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Bottle Cap Bugs

Bottle Cap Bugs

Dig through the recycling bin to make your own bottle cap bugs! These cute critters, made from recycled household items, […]

Plantable Paper for Earth Day

Plantable Paper for Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day by making homemade paper with flower seeds embedded in it. It’s a great project where the whole […]

Origami Tulips

Origami Tulips

Make a beautiful garden scene with some simple origami paper tulips. With only a few folds, this is a great […]

Fruit Cup Flowers

Fruit Cup Flowers

Repurpose those empty plastic fruit cups and egg cartons to plant a rainbow of beautiful flowers. What a great way […]

Earth Day Dinner

Earth Day Dinner

Celebrate Earth Day with this interesting recipe that portrays our earth. It’s completely edible and kids can help out in […]

Earth Day Cupcakes

Celebrate Earth Day with these cute Earth Day Cupcakes. The cookie and cupcake combination look like the inside layers of […]

Make Plantable Seed Paper

Plantable Seed Paper

Make your own paper embedded with seeds, which can be planted right in the ground to grow beautiful flowers or […]

Plastic Lid ladybugs

Use plastic milk jugs and paint to make these adorable little ladybugs. It’s a great way to use a material […]

Trash Rainbow

Trash Rainbow Collage

Celebrate Earth Day by sorting through clean trash or recyclables to make a colorful rainbow. This is a great way […]

Recycled Bug Magnets

These bottle cap and cotton ball insects look so cheerful stuck to the fridge! The tutorial shows how to make a […]

Egg Cup Insects

Egg Cup Insects

These cute little insects are made from recycled cardboard egg cartons, paint and chenille stems. They’re easy for small hands […]

California Redwood Forest

California Redwood Forest

Create your own crafty version of a beautiful California redwood forest. This is a wonderful way to learn about nature […]

Paper Plate and Yarn Earth

Celebrate Earth Day with this paper plate Earth craft. It takes very little preparation and is a good fine motor activity for […]

Daisy Cakes

Daisy Cakes

These beautiful little daisies are ‘painted’ using cake batter (it’s a surprisingly easy technique!). Add the tiny daisy cakes to […]

Earth Day Craft: Mosaic Earth

Earth Day Craft: Mosaic Earth

Celebrate Earth Day with this fun mosaic project the kids will love. All you need is construction paper or magazines […]

55+ Cereal Box Crafts for Kids

Wondering what to do with that empty cereal box? Don’t just toss it in the recycle bin. Instead, browse through the […]

Chocolate Popcorn Trees

Chocolate Popcorn Trees

Celebrate Earth Day, Spring, or Summer with these edible trees. This kid-friendly treat is made from candy melts, popcorn, and […]

Butterfly Fruit Pizza

Butterfly Fruit Pizza

Decorate a fruit pizza to look like a butterfly to celebrate Earth Day, spring, summer, or birthday. Send the whole […]

Paper Plate Nest of Birds

Paper Plate Nest of Birds

This cute nest of baby birds started with a paper plate and some cotton balls. It is perfect for springtime, […]

75+ Egg Carton Crafts

Egg cartons are a classic crafting material and for good reason – they’re versatile and you almost always have one […]

Bottle Cap Lady Bug

Bottle Cap Lady Bug

This project is not only fun but is also a good way for kids to repurpose bottle caps that may […]

Summer Skies Jello Snack

Summer Skies Jello Snack

Layered jello and whipped cream combine to replicate fair weather clouds on a sunny summer day. What a fun treat!

Moon Pie Pops

Moon Pie Pops

Make the earth on the moon! This is a simple edible craft for Earth Day using Moon Pies and some […]

Earth in My Hands

Earth in My Hands

The Earth is on our hands! Use construction paper and your child’s hand to create this fun art project in […]

Rainbow Cupcake Cups

Rainbow Cupcake Cups

Create beautiful, edible cupcake cups using a rainbow of colorful marshmallow fondant. Older children will really love getting into the […]

Earth Day Globe Cookies

Earth Day Globe Cookies

Perfect for celebrating Earth day, these globe cookies will be welcomed by kids of all ages. Simple decorating with icing […]

Earth Day Eggs

Earth Day Eggs

Adorable marbled eggs that look like mini planet Earths. Celebrate Earth Day with this healthy treat that comes in its […]

Eggshell Mini Garden

An eggshell mini garden is a great project that kids can do to welcome spring and celebrate Easter. The tutorial […]

Easy Spring Garden Cupcake Toppers

These adorable garden marker seed packet cupcake toppers look so realistic in a cookie-covered cupcake. Make these tasty cupcakes for […]

Grass Crown for Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day with a Grass Crown made from a paper bag. This easy craft is great fun for toddlers […]

90+ Plastic Bottle Crafts for Kids - so many fun ideas here! And for all ages too, definitely worth browsing through this collection!

