Preschool Recycled Crafts Learning Resources

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your preschool child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

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

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

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

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

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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

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

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

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

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

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.