Eco Art! 9 Projects That Use Recycled Materials

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.