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April 22, 2014 | 32 Comments

75 Recycled Art Projects For Kids

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recycled art projects for kids Crafting with kids can get pricey but one way that you can keep your budget in check and be kind to the earth is to use recycled materials.These recycled art projects for kids use cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, corks, egg cartons, jar lids and more. Here are some ways you can use these recycled art materials to create and learn.

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Cereal Boxes

recycled art

Rocket Craft
Pretend Play Laptop
Cereal Box Apples
Pretend Play Town
Gas Pump for Toy Cars

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Corks

cork butterflies

Cork Painted Rainbows
Cork & Elastic Fine Motor Challenge
Cork Love Bugs
Cork and Button Builders
Cork Painted Snowflakes
Cork Painted Wreath

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Milk Cartons and Plastic Bottles

recycled rocket craft

Discovery Bottles
Milk Carton Fire Station
Milk Plug Ring
Soda Bottle Flower Prints from Inner Child Fun
Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Juice Jug Rocket
Ghost Bottle Bowling

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Catalogs,Magazines,and Newspaper

newspaper flowers

Newspaper Pirate Hat
Recycled Alphabet
Newspaper Earth
Recycle or Garbage? Earth Friendly Sorting Game
Catalog Drawing Prompts
Newspaper Flowers
Car Alphabet
Book Order Form Beads
Doll Catalog Mermaids
Word Family Portraits
Season Sorting

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Rolls

toilet paper roll rocket craft

Superhero Cuff
Toilet Roll Frankenstein
Paper Roll Rocket
Music Shaker
Toilet Paper Roll Puppets
Campfire
Paper Roll Apples
Wrapping Paper Roll Flag
Family Bowling
Paper Roll Necklace
Paper Roll Flutes
Paper Roll Flowers

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Jars, Lids, and Cans

color mixing edit

Jar Lid Memory Game
Tin Can Wind Chimes from Hands On As We Grow
Salt Art in A Jar
Color Mixing Jars
Kandinsky Inspired Lid Art
Tin Can Painting by Toddler Approved
Jar Lid Stamps
Tool Bench Pencil Holder
Rhyming Jars
Estimation Stations

Recycled Art Projects for Kids: Egg Cartons

classic egg carton craft

Egg Carton Wreath
Egg Carton Birds
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Egg Carton Treasure Box by Red Ted Art
Egg Carton Card Holder for Kids
Egg Carton E Letter Craft
Egg Carton Tree
Egg Carton Sensory Puzzle
Egg Carton Spider
Egg Carton Ant
Egg Carton Math – Guest post by Teach Preschool
Recycled Sailboat

Various recycled and upcycled ideas :Stay Put Puzzle

 

Upcycled Stay Put Puzzle
Upcycled Kitchen Mat Roadway
CD Case Dry Erase Maze
Starbucks Coffee Sleeve Craft
Plastic Egg Bugs and More
Crayon Candle
Pool Noodle Bouquet
Scrap Paper Love Bomb
How To Make Recycled Paper
Table Top Loose Parts
Paint With Recyclables
Scrap Paper Rainbow

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Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Elementary, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Preschool Crafts, Recycled Art, Recycled Crafts, Recycled Round Up | 32 Comments

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32 Comments

  1. Rachel says

    April 22, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    Wow what a great list! Those newspaper flowers are cute. Thanks for posting 🙂

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  2. Mia says

    May 1, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    What a fabulous idea

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  3. Lisa @ The Wellness Wife says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:38 am

    Great ideas! I love so many of them! Pinning and will be checking your boards out on Pinterest.

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  4. Jessica says

    December 1, 2014 at 10:04 am

    I just wanted to say how much I love your site. I have used so many of your ideas in my play school, but also to come up with ideas of my own. Your step by step is genius and the pics are perfect to show the children what someone else has created. 🙂 Thanks again and I cannot wait to try some of these.
    Also, you rock!!

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    • Writer says

      September 24, 2018 at 4:18 am

      nice article

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  5. Nike says

    December 10, 2018 at 6:26 am

    Recycling is a cheaper way to live.

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  6. Breanna says

    February 2, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Cannot wait to try some of these

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  7. Monserrat says

    April 15, 2020 at 9:16 am

    Thanks for the ideas they make come up with new ones I love this project!

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  8. cj gwinn says

    April 26, 2021 at 7:26 am

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