Have lots of toilet paper roll and other recyclable materials? Make them into cute and fun recycled kid crafts.
Looking for fun activities to keep your kids engaged and help instill a sense of environmental responsibility? You can’t go wrong with recycled crafts!
Not only do these projects help to reduce waste, they also tap into your child’s creativity and resourcefulness.
In honor of Earth Day, we’ve rounded up 37 recycled crafts that are perfect for kids of all ages. From colorful tin can wind chimes to cardboard buildings, these projects are sure to inspire creativity and spark the imagination. So gather up your recyclables and let’s get crafting!
I try to recycle every item that is available. It is pretty easy at my house. All the recyclables go in one container. Use one of these recycled crafts to celebrate Earth Day.
Recycled Kid Crafts for Earth Day
1. Paper Roll Dragonfly Kid Recycled Craft
Turn a toilet paper roll into a cute dragonfly with some plastic eyes, paint, and tissue paper.
2. Toilet Paper Car
Make these fun cars out paper rolls with this recycled craft for kids.
3. Dragon Toilet Paper Roll Craft
Create a fire breathing dragon perfect for the Year of The Dragon.
4. Paper Roll Koi Recycle Craft for Kids
Have fun creating these fish out of paper rolls.
5. Airplane Bank Kid Craft
Make this cute airplane bank out a water bottle.
6. Magazine Butterflies
Use magazines of other paper and turn them into pretty butterflies.
7. Rainbow Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Turn a plastic lid into a rainbow suncatcher with this recycled craft for kids.
8. Milk Carton Birdhouse
Create a colorful birdhouse out of this recyclable.
9. Plastic Bottle Fairy House
Make cute fairy lights or turn them into fairy houses
10. Egg Carton Turtle, Frog, and Caterpillar Recycled Kid Craft
Make this colorful critters out of egg cartons
11. Water Bottle Flower Recycled
Water bottles can be turned into these bright flowers.
12. Cereal Box Elephant Recycled
Use a cereal box and turn it into this elephant. You could make a whole set of jungle animals
14. Newspaper Flower Recycled Kid Craft
I love the bright colors of these recycled paper flowers.
15. Plastic Bottle Flower Turtle Recycled Kid Craft
Make a floating turtle out of recyclables.
16. Easy Magazine Beads
Have fun using old magazines and turning them into beads.
17. Toilet Paper Roll Winter Tree
Make a fun winter or Christmas tree from a toilet paper roll. You need a little paint and some cotton balls to make this easy recycled kid craft.
18. Colorful Toilet Paper Roll Snowflake Christmas Ornament Recycled Kid Craft
19. Fun Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Tree
20. Toilet Paper Roll Icicle Recycled Craft for Kids
21. Rainbow Paper Tube Bat Halloween Craft
Make some colorful bat crafts with this fun toilet paper roll Halloween project.
You could use them to hold small treats as favors.
22. Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin Stamp Craft
Let the paint dry and add some jack-o-lantern faces to these pumpkins. Reuse a paper roll to paint with. Recycle some paper or cardboard to paint on for this recycled kid craft.
23. Cherry Blossom Paper Roll Tree Craft
Turn a paper roll and a coffee filter into this Spring cherry bloom tree craft.
24. Egg Carton Tulip Bouquet
Turn an egg carton, pipe cleaners and paint into a spring bouquet of tulips.
More Fun Recycled Kid Crafts
- 25. Recycled Bee
- 26. Water Bottle Swirl
- 27. Octopus
- 28. Mini City Craft for Kids
- 29. Paper Roll Zebra Craft for Kids
- 30. Milk Carton Birdfeeder
- 31. Paper Clip Jewelry
- 32. Cute Egg Carton Turtle
- 33. Cork Monster
- 34. Cardboard Tube Bracelet
- 35. Toilet Roll Bowling
- 36. Funky Flower Vase
- 37. Coffee Can Drum
Find more crafts to recycle or reuse: 23 Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Halloween or Fun Egg Carton Crafts
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