3rd and 4th Grade Recycled Crafts Educational Resources

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

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

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

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!

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

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.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

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.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

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

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

Show your fourth grader how to embrace a green lifestyle and enjoy the outdoors with a homemade, recycled picnic basket.

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

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

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.

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

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.