2nd 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

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.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

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