School children in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales have been working on a project to turn empty crisp packets into blankets to help the homeless. The council said that pupils of Caedraw Primary School have been selflessly working on an innovative and unique project, with the aim of helping the homeless in Merthyr Tydfil. The project works by taking empty crisp packets and sheets of plastic and transforming them into blankets.
Miss Fleet, Year three teacher and Mrs Geake, year five teacher are the humanities leads and eco-coordinators at Caedraw Primary School. They initially saw the ‘Crisp Packet Project’ online and when they shared it with the eco-committee and eco-club which is made up of pupils from year two to year six, the children couldn’t wait to get involved.
Miss Fleet said: “As soon as the children learned of the Crisp Packet Project they were so eager to get started. We began by sharing our plans via Facebook and asking for donations of crisp packets. We were sent a huge amount from all over the UK – and even as far away as South Africa! They’ve worked collaboratively to reuse recycled crisp packets to create insulated blankets, which have been donated to our local homeless shelter, for those most in need. The children have been so engaged with this project, showing great empathy and compassion to help others. We are so proud of their efforts.”