Crafts: Recycling

  • Robot Craft From Recycled Packaging….For A Birthday Party!

    Introducing some super fun recycled packaging robots that you can make for birthday party decor or anytime, just because. These robots can be made by kids with some adult assistance for the assembly, or by parents who just might want to surprise a little one on their birthday, which is what I did. Mind you…

  • Recycled Plastic Bottle Lanterns…Glossy And Gorgeous!

    Recycled plastic bottle lanterns are so simple to make and the results are gorgeous. I posted this idea a few days ago, here, but I have an important revision to make, listening? The lanterns are so much more beautiful when one decoupages the tissue paper to the inside of the bottle, which is easy to…

  • Recycled Soda Bottle Flowers For The Sukkah!

    Sukkot starts Wednesday night and I am busy making recycled soda bottle flowers! This year my recycled plastic bottle flowers are blooming in a bunch of bright colors thanks to tissue paper, and I'm planning on hanging them strung vertically in three long strands over the center of our table….of course there's an outer ring…

  • Sukkah Lanterns From Recycled Soda Bottles….In Progress

    Recycled soda bottles can make great lanterns, either to hold battery operated tea lights, or to hang as is, as Sukkah decorations. While I haven't actually figured out how I'm going to use mine, I am planning to make as many as time allows and then possibly hang them around a large ring, or in…

  • Recycled TP Roll Apple Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana!

    TP Roll apple napkin rings are the perfect little craft to whip up just for the New Year to add a little bit of crafty goodness to your holiday table. They'd also be great place cards or even lined up as fun little decorations with messages written on the apples, as they really are so…

  • Doodle Drawing Craft For Rosh HaShana

    Here's a fun doodle drawing craft for Rosh HaShana that's perfect for a nice range of ages, and requires only very basic supplies! I love how these apples, pomgranites and carrots look on our white sideboard, though we had originally thought of gluing magnets on the back and using them to cover the fridge. Still…

  • Recycled Doodle Patterned Cannisters….For Rosh HaShana Gift Packaging!

    With the Jewish New Year just around the corner, well rather 2 plus weeks, whipping up some little gift containers for gifting New Year's treats is a great little craft to think about right about now. I love using recycled food containers to make gift packaging and while in the United States we bought some…

  • Drawing Exercise For Kids: Use Small Boxes To Create A City

    Here's a fantastic drawing craft that's also a recycling craft — drawing on the un-printed side (the inside) of small medicine and food packaging to create a cityscape of buildings. The results of my seven year old's efforts were so amazing that I haven't decided if I want to frame them as is, or assemble…

  • Succah Decor Chandelier Project To Do In July!

    Isn't this simple beaded chandelier a gorgeous decoration for the succah? Succah, decorations, now? Why yes, dear readers, it's never too early to get started, and before you know it the holiday crush will be on, and you do want to make the crafty succah of your dreams this year, right? So you can thank…

  • Drawing Exercise For Kids: A Monster In A Recyled Box!

    Here's a fun drawing craft that's fun and creative with very personal results — I'll call it monster in a box, though it could certainly be an animal or creature of any kind. We used a recycled box, drew the monster's head on the top portion and then used the bottom portion as the monster's…

  • Shoebox Carnival Toss Craft For Kids

    I'll admit, I made this shoebox carnival toss craft for my eight year old, but kids just a bit older can certainly make one themselves, with help from an adult in the last step — cutting out the holes. It's apricot season which means that it's "go-go" season at school, meaning boys of all ages…

  • Drawing Crafts For Kids: Recycled Cardboard Flowers

    Helping kids develop their drawing skills through crafting (rather than just drawing on a piece of paper) makes the whole endeavor so much more interesting, and hopefully more attractive to the child whose drawing skills could use a little attention! With just a few simple ideas up your sleeve, you can spend a little pocket…