This very “beautiful” butterfly can be created with materials found right in your back yard! All it takes is some sticks, dandelions, flower petals and tree bark. Feel free to get fancy and use different colors of flowers to make the butterfly’s wings truly glorious!
Upcycled Tin Can Planters
Planting a flower and watching it as it grows is very exciting as a child, and one way to make it even more exciting is to let them design their very own planter! Obviously all you really need for this craft is a tin can, ’cause what you decorate it with is completely up to…
Tissue Paper Earth
The title pretty much says it all – acquire a styrofoam ball, then glue a bunch of tissue paper to it so it looks like this. Put it on a glass like in the picture, or put a hook in the styrofoam ball and hang it from something!
Recycled Rainbow
Find that you often have lots of little bits of paper and other craft materials left over after those intense craft sessions? Don’t throw them out! Save them, and make these recycled rainbows! It’s a fun way to put what would otherwise be trash to use, and can help you teach your kids about recycling.
Earth Day Luminary
Turn ordinary fish bowls into these great Earth Day luminaries with just a bit of paint and some tissue paper (and a candle, of course). They’re really a perfect craft for celebrating Earth Day, but would look great around the house pretty much any time of year!
Pop Bottle Pig
If you deal with empty 2 liter bottles regularly, you know how troublesome they are – they take up so much space in your trash can, and do so unnecessarily because they’re filled with air. What a waste! But here’s a fun way to upcycle your empty 2 liters – turn them into cute pop bottle animals!…
Mr. Recycle Head Man
Want to make a friend for your child’s Mr. Potato Head and want to do it on the cheap? Mr. Recycle Head Man is here to do the job! A tin can, some bits of felt and pipe cleaners are all you need to make this simple craft – the feet are optional but are…
