3rd - 5th 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.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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 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.

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

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

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.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

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.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

Turn an empty cereal box into a teacher appreciation card in this eco-friendly 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.

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.