Preschool Recycled Crafts Learning Resources

Make Quick and Easy Bath Salts

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

Preschool

Science

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Make a Pull-Along Canister Train

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Make a Pull-Along Canister Train

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.

Preschool

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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!

Preschool

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Homemade Castanets

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Homemade Castanets

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.

Preschool

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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.

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Tin Can Phone

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Tin Can Phone

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.

Preschool

Science

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Homemade Potpourri

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Homemade Potpourri

Make homemade potpourri out of roses with your child!

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Pasta Pencil Holder for Dad

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Pasta Pencil Holder for Dad

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

Preschool

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Make a Marble Run!

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Make a 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!

Preschool

Science

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Construct a Kid Size Cardboard Castle

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Construct a Kid Size Cardboard Castle

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.

Preschool

Math

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Egg Carton Goggles

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Egg Carton Goggles

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

Preschool

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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 she creates these festive noisemakers, a fun way to ring in the new year.

Preschool

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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.

Preschool

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Turntable Art

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Turntable Art

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

Preschool

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Make Your Own Horse

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Make Your Own Horse

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!

Preschool

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Make Your Own Sketchbook

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Make Your Own Sketchbook

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

Preschool

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Suncatcher Craft

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Suncatcher Craft

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

Preschool

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Make a Stocking Potato

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Make a Stocking Potato

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

Preschool

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Chef Hat

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Chef Hat

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

Preschool

Social studies

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Melted Crayon Art

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Melted Crayon Art

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

Preschool

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Make Treasure Strings

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Make Treasure Strings

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!

Preschool

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Wax Paper Art

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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!

Preschool

Science

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