Recycling toilet paper the traditional way is a job for the city water and sewage department. This method of recycling or "upcycling" your toilet paper into "clean mud" is a crafty, eco-friendly version. This is a craft designed for children of all ages and can be done at home or in the classroom. Clean toilet paper is necessary, but you can make it even more earth-friendly by purchasing toilet paper made from recycled paper. This recipe makes a small batch of clean mud. You can double it and triple it as needed.
- 1 bar of soap
- 1 roll of toilet paper
- Cheese grater
- Large plastic tub
- Water
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Instructions
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Remove the toilet paper from the roll, and shred the toilet paper into small pieces into the tub.
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Grate the bar of soap over the shredded toilet paper until it is all gone.
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Add water--a cup at a time--to the soap and toilet paper, and mix the compound with your hands.
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Add water until your mixture has the consistency of thick mud.
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Sculpt the mud into three-dimensional art that can be dried and displayed, or just play in the mud.
