle everyday materials. It’s a great way to teach kids the importance of reusing, while creating something useful for their study desk or craft corner. Tap to start this fun project!

Best Out of Waste Environment 30 to 60 mins 6 to 8 years Art & Craft Class 4

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Take a Smiley Ball to Create Pencil Holder Craft

Step - 01

To create a pencil holder for Earth Day, collect a smiley ball

Cut the Smiley Ball to Create Pencil Holder Craft Ideas

Step - 02

Cut it in half with the help of a paper cutter

Colour the Smiley Ball for DIY Pencil Holder for Earth Day

Step - 03

Using Fevicryl Acrylic Colour of your choice, paint the back of the smiley ball to resemble planet Earth, as shown in the image

Paint the other side of the Smiley ball for Pencil Stand Craft

Step - 04

Using Fevicryl Acrylic Colour of your choice, paint the other side as well, following the shown example, and let it dry.

Take Green Shades of Foam Sheets for Earth Day Craft

Step - 05

Take green shades of foam sheets, draw, and cut out a tree diagram proportionate to the smiley ball structure.

Take brown Colored Foam Sheets for Pencil Holder Earth Day Craft

Step - 06

To create the stem for the tree, take a brown-colored foam sheet, draw, and cut out a strip measuring approximately 2 inches in height. Roll it into a coil and seal the edges with Glue Drops.

Assemble the Elements to Create Pencil Stand Craft for Earth Day

Step - 07

Using glue drops, assemble the tree elements as shown in the image. To create a holder for the base structure of the Earth, take a colored corrugated sheet of your choice, cut a strip with a width of 1cm proportionate to the structure made, and create a beam-like structure using glue drops as shown in the image. Collect some toothpicks.

Assemble the Toothpicks to Create Pencil Holder Craft

Step - 08

Using glue drops, assemble toothpicks to the trees as shown to create sturdiness, and poke them into the base structure as depicted in the image

Handmade DIY Pencil Holde is Ready

Step - 09

Your handmade pencil holder is ready!