Kindergarten and 1st Grade Recycled Crafts Activities

Kids can put old magazines and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed multimedia collage in this eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

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.

Recycle your cereal boxes and engage your child's creativity with this fun arts and crafts project.

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

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.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

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

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

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

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.