Recycled Crafts for Kids: 35 Creative Projects Using Cardboard, Bottles, Egg Cartons and More
The Art of Making Something from Nothing There is a particular pride that comes from making something beautiful out of something that was about to be thrown away. A toilet roll that was destined for the recycling bin becomes a rocket ship. An egg carton becomes a caterpillar, a paint palette, a dragon's back. A cereal box becomes a diorama of an undersea world. A plastic bottle becomes a bird feeder that will hang in the garden and attract birds for years. Children who make things from recycled materials are developing not just craft skills and creativity, but an environmental consciousness and a maker mindset that will serve them throughout their lives. Recycled crafts cost almost nothing because the materials are free. They are accessible to every family regardless of income. They reduce waste in a hands-on, meaningful way that teaches sustainability far more effectively than any lesson about it. And they produce the particular satisfaction of transformation — of changing the c...