Kindergarten Recycled Crafts Activities

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

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

Looking for a last minute gift? This homemade candle holder is a breeze to make, and its pretty glow really brightens up a room. A great craft project.

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

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!

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

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.

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

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

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.

If you have a young child who loves physical stunts, try making these coffee-can stilts for backyard fun.

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

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)!

Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.

Recycle all those old puzzles with missing pieces into a cute and easy puzzle piece tree.

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!

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.

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

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

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

If your child isn't wild about tea, help her repurpose an old teacup and saucer as a quirky decorative planter.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.