2nd and 3rd 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.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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

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

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

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

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

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

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

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

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!

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

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

Have your kid create DIY abstract art Easter decorations worthy of a spot at the Smithsonian!

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.

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

In this colorful craft, make an enchanting star card for a birthday, holiday, or just for fun with construction paper and foam sheets!

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.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This Star of David craft is eco-friendly and will help your child practice basic geometry. Make a festive Star of David craft for Hanukkah.

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

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

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.