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1. Create pebble art.
Take the class outside to gather sandstone and gravel. Ask them to arrange the rocks in any imaginative manner they like. Try to come up with as many unique patterns as you can by being creative! Just leave the rocks where you found them when you’re done.
2.Use old crayons to make new ones.
Not any recycled crayon—this one. It’s a lovely Earth-themed crayon! Using a muffin tray, you may create these with your children. You simply need to arrange the appropriate colours.
3. Use upcycled objects to make mazes.
Recycling and STEM go great together! This concept is a fantastic method to encourage kids to create mazes or something completely different.
4. Make a rope snake
Some of our favorite recycling projects involve using items you might have lying around your garage or shed! With your pupils, make these charming rope worms or snakes with the old rope you’ve been preserving.
5.Feed the birds.
The giant plastic bottle bird feeder is a simple crowd-pleaser that you can use to welcome spring. Kids will learn how to begin building their feeders after watching this little video.
6. Get organized with old cans.
Tin cans are simple to obtain and are quite useful for keeping supplies organized. Engage your children by having them assist in decorating the cans. They’ll truly take responsibility of this, which should motivate them to maintain better supply organization.
7. Make papier-mâché pots.
Reuse food containers or beverage bottles by cutting off the bottoms and decorating them with bits of brightly colourd paper. These papier-mâché planters are made entirely of recycled materials, excluding the glue.
8. Make a necklace out of junk.
Earth Day art that is wearable is a bonus! Use found objects or some string to create these unique necklaces.
9.Make chair fidgets out of old tees.
Give old T-shirts new life with this craft by making chair fidgets. This uses a simple braiding technique, and your kids will love helping out.
10.Collaborate on an aluminum can recycling bin.
Children can collaborate to build an aluminum can recycling facility. Learn how your school can make recycling enjoyable and rewarding by watching the video above and following the straightforward instructions.
11. Create tin can robots.
These recycling initiatives are the finest since children adore robots. Have a second set of adult hands available to assist with the hot glue if necessary.
12. Fashion fairy houses.
Are these the sweetest Earth Day crafts ever? Plastic bottles from home become homes for fairies, thanks to paint, scissors, glue, and real or faux greenery.
13. Create a giant upcycled art wall.
This magnificent work of recycled wall art is incredible. Students could add to it, paint it, and create with it whenever they have spare time throughout the day if you place it up on a cardboard base.
14. Make your own games.
Play the game of tic tac toe with bottle caps. Additionally, they can be made into checkers. This would make a fantastic makerspace project. Give your kids a variety of recycled items, then ask them to design games with them!
15.Make a treasure magnet.
These magnets are very gorgeous, like treasure! Recycle a bottle cap, then glue various beads and gemstones inside. Add a magnet to the back last.
16.Turn old magazines into art.
Ideas for Arts and STEM classrooms
42 Upcycled Materials Crafts and Activities
Make art, save the planet.
Staff at WeAreTeachers On March 13, 2023, WeAreTeachers Staff
Upcycled Earth Day projects include tyre-based flexible seats and robots fashioned of tin cans.
Although April 22nd, Earth Day, is quickly coming, there is really never a bad moment to honour Mother Earth. The environmental advantages of recycling, such as the preservation of energy and natural resources and the reduction of air and water pollution, should be stressed to students all year long. Upcycling is the process of creating something new from an existing object in its current state as opposed to recycling, which transforms old objects into new ones. Encourage your children to use available materials, such as magazines, to create something spectacular and original.
17. Build beautiful terrariums
An environmental science project and a museum-quality terrarium are both housed in a bottle. To ensure that your plastic bottle terrariums are successful, be sure to include the moss and activated charcoal.
18. Paint with corks.
This is the perfect kind of Earth Day art since you use recycled material (corks) to paint your favorite scene from nature.
19. Set up a self-watering planter
With this practical making of a self-watering planter, your classroom lessons of plant life, photosynthesis, and water conservation will get a boost. the ground? a sturdy, big plastic bottle.
20.Form flowers from water bottles.
With the aid of some paint, it’s simple to create flowers out of recycled water bottles by upcycling them.
