Last week we learned about litterless lunches. We made beeswax wraps. We were allowed to write on it, so I wrote hello in all sorts of different languages like Chinese (ni hao) and Italian (ciao). We made the wraps to replace the plastic glad wrap in our lunch box. Glad wrap is a example of single use plastic. The New Zealand Government has proposed a ban on single use plastics. With beeswax wraps we can just wrap up our biscuits and our sandwiches. If it gets dirty you can just wipe it with a wet cloth. Here is how you make them: First you get a piece of cloth and cut along the edge with pinking shears to stop it from fraying. Then you can draw on it (optional). After that you have to melt a block of beeswax in a pan and soak the cloth in it until it is completely covered in wax. After that hold it by the top edges of the cloth and let the excess wax drip of onto a piece of cardboard. When it is dry (which will take about 2 minutes) it is ready to use. The reason we made them is because we are trying to reduce the amount of rubbish/plastic in our lunches. I really enjoyed making my beeswax wrap.
Kia Ora Astin,
ReplyDeleteI think your post about beeswax wraps is very cool. I think that your idea of putting different ways of saying hello on your wrap is awesome. It sounds like you had fun making your beeswax wrap, keep up the good work!