Recycled Crafts Educational Resources : Page 2

This easy paper craft looks like the ancient Moai sculptures of Easter Island.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Here's an arts and crafts activity: get your middle school or high school student to make rolled up, bubble wrap candles of wax for a unique accessory or gift!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Take the plunge into handcrafting with this neat and tidy soap recipe. Here's how to create your own personalized soap.

Turn an empty cereal box into a teacher appreciation card in this eco-friendly craft project!