90+ Plastic Bottle Crafts for Kids

Plastic bottles are common in our society, but many more than we realize end up in landfills. Instead of throwing […]

Seed Packet Decoupage Clay Pots

Recycle your seed packet packages and use them to create beautiful little pots.  These are so easy to make and […]

CD Case Terrarium

CD Case Terrarium

Kids will love making the world’s skinniest terrarium! A fun way to repurpose a CD case and to teach kids […]

Paper Bag Nest

Paper Bag Nest

Repurpose a paper bag to make a cute bird nest this spring. After the season passes, recycle the nest and […]

Parts of a Flower

Parts of a Flower

Here’s a fun science craft for your toddler or preschooler to do this spring. Use Do-a-Dot markers to make a […]

Puffy Paint Earth

Puffy Paint Earth

Spend Earth Day making a puffy paint Earth! It’s so simple even young toddlers could do this with minimal adult […]

Sight Word Bottle Caps

Sight Word Bottle Caps

Repurpose water bottle caps to make sight word bottle caps, perfect for a learning center. Add magnets to the back […]

Earth Day Jello

Earth Day Jello

You and your kids can easily create this cute cup of Earth Day Jello with blue and green gelatin. A […]

Bottle Cap Bunny

Bottle Cap Bunny

Don’t throw away old bottle caps and lids! Repurpose them to make cute bunnies. Fun for Easter, spring, Earth Day, […]

Jar Lid Glitter Bugs

Jar Lid Glitter Bugs

Use recycled jar lids and glitter paint to create these fun bugs, just in time for Earth Day! A fun […]

Miniature Earth Craft

Miniature Earth Craft

Transform an empty cereal box and a used paper bag into a miniature Earth. This is a fun way to […]

Crayon Candle

Crayon Candle

Don’t throw away those broken crayon pieces – turn them into a beautiful rainbow candle. There are many helpful suggestions […]

Earth Day Muffins

Earth Day Muffins

Make tasty blueberry muffins that resemble Earth! What a fun way to celebrate Earth Day and enjoy some breakfast at […]

Recycled Earth Day Craft

Recycled Earth Day Globe

This craft is very easy to do. It uses materials from your recycling bin and scrap paper box and gives […]

Nature Journal

Nature Journal

Capture the magic of nature on your next family outing by recording your findings and thoughts in your own customized […]

Japanese Cherry Tree

Japanese Cherry Tree

Recycle a paper bag or some cardboard for the trunk and reuse torn tissue paper for the blossoms to make […]

Cereal Box Puppet Theatre

Cereal Box Puppet Theatre

Using patterned paper and a recycled cereal box, we’ve created a theatre for hours of puppet play. Easy enough for […]

Drop Box

Drop Box

A great recycling project that turns a cardboard box into a fun drop box for little ones who like to […]

Jet Pack

Jet Pack

Youngsters will love “flying” around the house with their very own jet pack. Made from recycled plastic bottles, cardboard and […]

Animal Jars

Elephant, Cat, and Dog Jars

Animal Jars Transform little glass jars into adorable animal containers. Use them to hold crayons, buttons, coins or any other […]

Picture Puzzle Can

Picture Puzzle Can

A fun Earth day craft that turns tin cans into picture puzzles! Hours of fun with the satisfaction of knowing […]

Earth Day Nature Collage

Celebrate Earth’s beauty with this easy outdoor collage project, which you can do in parks, campsites, or even in your […]

Tin Can Sculpture

Tin Can Sculpture

For this Earth Day, take recycling to the max with our tin can sculpture. Search the recycling can and all […]

Bottle Cap Caterpillar

Bottle Cap Caterpillar

A springtime crafts that turns recycled bottle caps into colorful caterpillars. A fun, frugal crafts for toddlers and preschoolers.

Milk Jug Lunch Tote

Milk Jug Lunch Tote

Made from a plastic milk jug, this lunch tote enables the kiddos to take their lunch or snacks outside to […]

Earth Day Rice Krispy Treats

Earth Day Rice Krispies Treats

A long time favorite treat – Rice Krispy Treats- are given a wordly look for Earth Day. An easy-to-make treat […]

Play Money

Play Money

Recycle plastic milk caps into play money…the perfect size for little hands. The coins fit perfectly into cash registers for […]

Earth Day Messenger Card

Earth Day Messenger Card

Recycle your old greeting cards into pretty messenger birds. A fun way to learn about Earth Day while crafting with […]

Shiny Egret

Shiny Egret

Perfect for an Earth Day project, this pretty Egret poster is made from recycled cds. Cereal boxes and a pizza […]

Nature’s Tic Tac Toe Board

Nature’s Tic Tac Toe Board

An old-time game gets an Earth Day makeover. Made from wood, twigs and stones, this craft is frugal, too!

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