I'M DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS...

I'M DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS...

...Not just dreaming, but making a green holiday happen. Our 8th annual Holiday Eco Gift-Making Workshop was a spectacular, Skraptacular success:

• 200 busy elves of all ages beaded and collaged and sewed and glued
• 100 pounds of fresh balsam, recycled from the PS 187 holiday tree sale, went home in fragrant cushions to scent homes with the splendor of the season
• 50 Yards of fabric were fashioned into tote bags, aprons, cushions and confidence
• Dozens of champagne cork and wire angels flew into homes across the city
• 18 dedicated Skrap interns and adult helpers worked patiently to help transform old juice cans, wrapping paper or bottle caps into gifts and awe-inspiring gewgaws!

The Holiday Eco Gift Making workshop is Skraptacular's main way of  sending the message of conservation, sustainability and creativity into the community. We couldn't do it every year without your help! 

Thank You!

  

     

  

                                           

 P.S. We hope you are now inspired to turn found objects and items you might have tossed into presents, hostess gifts or stocking stuffers!

Three Reasons To Visit Washington Heights

                   

THREE REASONS TO SPEND TIME IN 

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 

THIS WEEKEND

  

1. 100 Overlook Terrace (190th St and Fort Washington) Skraptacular window display until December 7th. 

2. It's your last chance to experience the awe-inspiring sound installation, "The Forty Part Motet," by Janet Cardiff in the beautiful Fuentiduena Chapel of our neighborhood treasure,  The Cloisters.

3. Then stroll on over to our flagship event, the one everyone young and old enjoys:

 The Skraptacular Holiday Eco Gift-Making Workshop and Tree Sale

     

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a champagne wire angel in a pine tree...and there will be tote bags toting, bottle cap pins pinning, dream catchers catching, fascinators fascinating, old tool chimes tinkling and whatever your heart imagines and your --or your little ones'--hands can fashion out of bottle caps, garbage scraps, old spoons, glue, thread, fabric scraps, and more. See you there!

                 

    

              

       

                                      

 #GIVINGTUESDAY IS HERE

Donate Today

If you can spend just 5% of what you saved buying goodies during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, do it now, on #GivingTuesday . Please put that percentage to work at Skraptacular. We teach children how to transform trash and found objects into artworks and science projects. Sure, garbage is our raw material-and we have plenty of it-- but we need your donations to help us work with communities across Manhattan and beyond, spreading the message of sustainability and environmental awareness. Thank You!

 P.S. Skraptacular is one of the only nonprofit eco-organizations that actually pays its young tween and teen interns to work various events!