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Egg Carton Spiders
Egg Carton Spiders
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Egg Carton Spiders
Pre-K
Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.
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Egg Carton Spiders
Egg Carton Spiders
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Egg Carton Spiders
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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Make a Cereal Box House
Make a Cereal Box House
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Make a Cereal Box House
Kindergarten
Recycle your cereal boxes and engage your child's creativity with this fun arts and crafts project.
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Make a Cereal Box House
Make a Cereal Box House
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Make a Cereal Box House
Recycle your cereal boxes and engage your child's creativity with this fun arts and crafts project.
Kindergarten
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Make a Paper Bag Costume
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
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.
Pre-K
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Tzedakah Box
Tzedakah Box
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Tzedakah Box
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 
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Tzedakah Box
Tzedakah Box
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Tzedakah Box
Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
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Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
Kindergarten
Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!
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Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
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Toilet Paper Roll Maracas
Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!
Kindergarten
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Soda Bottle Planter
Soda Bottle Planter
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Soda Bottle Planter
Kindergarten
Life Science
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.
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Soda Bottle Planter
Soda Bottle Planter
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Soda Bottle Planter
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.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Egg Carton Flowers
Egg Carton Flowers
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Egg Carton Flowers
Pre-K
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.
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Egg Carton Flowers
Egg Carton Flowers
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Egg Carton Flowers
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.
Pre-K
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Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
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Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Kindergarten
Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!
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Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
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Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!
Kindergarten
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The Snowmen
The Snowmen
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The Snowmen
Kindergarten
Numbers and Counting
Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.
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The Snowmen
The Snowmen
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The Snowmen
Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.
Kindergarten
Numbers and Counting
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Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
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Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!
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Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
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Make a Soda Bottle Greenhouse
In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
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Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
Kindergarten
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.
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Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
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Eco-Friendly Multimedia Collage
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.
Kindergarten
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Paper Cup Maracas
Paper Cup Maracas
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Paper Cup Maracas
Pre-K
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.
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Paper Cup Maracas
Paper Cup Maracas
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Paper Cup Maracas
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
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Candy Wrapper Collage
Candy Wrapper Collage
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Candy Wrapper Collage
Kindergarten
Make a candy wrapper collage with your leftover candy wrappers! This candy wrapper collage is a cool, upcycled post-Halloween craft project.
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Candy Wrapper Collage
Candy Wrapper Collage
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Candy Wrapper Collage
Make a candy wrapper collage with your leftover candy wrappers! This candy wrapper collage is a cool, upcycled post-Halloween craft project.
Kindergarten
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100 Days of School Shirt
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
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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Sock Bunny!
Sock Bunny!
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Sock Bunny!
Kindergarten
Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.
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Sock Bunny!
Sock Bunny!
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Sock Bunny!
Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.
Kindergarten
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DIY Photo Holder
DIY Photo Holder
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DIY Photo Holder
Kindergarten
Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.
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DIY Photo Holder
DIY Photo Holder
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DIY Photo Holder
Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.
Kindergarten
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Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
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Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
Kindergarten
This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.
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Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
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Alphabet Block Children's Menorah
This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.
Kindergarten
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Valentine Mailbox
Valentine Mailbox
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Valentine Mailbox
Kindergarten
Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!
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Valentine Mailbox
Valentine Mailbox
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Valentine Mailbox
Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!
Kindergarten
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Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
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Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
Kindergarten
Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.
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Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
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Make Jumbo "Cupcake" Crayons
Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.
Kindergarten
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Craft a Simple Stick Sled
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
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.
Pre-K
Geometry
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How to Make Your Own Paper
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
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!
Pre-K
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Pig Noses
Pig Noses
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Pig Noses
Kindergarten
In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!
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Pig Noses
Pig Noses
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Pig Noses
In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!
Kindergarten
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Paper Binoculars
Paper Binoculars
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Paper Binoculars
Pre-K
Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!
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Paper Binoculars
Paper Binoculars
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Paper Binoculars
Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!
Pre-K
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Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
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Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
Kindergarten
Numbers and Counting
Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.
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Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
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Make Milk Carton Counting Houses
Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.
Kindergarten
Numbers and Counting
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Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
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Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
Kindergarten
Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.
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Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
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Blast Off with a Homemade Rocket Ship!
Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.
Kindergarten
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Make an African Djembe Drum
Make an African Djembe Drum
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Make an African Djembe Drum
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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.
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Make an African Djembe Drum
Make an African Djembe Drum
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Make an African Djembe Drum
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.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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How to Make a Whale
How to Make a Whale
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How to Make a Whale
Pre-K
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.
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How to Make a Whale
How to Make a Whale
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How to Make a Whale
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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Christmas Card Holder Craft
Christmas Card Holder Craft
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Christmas Card Holder Craft
Kindergarten
This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.
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Christmas Card Holder Craft
Christmas Card Holder Craft
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Christmas Card Holder Craft
This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.
Kindergarten
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Paper Plate Ring Toss
Paper Plate Ring Toss
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Paper Plate Ring Toss
Kindergarten
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!
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Paper Plate Ring Toss
Paper Plate Ring Toss
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Paper Plate Ring Toss
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!
Kindergarten
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How to Make a Jewelry Box
How to Make a Jewelry Box
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How to Make a Jewelry Box
Kindergarten
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)!
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How to Make a Jewelry Box
How to Make a Jewelry Box
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How to Make a Jewelry Box
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)!
Kindergarten
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About Kindergarten Recycled Crafts Activities

On Education.com, kindergarten recycled crafts activities provide engaging ways for young children to explore creativity while learning about sustainability. These activities guide parents and teachers in using household recyclables like toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, and bottle caps to make fun, eco-friendly projects such as bird feeders, animal masks, and bottle cap fish. Each activity promotes hands-on learning that combines arts and crafts with lessons on caring for the environment.

This page features printable craft plans, step-by-step instructions, and materials lists for creating recycled projects. Resources include lesson plans that incorporate sustainability education into early childhood art and science activities. By using reusable materials, children practice resourcefulness while developing fine motor skills, creativity, and environmental awareness.

This site helps parents and educators teach eco-friendly creating techniques efficiently. The projects save time by providing ready-made templates and structured instructions. Whether at home or in the classroom, these recycled crafts enable children to enjoy artistic expression while gaining insights on reusing materials and protecting the planet.