Second life of Christmas decorations

Share your Things, reduce waste! — Giving Christmas Decorations a Second Life

 

Our school Eco Club at Zespół Szkół nr 1 in Szczytno, Poland, is organising a collection of unwanted Christmas decorations and reusable craft materials. The collection has already started and will continue until 25 November 2026.

 

Students, families and teachers are invited to donate round plastic baubles of any size or colour, ribbons, fabric scraps and clean cardboard. We encourage everyone to donate things they already have rather than buy new materials.

 

During EWWR, we will combine the collection with environmental education about reducing consumption, preventing waste and giving existing objects a second life.

 

On 27 November, students will take part in creative upcycling workshops inspired by the “Old Thing, new Thing” activity. They will transform donated plastic baubles into decorative garlands and use recovered fabrics and cardboard to create Christmas decorations for our school. We plan to use the EWWR educational materials to introduce waste prevention and creative reuse.

 

The project will develop creativity, practical skills and teamwork. Students will learn the difference between reuse, upcycling and recycling and consider how to make decorations that can be stored, repaired and reused in future years.

 

We will document the activities through photographs and record the number of participants, baubles reused and decorations created.

 

Our message is simple: beautiful Christmas decorations can be made from things we already have.