2nd - 5th 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.

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.

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

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.

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

Turn an empty cereal box into a teacher appreciation card in this eco-friendly craft project! 

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

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

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box 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!

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

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

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!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

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

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.

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

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

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!