14 Recycled Crafts for Kids

On your desk, there’s a stack of 50 blank CDs collecting dust. For a simple round (not to mention sparkly) art supply, toss them into the craft bin. Children can use tissue paper to cover CDs, then add wiggle eyes and construction paper limbs to create an infinite number of animals. To begin, try a helpful crab!

Remove the bottoms from the plastic water bottles before laying them out to be painted. The smooth painting surface and curved plastic wells resemble flower petals and provide a textured, semi-transparent look. Create a bouquet of repurposed flowers by adding fuzzy pom pom centres and glitter to washable paint.

3. Wine Bottle Vase

Is there anything better than a homemade, almost free gift? Apply craft glue to a clean wine bottle before wrapping it with vibrant yarn. Create a set of three in a single colour or use rustic hemp for a more rural appearance. These will make wonderful presents for the grandparents if you pair them with a bunch of fresh flowers!

Get rid of a few to organise your cupboard full of reusable food containers! Kids can glue a few together to make an alien spacecraft after giving them a brief coat of paint (or glitter, paper, or ribbon). You’ll be prepared for hours of imaginative play if you build an extraterrestrial out of toilet paper to fly your UFO.

Even though bubble wrap alone might keep your youngsters completely entertained, this ingenious project elevates the adaptable material. To create a stealthy crocodile, tape a piece of bubble wrap into a tube, paint it green, and add some protruding eyes. 

6.Cardboard Dinosaurs

This idea does not fall short in our quest for a good inventive use for all those discarded delivery boxes. Cut out a couple dinosaur torsos and legs, then use a straightforward cut-and-slot technique to slip them together. Bonus: Putting their design and planning skills to the test by making these 3D sculptures will benefit your kids.

7.Crayon Gems

Scoop those crayon remnants out of the bin’s bottom, remove their labels, and place them in a creative silicon mould. Melt in the oven for a short while, then let them cool or freeze them for quicker results. Through this technique, the used wax parts are completely revitalised, and kids will like working with their brand-new art resource.  

With this charming little project, the yard will receive a splash of colour. Grab a clean tin can, decorate it with colourful duct tape, fill it with bird food, and then string it to a strong branch with a piece of yarn. A plastic cap cut in half keeps the seed securely in place. These can be decorated and filled by young children. 

Utilise this practical craft to practise telling the time. Pick up a paper plate, fasten the hour and minute hands with a brad, and then embellish! Each student can personalise their own clock, encouraging ownership over their advancement in telling time.

Save the leftover wooden popsicle sticks for crafts by rinsing them. For a quick base for a troll face, glue a few together. To complete the decorating, add some googly eyes and a tuft of faux fur hair. For a quick, interchangeable piece of art, hang a collection of trolls in various colours in the kids’ room.

Use this lovely guide to turn glass jars into a brilliant organisation trick. Spray-paint a base colour, adults, and then allow kids to add Lego man faces with markers. Not a fan of Legos at home? Instead, use emoticon faces. In either case, these elegant jars keep trinkets and decorations securely hidden away.

Create a set of useful clear pouches to organise the craft table or playground as yet another fantastic way to reuse used plastic water bottles. To make a case, join two bottoms of the same diameter to form two halves, and then use your glue gun to attach vibrant zippers to serve as the closure. Puffy paint can be used to assist children decorate, and they will (hopefully) take responsibility for cleanup by arranging their belongings in a creative fashion.

Make tall skyscrapers out of used paper towel and toilet paper rolls. Kids will enjoy rolling matchbox cards through this cityscape made of these cardboard tubes or hiding action figures inside of it.  

A used milk or drink carton should be thoroughly rinsed before being painted or covered with colourful construction paper. Create plenty more people to paste on as well since when these boxes are placed on their sides, they resemble buses (or submarines, waggons, or trains). Your vehicles are now equipped with four screw-top wheels and are ready to race across the kitchen counter.Make tall skyscrapers out of used paper towel and toilet paper rolls. Kids will enjoy rolling matchbox cards through this cityscape made of these cardboard tubes or hiding action figures inside of it.