Crafts: Recycling

  • Recycling Craft With Milk Cartons: Draw On Them!

    I am in the middle of cleaning out my studio at long last, so expect to see lots of little projects that are the result of trying to finish works in progress or use up various items, such as milk cartons that were painted when we made our painted milk carton houses with gardens craft,…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Castle Craft

    Toilet Paper Tube Castle Craft

    We are on a roll with the recycling crafts for Purim, and I couldn't be more pleased, especially since we still have a week to keep on crafting for the festive holiday! Introducing toilet paper tube castle craft, which you can make to use as a centerpiece, a scene on a sideboard, or even as…

  • Cardboard Fish Centerpiece For Purim, Or Just For Fun!

    Cardboard Fish Centerpiece For Purim, Or Just For Fun!

    The cardboard fish centerpieces I made for our community Purim party were a hit, and now I get to use them to decorate our house for Purim, coming up quickly next week. I don't think I'll use all ten of them, then again, a school of fish swimming down my Purim table could be lots…

  • Recycled Cardboard Fish Are The Perfect Purim Craft!

    I'm loving crafting with recycled cardboard boxes lately, there is something truly satisfying about creating something new from a cardboard box (hopefully) bound for the recycling pile. And to top it off, there is just something about black and white paint together with the cardboard box color that looks amazing. Enough said, introducing my recycled…

  • Paint A Garden On A Milk Carton Craft

    Paint A Garden On A Milk Carton Craft

    Not every craft has to have a specific end point in sight, sometimes just getting out some milk cartons and painting gardens on them can be a great creative activity that leads to? And actually, now that Spring is in the air, a row of milk carton houses with blooming gardens could be a fun…

  • DIY Cardboard Roosters That Can Stand Up

    DIY Cardboard Roosters That Can Stand Up

    Ever thought about using some recycled cardboard to make some fun cardboard roosters? Truthfully, I hadn't either, but after making a black rooster and a white rooster, well I just want to make some more. I made them to use as stage props in a school play, but they'd look great in a child's room,…

  • Recycled Cardboard Clothes On A Line Stage Set Or Fun Wall Decor

    Recycled Cardboard Clothes On A Line Stage Set Or Fun Wall Decor

    Make a fun clothesline filled with cardboard clothes as a back drop for a play, or even as decorations for a party, and you'll get the whole crowd smiling. You can fill the clothesline with items/clothing to match your party's theme, like shirts with a number for a birthday or anniversary, or maybe even spell…

  • Paint The Kotel In Rainbow Colors For The 17th Of Tammuz !

    Paint The Kotel In Rainbow Colors For The 17th Of Tammuz !

    I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is truly a perfect one. Today is the 17th of Tammuz, a solemn fast day on the Jewish calender which marks the beginning of a three week period of mourning for the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, (The Holy Temple/King Soloman's Temple.) So with the…

  • Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is one of my favorites for The Three Weeks. Today is the 17th of Tammuz, a solemn fast day on the Jewish calender, and certainly a perfect time to work on my "Rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash" recycling craft with kids of all ages! Of course…

  • Bird Feeder Recycling Crafts For Feeding The Birds On Shabbat Shira!

    Bird Feeder Recycling Crafts For Feeding The Birds On Shabbat Shira!

    Whoops, it is a good thing that my daugher reminded me that this Shabbat is "Shabbat Shira" in which we celebrate the birds! While for many, this special shabbat is only acknowledged when reading the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat morning, most young school kids certainly do something in school tp bring home for shabbat,…

  • Recycled Magazine Page Feathers

    Recycled Magazine Page Feathers

    Feathers are such a lovely thing to make out of paper, and with Yom Kippur in just two days, and Succot following four days after that, well there is no time like the present than to whip up some great recycled magazine page feathers yourself! Jewish holidays aside, they'd also look just lovely in a…

  • Recycle Magazine Pages And Make Artful Crafting Paper

    Recycle Magazine Pages And Make Artful Crafting Paper

      Hey fellow packrats, I've got a great recycling craft idea for you, you know to help you unload some of those piles of old magazines! You can make some really artfully striped crafting paper using old magazine pages, and believe me it is so much fun you'll want to make a bunch, Roll up…