Crafts: Recycling
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Milk Carton Sailboat Or A Milk Carton Pirates Schooner?
This milk carton sailboat or rather milk carton schooner was so hard to photograph as the minute I placed it into the pool it started sailing off into the wild blue yonder! That means that if you get a bunch of kids together to make milk carton sailboats they really could have races, how fun…
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Popsicle Stick Sailboat Craft For Kids
Ahhh, wouldn't you like to set sail on a popsicle stick sailboat over the clear blue ocean right about now? Well we certainly can dream can't we? And especially if we gather together a few simple supplies and make our very own sailboats from popsicle sticks and some recycled materials! Four years ago we also…
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Make A Scrappy Yarn Ball After You Finish Weaving In Those Pesky Ends!
This week is turning out to be a week about resourcefulness here on the blog, which makes sense as upcycling and recycling is certainly up my alley. So here goes……
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Recycle A Mesh Potato Sack Into A Kitchen Scrubbie!
Too busy to crochet? Not anymore, because in just 7 minutes or less you can recycle a mesh potato sack, get in some crocheting and make yourself a great upcycled potato sack kitchen scrubbie! My ten year old loved this so much he even started asking the neighbors for their potato sacks, whaddya know. And…
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Miniature Swing Set Craft From Recyclables For Creative Kids
Summer is here, which means longer days and more time to spend on creativity, yippee! This summer I am buckling down and getting the kids involved in the kind of creative activities that we've been missing over the past six or so very busy months. We're starting with this fun miniature swing set craft made…
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Tin Can Robots Recycling Craft!
Here's a super fun recycling craft for the kids (or for the kid in you) that is a great way to encourage creativity: a tin can robot character made not just from tin cans but from a wide assortment of recyclables.Yes, I did use batteries, but PLEASE DON'T when you make your robots, as in…
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Park Sculptures Made By Kids To Encourage Recycling!
Last summer during our 4 days on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada, we went to a very nice park called Shirley May Park, that had a frizbee golf course in the middle of a redwood forrest! It was very beautiful and I was truly caught by surprise when we came across this bottle…
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Crafts For Kids: Gorgeous Flowers From Recycled Materials!
Egg carton flowers are so much fun to make and can be used to decorate so many things. With the holiday of Shavuos coming up, now is a great time to start filling the house with flowers and greenery to remind us of Mt. Sinai (where the Torah was given), and what better way than…
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Passover Craft For Kids: Recycled Soda Bottle Elijah’s Cup!
Here's a super simple recycling craft for Passover that I just whipped up, maybe to inspire my kids to make some more, but certainly to inspire you to do the same at your house! A recycled soda bottle and CD Eliyahu's cup decorated with washi tape (or a myriad of things that you have on…
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DIY T-Shirt Yarn Is The Perfect Way To Do Spring Cleaning!
While you are cleaning out those closets, do put aside some of your kids old t-shirts, as well as anything made from jersey fabric, like undershirts, and collared polo shirts, to make your own t-shirt yarn! If you stumble across a sheet made from jersey fabric while you're cleaning out the linen closet, you've struck…
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Paper Mache Meatballs For A Spaghetti And Meatballs Costume
Knowing how to make great looking paper mache meatballs is just one of those things every crafter should have up their sleeve, because you just never know what life will bring! And once the secret gets out that you're kind of crafty, the phone starts to ring with all kinds of requests……take my word for…
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Fish Shaped Gift Tags Are Fun To Make And To Use!
Need a tiny project to fulfill that need for a little bit of creativity? Why not make some of these fun fish shaped gift tags that are perfect for Purim, or any time really! And if you don't need any gift tags, so use them as ornaments or make a mobile or even combine them…