Recycled Plastic Lid Crafts

  • Passover Craft: Wine Goblet Decorations From Recycled Plastic!

    These fun wine goblet ornaments for Passover were not made from just any plastic, but rather from extra plastic lids that I found floating around while cleaning out my cabinets for Passover! And I’ll be honest, I actually blogged about using plastic lids for making crafting shapes two years ago, though never got around to…

  • Hanukkah Themed Beaded Sun Catchers On Recycled Lids

    Gather some recycled plastic lids, pony beads, and white glue, and make some festive beaded sun catchers for Hanukkah— perfect for hanging in the window above your menorah! Of course we love this craft any time of year, and have made some different versions here and here. You’ll Need: clear plastic lids, from take out…

  • Hanukkah Kid’s Craft With Recycled Plastic Tray

    Here’s a fun little Hanukkah craft idea to get you inspired to use more recycled stuff in your crafting! Thinking up appropriate Hanukkah imagery can be a bit challenging, but here’s a really great one that you can go to town with: houses with windows filled with Hanukkah menorahs!  Some Shabbat guests brought a bakery…

  • Make Plastic Crafting Elements From Recycled Ice Cream Container Tops!

    Recycled ice cream container top crafting? Why yes, and I’m just stopping by for a moment to share a little recycled crafting insight I thought of as I was about to reluctantly toss a pile of stray plastic container tops. I had them in my hand and I said to my daughter, “Wouldn’t these be…

  • Recycled Bottle Cap and Plastic Lid Frogs!

    Been saving those plastic lids and colored bottle caps for crafting? Good thing, since I’ve finally come up with a cute little project for those that happen to be green—bottle cap frogs of course! You can use these to decorate your Passover table or take them out during the seder when the plague of the…

  • More Bead Mosaics On Clear Recycled Lids!

       My kids had so much fun making these bead mosaics, out last results here, that they just had to make some more, this time with some summery images! This is one of those projects that can be completed in a fairly short period of time, with great results. Perfect for that small window of…