Design of packing waste with 3-4 years old children

The thesis presents an ecological way of environmental management and it tries to approach children through the creative process of constructing packaging waste. The focous is on ecology, packaging and recycling. We explain the importance of recycling, which is important from the point of view of environmental protection. Together with children we focused on constructing, whose focous on the topic was technical, however other areas of the curriculum activities were also included. We visited the library, because we needed the right literture to help us with exploring the problems. Moreover, we also got to know the library rules and its order. Children were very interested about the chosen topic. They participated in the implementation of activities with a great pleasure and get accustomed with the process of construction and the research about recycling and environmental protection. After construction activity was completed we made an exhibition, which evoked a great pride in children, because they experienced their first real exhibition. The exhibition was seen by their parents and other children from the kindergarten. From the given results we can conclude that children were developing their creativity and acquired ways of proper handling of the environment and consequently proper handling with waste and understanding the importance of the recycling process