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.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

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

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

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

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

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.

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

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

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

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Kids will have a hoot constructing this cute owl craft from a recycled toilet paper roll.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

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

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

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

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

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.