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Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

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

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

Pre-K

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New Year's Recycled Noisemakers

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New Year's Recycled Noisemakers

Pre-K

Help your child think outside the box as they create these festive noisemakers, a fun way to ring in the new year.

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New Year's Recycled Noisemakers

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New Year's Recycled Noisemakers

Help your child think outside the box as they create these festive noisemakers, a fun way to ring in the new year.

Engineering and Science Inquiry

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Pre-K

Engineering and Science Inquiry

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

Pre-K

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

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Pre-K

Geometry

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

Pre-K

Alphabet

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

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Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Pre-K

Alphabet

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How to Make a Paper Reindeer

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How to Make a Paper Reindeer

Pre-K

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

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How to Make a Paper Reindeer

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How to Make a Paper Reindeer

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

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.

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.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Community and Culture

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

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

Pre-K

Community and Culture

This Valentine's Day, learn a little more about the organ that keeps everything in your body going--the heart!

This Valentine's Day, learn a little more about the organ that keeps everything in your body going--the heart!

Pre-K

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100 Days of School Shirt

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100 Days of School Shirt

Pre-K

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

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100 Days of School Shirt

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100 Days of School Shirt

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Pre-K

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Craft a Simple Stick Sled

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Craft a Simple Stick Sled

Pre-K

Geometry

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

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Craft a Simple Stick Sled

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Craft a Simple Stick Sled

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Melted crayon art is all the rage right now. It's simple, inexpensive, and there's no wrong way to do it!

Melted crayon art is all the rage right now. It's simple, inexpensive, and there's no wrong way to do it!

Pre-K

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How to Make Your Own Paper

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How to Make Your Own Paper

Pre-K

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

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How to Make Your Own Paper

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How to Make Your Own Paper

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

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

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

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.

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.

Pre-K

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Craft Your Own Pirate Telescope

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Craft Your Own Pirate Telescope

Pre-K

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

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Craft Your Own Pirate Telescope

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Craft Your Own Pirate Telescope

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

These spaghetti ornaments take seconds to make and are a great addition to a tree, gift or window.

These spaghetti ornaments take seconds to make and are a great addition to a tree, gift or window.

Earth and Space Science

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

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Create an Egg Carton School Bus

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Create an Egg Carton School Bus

Pre-K

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

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Create an Egg Carton School Bus

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Create an Egg Carton School Bus

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

Pre-K

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Egg Carton Caterpillar

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Egg Carton Caterpillar

Pre-K

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

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Egg Carton Caterpillar

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Egg Carton Caterpillar

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

Pre-K

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Make Plastic Bottle Boats!

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Make Plastic Bottle Boats!

Pre-K

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.

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Make Plastic Bottle Boats!

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Make Plastic Bottle Boats!

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.

Community and Culture

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Pre-K

Community and Culture

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About preschool recycled crafts educational resources

On Education.com, preschool recycled crafts educational resources provide hands-on activities that teach children creativity, sustainability, and fine motor skills. These resources include printable craft projects such as making bottle cap animals, paper plate windmills, and cardboard robot puppets. By Using clothes and recyclable materials, children learn about reusing waste while developing core developmental skills.

Some examples of materials on Education.com include structured lesson plans, activity sheets, and step-by-step guides that make generating eco-friendly classroom and home activities quick and easy. Parents and teachers can utilize these resources to foster both creativity and responsibility while making learning fun and engaging.

Educators and parents can browse printable templates and craft instructions matching various skill levels, from beginner to advanced. These resources save time creating structured lessons and inspire children to experiment with materials while practicing counting, sorting, and imaginative thinking.

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Preschool Recycled Crafts Educational Resources

About preschool recycled crafts educational resources