Recycled Summer Crafts for Kids

 

Summer time is when the kids are free of school, and they love to run rampant. It is important to have some projects on hand to keep them busy. With the kids running around there is bound to be more garbage and I have compiled some fun projects that will keep the kids busy while recycling waste products.

Juice box dolls are fun and easy to create. This project requires markers, paper, wiggly eyes, yarn, felt, and any other fun items for decorating your doll. First make sure the juice boxes are empty and dry. A little left over juice will ruin your project. Next wrap the juice box in paper like a present and tape the ends. Add the yarn or felt for hair and draw a smile on the box. Glue on the eyes and glue four strips of paper onto the sides and bottoms of box as arms. These cute little dolls are fun and easy to make.

A cool and kooky monster can be made using an old sandwich bag box. This sandwich box monster is a great project for kids because they can personalize it by using their imaginations. For this project you will need an old plastic sandwich bag box, paint, paper, glue, and any other random fun items you can find. Paint the box whatever color you like. When it has dried add eyes and paint teeth around the hole for a perfect monster mouth. Now add paper arms and a tail for detail. You can also add yarn for hair, felt for ears, and cardboard for spikes if you like. Let your imagination run wild with this project.

Cereal box summer scrapbooks are a great way to recycle old cereal boxes and other paper products. All you will need for this project is an empty old cereal box, wrapping paper, glue, yarn, old newspapers, or brown paper bags. Start this project by cutting the top, bottom, and right side of the cereal box. Next wrap the opened box in wrapping paper and glue it down. After it has dried punch 2 holes in the front and back of the box closer to the top and bottom.

Next cut sheets of newspaper or brown paper bag to fit inside the scrapbook cover and punch holes in the paper in the same spots as the box. Pull a piece of yarn through the top hole on the back of the box and through the top holes of the papers; finish by pulling it through the top hole in the front of the box as well. Repeat the same process for the bottom holes with the other end of the string of yarn. Tie the yarn in the front and use markers or paint to personalize the cover of your scrapbook.

You and your children can add pictures and other things to the scrapbook over time to create memories that last forever. This project will provide hours of fun, and it is a great way for kids to store all their fun memories of summer.

There are many ways to recycle things found around your home to create amusing craft projects for kids, and I hope I have inspired to you get started with some projects of your won this summer!

Bee Themed Summer Crafts for Kids Using Recycled Materials

 

Bee themed summer crafts for kids using recycled materials are a great way to teach your kids about the importance of bees while crafting. Bees are essential to life, and summer is the perfect season for bee themed crafts with your kids. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on creating bee themed summer crafts for kids using recycled materials.

Paper Plate Bee

You can make a paper plate bee easily with your kids this summer. For this craft you will need a paper plate, construction paper, scissors, markers, and glue. Start this craft by helping kids cut shapes from the construction paper. A triangle for the tail, two tear drop shapes for wings, and two circles for eyes should be cut from the paper.

Then help kids color the paper plate with yellow and black markers to look like a bee. Help kids glue the eyes, wings, and tail on the bee, and this bee themed summer craft is complete.

Egg Carton

Egg cartons make excellent bee themed crafts for kids this summer. For this summer craft you will need an egg carton, glue, markers, wiggly eyes, scissors, and a pipe cleaner. Start by helping kids cut apart the sections of the egg carton. Also cut two small heart shapes from the egg carton to make wings.

Then glue one section on top of the other to create a bee body. Color the body yellow and black like a bee. Also color the hearts to make wings. Help kids cut two small sections from the pipe cleaner and glue them to the top of the bee like antennae. Glue the wiggly eyes to make a face, and add the wings last. When the entire recycled craft has dried, your kids can play with the awesome little bee.

Cardboard Tube

A simple recycled craft using a cardboard tube is a fun way to create a bee with your kids. For this craft you will need a cardboard tube, markers, construction paper, pipe cleaners, and scissors.

Start by helping kids color the tube with black and yellow zigzag lines. Make sure to add eyes to the end of the recycled tube. Then cut wings out of construction paper by cutting a long rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half, and trim the ends of the paper in a curve to simulate wings. Glue the wings to the tube where the paper is folded and add four small pieces of pipe cleaner to the bottom of the tube like legs.

Bee themed crafts are fun and easy for kids to do during the summer. These summer crafts use recycled materials and are a great way to get kids interested in bees, recycling, and crafts this summer.