Recycled Crafts
Are you a pack rat of recycled mateials and don’t know what to do with it all?
One of the best field trips I ever took my classes on was to a little shop in the middle of nowhere called the Creation Station. This was a recycling depository for the county. The lady who owned it thought that there were so many neat recyclables that she opened up this shop and allowed kids to come in and create.
I have always thought that was one of the coolest places for kids to go and make a mess!
The following is a list of recycleables that you may already have on hand. If you are ever short for an activity, it’s great to pull out a box of recycleables and let the kids create whatever they want. It’s fun to watch their imaginations wander!
Film canisters
egg cartons
milk cartons
stickers from meat packaging
bingo dobbers
styrofoam meat containers
old CD’s
cassette tape cases
styrofoam popcorn
boxes
cereal boxes
old magazines
shoe boxes
paper scraps
babyfood jars
old pill bottles (make sure these are washed out first)
confetti
shredded paper
computer paper
pvc pipe pieces
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