Crafts Made from Recycled Materials

So, here is the thing...

I hate those crafty projects where you print something off, cut it out, and glue it on a TP tube or other assorted craziness. You know, why bother! Where is the child being creative with these types of crafts?

However, I do like the idea of reusing all of those recycled items to do crafty projects. I just want the projects to be real and not busy work. So I am compiling a list of ideas using the different types of items I have collected in a big box in our learning room.

Hope you find an idea here you can use too! (I only linked to the ones with pictures, I am very visual especially with making things!)

PLASTIC BOTTLES

• Bird feeder


• Greenhouse


• Fish mobile for much older kids!


• Bug Catcher more a holder after caught but you get the idea!


• Whirligig


• Piggy Bank


• Earth Bottles


• Noisemaker


• Many bottle Biology ideas


• Discovery Bottles


• More Discovery Bottles

EGG CARTONS

• Several different animals


• insects or maybe more accurately bugs!


• Dump Truck So cute!


• Tulips


• Glider and better picture!


• Bird Feeders

TP roll or Paper towel roll

• Binoculars


• Box guitar


• Kachina Doll


• Rainstick


• Rocket


• Sunflower for little ones!


• Knitting Ned?!

Misc... Materials

• Sit Upons! This could be made with tons of different materials and stuffed with anything including plastic grocery bags. I also saw one that was duct taped instead of "sewn."


• Weaving a basket with yarn and a yogurt container!

My eyes are crossing, there is just soo much out there...so much good but so much junk too.

Shannon