Uses for Yoga Mats
Does
Mom have an old yoga mat she’s planning on throwing out? Don’t let her! There are
many fun ways to repurpose a yoga mat. My floor RA showed me this awesome page featuring twenty ways to repurpose a yoga mat, and I picked two to display here
on Viridorari. Be sure to visit the page to see many more creative projects!
Decorative Bulletin Board
Picture courtesy of: http://www.brit.co/20-creative-ways-to-repurpose-old-yoga-mats/
Supplies
Needed:
Old
yoga mat (preferably colorful, especially for a girl’s room)
Scissors
Sewing
pins (straight pins), duct tape (optional)
Nails
or Command products (to stick the board to a wall. Command products are less
damaging than nails and allow easy removal)
Steps:
1. Cut
the yoga mat down to the size you want, or use the whole thing for the bulletin
board. It’s up to you. Consider also cutting the yoga mat into shapes, like a
heart or a star, for a more personalized feel.
2. Hang
the mat where you want it on the wall. If you’re nailing it in, ask for help
from your parents.
3. Use
the sewing pins to pin papers and pictures into the mat. You could also use
pieces of duct tape to stick things to the mat. Personalize it and make it you!
Household Slippers
Picture courtesy of: http://www.brit.co/20-creative-ways-to-repurpose-old-yoga-mats/
Supplies Needed:
Old
yoga mat
Scissors
A
marker
Hot
glue or super glue
Steps:
1. Place
your feet on the yoga mat and trace the shape of your foot about one inch out
from the edge of your foot. Make two shapes for each of your feet (so you
should have four cut outs).
2. Glue
together the two shapes for your left foot and the two shapes for your right
foot so that you have a sole that is two yoga mat layers thick.
3. Cut
out rectangles for straps- make them as thick or as thin as you want them, and
test them on your foot to make sure they reach from side to side.
4. Glue
the ends down onto your soles, making an arch for your feet to fit through.
5. Allow
the glue to dry before using your slipper/flip-flops.
Remember, if something is still useable, don’t throw
it out! Try to consign it to a second hand shop, sell it in a yard sale, sell
it online, or give it away to someone who would want and use it. All too often
we throw out things that we no longer want, giving no consideration to passing
it along to someone else.
Animal of the Month Update
A Bengal tiger in the Ranthambore National Park in India
Picture
courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tiger_in_Ranthambhore.jpg
Tiger
females typically give birth every two years to two or three cubs. If all the
cubs in a single litter die, it is possible for a second litter to be produced
in the span of five months. Tigers become independent from their mothers at two
years of age and are sexually mature at three to four years old for females and
four to five years old for males.
Unfortunately,
cub mortality is very high, making it difficult for the species to reproduce at
a faster right. About half of all tiger do not make it to two years of age.
Tigers can live to be twenty-six years old in the wild. This is much more
likely to happen with captive tigers than wild ones, however.
A Sumatran tiger with her cub
Picture
courtesy of: http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2003/10/sumatran-tiger-cubs-trio-second-wave/
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