2nd and 3rd Grade Recycled Crafts Activities

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.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

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

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

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

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

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.

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

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

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

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

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.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

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

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

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.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

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.

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 an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

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 unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Beach bags don't have to be bought...make your own beach bag out of recycled materials in this summer craft.

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

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

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.

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