1st and 2nd Grade Recycled Crafts Educational Resources

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

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.

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.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

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

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.

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

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

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

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.