Building props is super fun. It allows you to be creative, crazy, inventive, and hands-on. If you don’t have a prop shop to yourself, it is helpful to build a little toolkit with scissors, glue, tape, paints, paper, and any other craft thing you can think of.
Lots of craft stores and stationery sections in larger stores carry non-toxic or ecological alternatives to traditional adhesives. I mentioned a book earlier called The Green Guide for Artists by Karen Michel; it has a lot of information about different kinds of adhesives you can use, such as collage glue, rice paste, waterproof glue, methyl cellulose glue, gum Arabic glue, casein glue, and acrylic glue. There are also tons of commercial brands such as Green Glue and EcoGlue.
http://craftingagreenworld.com/ has many ideas and a small online store with greener craft supplies.
In terms of paper, use recycled or post-consumer paper whenever possible! DUH! And recycle every bit of waste you create!
The Reuse Centre and Value Village have been mentioned in this essay so many times, but they have like, everything you ever need. Find craft supplies there!
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