Get crafty and help save the planet too! With easy step-by-step instructions Cool Plastic Projects offers kids a chance to get creative by turning their trash into handmade treasures. All projects feature common everyday plastic items to reuse in a fun new way. From a button bouquet to a keyboard calendar, kids will love making useful crafts and helping the environment. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.