Earth Day is coming up! So, we gathered a list of 50 Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials to do! They’re so fun! It also includes activities! Earth Day or any day will surely be a hit. So, save up those recycled materials!
Earth Day is April 22nd. So, we have been starting the Earth Day fun with some crafts and activities.
See our last post: Earth Day Craft for Preschoolers with Free E is for Earth Printable
I have been reviewing what helps the planet we live on with my kiddos. Like conserving water, planting plants, riding a bike, and recycling (to name a few).
We might just go pick up trash around a neighborhood. I remember doing that on Earth Day in my younger years.
It definitely helps with creating a sense of responsibility for our planet.
My kiddos got real excited about the recycling part. My son said, “Oh, like how we make crafts out of toilet paper rolls and cereal boxes all the time?”
Well, yes son. Yes.
So, of course, I had to share some awesome recycled-material crafts and activities. Below there will be some of mine and some from other amazing craft bloggers. This list will keep you busy for awhile.
Read on for 50 Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials.
Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials
1. One of the most popular activities here on The Mama Workshop is made out of a cereal box. It’s our Watermelon Seed Matching Game.
2. Our Dragons Love Tacos Craft and Matching Game’s house was made out of a milk carton.
3. Our Cardboard Name Puzzle was made out of a diaper box.
4. The Astronaut Helmet during Space Week was made from a paper grocery bag.
5. We made A DIY Geoboard out of a shipping box.
Most of The Mama Workshop crafts start with a base of recycled materials. I keep a shelf full of broken down cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, cardboard boxes, egg cartons, coffee tins and scrap paper. Recycled materials come in handy, y’all! I post a lot more activities and crafts on Instagram. So, follow along for some recycled fun!
Next, are some awesome crafts and activities from other bloggers….
Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials – Continued
6. A Newspaper Shirt by Jinxy Kids. Save up the funny papers!
7. DIY Recycled Toilet Paper Roll Building Blocks by Swoodson Says. I’m telling ya, “save them up!”
8. Preschool Toolkit’s Cardboard Animals for Small World Play look so fun!
9. Blue Bear Wood’s Cute Autumnal Woodland Animal Craft is made out of cereal boxes!
10. 3-D Bird Mobile Craft for Kids by Mosswood Connections is made of cardboard.
11. Blue Bear Wood also made some Egg Carton Bird Masks! You can talk about how birds live in trees and how trees help provide oxygen.
12. Natural Beach Living’s Spring Color Sort Egg Carton is amazing. Egg cartons for the win!
13. The Art Kit Blog’s Cardboard Carrots are so cute! They would be great to introduce gardening.
14. Ketchup Moms made a Mouse Puppet using a plastic bottle.
15. Jeddah Mom’s Pompom Monsters are roar-tastic! They’re made out of an old t-shirt! How cool!
16. Jeddah Mom also made some Ninja Turtle Pencil Holders out of mini milk cartons! Now, I want pizza!
17. Buggy and Buddy’s Seed Balls are made using scrap paper. Go check them out!
18. And Buggy and Buddy’s Cardboard Tube Jelly Fish can get you talking about water conservation.
19. Typically Simple made the most adorable Egg Carton Chicks! They’re perfect for springtime!
Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials – Continued
20. Projects with Kids made an Upcycled Necklace Craft from Plastic Lids. This will definitely be a mother-daughter craft time project for me and Miss Lulu.
21. And for all you Batman lover’s out there, Crafts by the Sea made a DIY Batmobile out of a cardboard box!
22. Plus, Crafts by the Sea made Cardboard Butterflies. My kiddos will love painting these. This would be a great opportunity to plant flowers to help the planet.
23. The Best Ideas for Kids’ Egg Carton Flowers are so pretty! And they sit in a tin can! Double recycling! Woot Woot!
24. And, The Best Ideas for Kids’ Cereal Box Aquarium is so fish-tastic! My kiddos will love this one!
25. Have a kiddo who loves playing with doll houses? Try out Really, Are You Serious’ Cardboard Doll Houses.
26. OMGoodness! We will have to make Inner Child Fun’s Giant Sunflower that’s made out of an oatmeal canister!
27. And Inner Child Fun’s DIY Pretend Play Cooktop made out of Popsicle boxes, yogurt lids and milk caps?! Ah-mazing!
28. Kitchen Counter Chronicles’ Springtime Egg Carton Wreath is gorgeous. My kiddos always have fun painting egg cartons!
29. Yo Ho! Yo Ho! A pirate’s life for me! Red Ted Art’s DIY Pirate Ship is made out of a shipping box. This would definitely inspire some pirate pretend play!
30. What’s Up Fagans? turned a diaper box into a Toy Box covering it with recycled book pages.
31. And What’s Up Fagans? made DIY Fairy Wings out of cereal boxes for some Fairyland pretend play!
32. Look! We’re Learning made such a cute Toilet Roll Butterfly Craft! My daughter would love pretending to make these fly around to different flowers in our backyard.
33. Look! We’re Learning also made a fun Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft that comes with a free farm animal printable.
34. EDventures with Kids constructed an Eiffel Tower out of Newspaper! That’s impressive!
35. Mother Natured made a life-sized bird’s nest using cardboard, newspaper and nature. Check it out: Make a Bird Nest.
36. Tots and Me made some robots for their Letter R Week. They were made from egg cartons, cardboard tubes and other recycled materials.
37. Laly Mom came up with coolest idea ever that will help with picking up blocks! A DIY Bulldozer Blade Toy made out of a cardboard box!
38. And Laly Mom has a fun activity you can do for Simple Cutting Practice! Give Harry Haircut a haircut. LOL. He’s made out of a cardboard tube.
39. Crafty Moms Share made a darling Puppet Show Theater out of cardboard. This definitely helps with imaginative play!
Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials – Continued
40. Want to go star gazing? I surely do! Check out these Shoe Box Constellations from Rainy Day Mum!
41. And we love letter recognition activities here. School Time Snippets made a Fine Motor Letter Matching Activity using a cardboard box.
42. School Time Snippets also made a Parts of a Plant Activity to help teach the different parts of a flower. It’s out of an egg carton.
43. Oh My Goodness! This idea from Little Worlds Big Adventures is genius. An Inventor’s Box full of recycled materials and craft supplies to let your child’s imagination go where it wants to go! Such a great STEM activity!
44. And Little World’s Big Adventures Small World Zoo is so impressive. It uses a mixture of recycled materials.
45. Brainy Beginnings Network made a fine motor practice activity using cardboard: Little Cozy Sweaters. My kiddos will have so much fun wrapping yarn around this!
46. And Brainy Beginnings Network made a colorful Egg Carton Garland to go in her play room! It sure will add color and fun to any room!
47. Beep Bop Boop. Brain Power Boy made some pretty neat reversed-engineered robots! My son is going to be so excited! Check it out: Recycled Toy Robot Project (made out of toy parts).
48. Pink Stripey Socks made an awesome Cardboard Bridge for Trains and Cars. This will be next on my list of to-do’s!
49. Days with Grey made an awesome, Simple Memory Game using cardboard. Your kiddos will have all the heart eyes for what they need to match up!
50. And Days with Grey had her kiddo Paint a Puzzle on cardboard. This will definitely free up some time to sip a hot cup of coffee!
For Even More Earth Day Activities
Check out Brianna’s post over at Simple Little Homestead! She has 10 Earth Day activities for you to try!
I hope you have so much fun making Earth Day Crafts Using Recycled Materials with your preschooler! I have crafts we have made a year ago out of cardboard still getting played with today. Some of these crafts may become some of your preschooler’s favorite things to play with!
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