4th and 5th Grade Recycled Crafts Educational Resources

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.

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

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Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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

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!

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.

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! 

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.

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.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

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!

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

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

This Halloween, your child can make her very own jar light that will shine bright throughout the night!

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.