Preschool Recycled Crafts Resources

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

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

Does your child dream of walking among the dinosaurs? Now he can get a little closer to his dream...with a pair of homemade dinosaur feet!

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

Explore the changing seasons with your preschooler by helping her create a cork-stamped masterpiece.

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

Your child will create a textured mosaic by painting, then arranging 50 pumpkin seeds so they resemble a pumpkin.

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

This adorable toy is fun to play with and easy to make. Even better, you should be able to find all the materials you need lying around your house.

Share some old school fun with your preschooler with stilts you can make from items found in your recycling!

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.

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!

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

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.

Make homemade potpourri out of roses with your child!

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