Preschool Recycled Crafts Resources

Use the activity below to help your child create bath salts as she observes how a solid changes when placed into a liquid.

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

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.

Your child may have fallen in love with certain brand-name trains, but it's just as much fun to make your own - and a whole lot cheaper. Here's how.

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.

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.

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

This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

Save money and get creative by helping your preschooler create and make her own unique sketchbook to put her art in.

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

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.

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

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

Make necklaces, bracelets, belts, or garlands in this simple and fun activity that recycles old objects and let's your child make one-of-a-kind pieces of 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!

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

Create colorful paintings using the turntable on an old record player, and help your child experiment with color and movement!

Whether your child wants to be a cowboy or a princess, this homemade horse prop is perfect to use in all sorts of imaginative play!

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

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

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

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.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.