2nd - 5th 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

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.

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

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

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

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.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

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

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!

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

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

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.