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5 Recycled Crafts For Kids
Recycle as well as reduce. Going green is important for many reasons, and the same is true of crafting. Utilising recycled materials not only benefits the environment, but it can also reduce costs. Of course, you could spend a lot of money on pricey craft kits that are already assembled, but you can also reuse stuff that would otherwise be thrown away for nothing.
Kids’ activities are ideal for material reuse since I personally adore giving things a second use. When my child is a little bored and requests to make a craft, I occasionally go in the recycling bin first. Then, together with my child, we come up with something we can make using the materials we already have. On sometimes, we have cardboard and empty aluminium cans.milk jugs, newspapers, or cardboard boxes from cracker or cereal boxes.
Use your creativity to create some one-of-a-kind projects that will engage your child. Children may learn about recycling and one of the many ways we can reuse things rather than throwing them out by doing this. To get you started on making some recycled crafts, here are a few suggestions.
1. Animals or Bugs out of Cans
Numerous crafts can be made from empty cans, such as the popsicle stick vase that was featured in an earlier post. Making animals or bugs out of cans and construction paper is an additional option. Now that my daughter is fixated on skunks and spiders, we felt compelled to create one of each.
Make sure the can has been completely cleaned and is free of any sharp edges that could injure small hands. Then, depending on the type of animal you want to create, cut out some shapes from construction paper. We chose an elephant, lion, and skunk for this project since my daughter is so fixated on those little skunks. Cut a long strip to wrap around the can, and then construct the head, ears, and arms from there. You may even attach a pipe cleaner tail to your animal can using a nail and hammer. Just enjoy yourself!
2.Recycled Newspaper Ads into Restaurant Menu
Most of us have advertisements or coupon inserts from the mail sitting on our counters. Instead of discarding them after you’ve looked through them, work with your youngster to make a recycled restaurant menu. Allow them to practise their cutting abilities by having them cut out various images of food that they enjoy or find intriguing.
Then, fold a different piece of paper to be used as the menu’s foundation. Allow your child to decorate the menu however they like and glue the food on there. Create a fun name for the restaurant and personalise it with stickers, crayons, or paint. When you’re finished, use the menu to play restaurant with your child and engage in some enjoyable imaginative play.
3.Egg Carton Bugs
For this craft, the egg ‘cups’ can be cut out individually to create tiny individual bugs or in a line to create a caterpillar. Use pipe cleaners for antennae and legs, paint or glue on some eyes, and, if you’d like, tape on some paper wings. Then, fold a different piece of paper to be used as the menu’s foundation. Allow your child to decorate the menu however they like and glue the food on there. Create a fun name for the restaurant and personalise it with stickers, crayons, or paint. When you’re finished, use the menu to play restaurant with your child and engage in some enjoyable imaginative play.
4. Toilet paper rolls
The number of projects you can make using used toilet paper rolls seems to go on forever. Listed below are just a few activities you can do with your child.
1. Butterfly: Begin by laying the roll flat. Then have your child cut out a set of wings from construction paper or, for a thicker material, a recycled cereal box, and glue them to the back of the flattened roll. Draw a face and embellish the wings using markers.
2.Make a Monster: Once more, begin by flattening the roll to make it simpler to handle. Create a cute little monster by adding a face, fur, or scales to the body. Then attach some googly eyes, and for the arms, use some pipe cleaners or popsicle sticks.
3. Binoculars: Join two rolls together in the middle by using glue. You can decorate them with stickers or paint patterns like stripes or polka dots on them. Make two holes in the bottom of each roll and tie a thread to them to complete the project. With their own pair of personalised binoculars, your child is now prepared to start exploring!
5. Milk Carton Fairy House
You can add a touch of nature to this craft by gathering items from the outside, such as twigs, leaves, rocks, pine cones, or whatever else you can find. Use an old milk carton as the foundation of your house. Cut a door and windows into the sides of the box with scissors or a box cutter. Then it’s time to start painting!
Orange and yellow basic craft paint was employed. Depending on the colours you choose, you might need to apply a few coats to completely conceal the lettering on the carton (we applied two coats). After allowing everything to dry, adhere the sticks to the house’s roof with a hot glue gun.
Use any additional objects, such as rocks, leaves, or pine cones, that your child wants to use to adorn their home. Then you can play with and enjoy your fairy house.
Take a look at the recyclables in your recycling bin to see what you have on hand. Use your ingenuity and attempt to make something enjoyable with your children using only the things you have available, rather than just throwing everything out. How did you manage to create? Please leave a comment below and remember to subscribe.