We have been digging through our recycling bin to make certain that we aren't putting any awesome craft supplies in the bin. There are so many creative ways to make, build, and play with the items we would typically recycle. Water bottles, plastic containers, paper tubes, cardboard boxes and so much more. We've been putting aside any of the items we think we can play with and we've been getting crafty. This week's challenge is to make recycled crafts. I've put together an awesome collection of recycled crafts for kids for a little inspiration. Be sure to check out all of our amazing Green Living Ideas for Families.
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25+ Recycled Crafts for Kids
Plastic Bottle Crafts
Turn old plastic bottles into a playful water wall the kids will love exploring from Tinkerlab.
Create a rainbow of colours with these simple water bottle sun catchers from There's Just One Mommy.
Love these plastic bottle bracelets from Canadian Family... a perfect tween craft.
Turn garbage into music, a lovely plastic bottle wind chime from Happy Hooligans.
Make a groovy lava lamp from an old water bottle from Juggling with Kids.
Cardboard Box Crafts
Make a cool roadway from old cardboard like the Imagination Tree.
Turn a cardboard box into a little world just like our farm diorama.
I love Lemon Lime Adventures kid-made full-size rocket ship...pretty awesome.
Build an entire town inside a cardboard box like Picklebums.
Create and decorate a super cool dragon boat for your toys to float around in, like Ikat Bag.
Bottle Cap Crafts
Turn bottle caps into musical instruments, like Education.com's bottle cap castanets.
Turn your bottle tops into a lovely piece of art like Love and Lollipops.
These plastic lid ladybugs from Crafts By Amanda are adorable.
Add your photos and turn bottle lids into picture frames from I Love to Craft.
Create magnetic art with bottle lids like CraftoArt.
Toilet Paper Roll Crafts
Love these toilet paper roll bracelets from MollyMoo.
Make a hilarious celebrity toilet paper roll person, inspired by Red Ted Art.
Build a simple magnetic cardboard tube marble run from Teach Preschool.
Turn paper tubes into jewelry like we did for Valentine's Day.
Have fun making cardboard tube monsters from Creative Family Fun.
Egg Carton Crafts
Make a super cute mini helicopter from an egg carton from The Craft Train.
Love these silly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Sugar Aunts.
Turn egg cartons into a beautiful bouquet of flowers like we did.
Kids can make a classic creepy, crawly caterpillar like Poofy Cheeks made.
These egg carton masks from Picklebums are gorgeous and so much fun.
Check out our egg carton bird feeder.
And, our egg carton daffodil wreath.
And, our egg carton sunflower wreath too!
Make a beautiful egg carton poppy wreath.
More Recycled Crafts
Love Happy Hooligans simple plastic container bird feeder...so easy to make.
Make magical fairy houses from plastic containers from Filth Wizard.
Check out our amazing milk carton bird feeder that looks like our house!
Transform old tin cans into cute pencil holders for your desktop or dorm room.
What will you make with your recyclables?
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Theres Just One Mommy says
Thanks for featuring our water bottle sun catchers! We had so much fun making them!
Can't wait to try out a few of the other ideas here!
Mae says
Great round up. We are always looking for ways to reuse instead of throwing things away.