2nd and 3rd Grade Recycled Crafts Educational Resources

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

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.

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

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

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

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.

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!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

This dreidel craft gets your child to make the spinning top out of a milk carton. Make an upcycled dreidel craft with your child this Hanukkah.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

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

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

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

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

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

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.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

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