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Reusing for Craft Projects for Kids, Teachers and Parents

We have so many things around our home that we throw away instead of giving it a 'second chance', a second life. In same time, we spend lots of money on craft kits that can be found all over the net and in stores near our homes! I say: Let's change that!

Let's stop spending money and start saving money! In process we'll help our planet become a greener place!

Here are listed numerous craft projects from many different household items. All of them are pretty simple and easy to make so they can be used by both parents for some fun activities with their kids and for teachers for art class projects!

Simple Craft Projects from Reused Paper Rolls 

Reusing toilet paper rolls is a fun activity for kids!

Chick Toilet Paper Roll Craft
Printable template and instructions for a chick tp roll craft.
Easter Chick Craft
printable craft templates for preschool and kindergarten kids Easter crafts.
Easter Bunny Craft
printable craft templates for preschool and kindergarten kids Easter crafts.
Easter Bunny Craft
printable craft templates for preschool and kindergarten kids Easter crafts.
Bunny Egg Holders
Directions for making bunny egg holders

 

Many ideas for ways to reuse carboard rolls

Reusing Egg Cartons After Coloring Eggs for Easter 

Here are few ideas for kids crafts and artclass projects

Egg Carton Bunny Container
Egg Carton Easter Bunny Container
Easter Chickie Egg Carton Craft
Easter Chickie Egg Carton Craft
Little Lamb Craft
Educational activities for preschoolers.
Egg Carton Cross
Carton Cross - Save your cartons after coloring your eggs
Eggshell Tulips - Enchanted Learning Software
Make delicate tulips from eggshells and pipe cleaners.
Easter tulips craft project.
Lot's of free Easter craft projects at Craftown. This one is for Easter tulips.

 

Any many other ways for reusing egg cartons rest of the year!

Simple Kids Crafts from Broken CDs 

Reuse old or broken CDs and DVDs! Give it a new life!

CD Bunny Face Craft
CD Bunny Face
CD Bunny Craft
CD Bunny Craft
Recycled CD Easter Bunny Chalkboard
Make a recycled CD Easter bunny chalk board for Easter.

 

Have even more of old CDs to spare? Check these ideas!

Reuse Popsicle Stick for These Easy Crafts 

Popsicle sticks, Ice cream sticks, craft sticks - reuse them all!

Craft Stick Chick & Bunny
Use Easter stickers and craft sticks to make chick and bunnies.
Yarn Crosses
Make a yarn cross and hang it up for a decoration
"He is Risen" Easter Decoration
Craft Stick Hanger
How to Make Easter Chick Sticks
How to make Easter chick decorations from ice cream sticks or craft sticks, feathers and paint.
Butterfly Wand - Enchanted Learning Software
Make a butterfly wand with things found around the house.
Crafts for kids at Easter -Easy Craft Stick Chick
Craft Stick Easter Chick for Kids to Make.
Free Kids Easter Craft Project - Craft Stick Bunny
Craft Stick Easter Bunny.

 

Have even more popsicle sticks laying around? Here's what you can do with them:

Quick Artclass Projects With Paper Plates 

Sharing with kids and teachers

May Day Baskets
May Day Baskets
Paper Plate Baskets
Paper Plate Easter Baskets
Flower Crown - KinderCrafts
Flower Crown: Make a pretty, flowery crown from a paper plate and paper flowers.
Duck Paper Plate Craft - EnchantedLearning.com
Duck Paper Plate Craft for kids. Kindergarten, preschool, and elementary school crafts. Make wonderful, simple animal crafts with things found around the house.
Paper Plate Crafts for Kids
Inexpensive and original craft projects using paper plates and other supplies for kids, Sunday school, and VBS.
Easter Crafts for Kids
Easter Crafts for Kids, Christian Crafts, Bible crafts.

 

Check out few more ideas how to reuse paper plates:

Fun Creative Ways to Reuse Paper Bags 

Reuse grocery bags with these easy crafts

Paper Bag Bunny Craft
Paper Bag crafts
Bunny Bag
You can use brown lunch bags or colored party bags to make a bunny to hold treats or decorate your tables

 

Brown lunch paper bags can be reused in many ways:

You Can Also Reuse Milk Cartons, Empty Glass Jars, Old Yarn, Cans, Broken Light Bulbs... 

... wallpaper scraps, old greeting cards, cardboard boxes ... All of it can be reused for Easter crafts!

Milk Carton Easter Basket - Craftbits.com Craft Project
Milk Carton Easter Basket craft project
Easter Bunny Milk Carton Container
Easter Bunny Milk Carton Container
Jar Animals
Baby Food Jar Animals
Jelly Belly Easter Bunny Jar
BillyBear4Kids.com Easter Crafts...
Bunny Yarn Bug
Bunny Yarn Bug
Chick Yarn Bug
Who can resist this cute little baby chick yarn bug?
Yarn Crosses
Make a yarn cross and hang it up for a decoration or add some yarn for a necklace.
Pringle Can Bunny Easter Craft
An Easter craft for children, showing how to make an Easter bunny from a Pringles potato can. The finished bunny can be used as a basket for some Easter treats.
How to Make a Paper Easter Basket
How to make a Paper Easter Basket.
Easter Bunny Wreath
Printable templates for children's holiday crafts and activities for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids.
Recycled Lightbulb Duck Craft Project
Recycle an old lightbulb to make a cheerful duck ornament.
Wallpaper Easter eggs craft project.
Lot's of free Easter craft projects at Craftown. This one is for wallpaper eggs.

 

Few more ideas for reusing different household items:

Just Pretend - Postage Stamp stamp
Just Pretend - Postage Stamp by DudaDaze

On the 22nd of April, 1970, Earth Day marks the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix, and the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, SC. Americans of the era consumed leaded gas in massive V8s. Heavy industry released smoke and sludge. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. The 1970 Earth Day helped to change many peoples' minds.

The Green Year Guide 

365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference

The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference

Amazon Price: $10.52 (as of 11/30/2009)Buy Now

Most of us want to do the right thing for the environment, but making the commitment to change our fast-paced, convenience-oriented lifestyles can be more than a little daunting. What's the answer? Take that giant commitment and cut it up into 365 little commitments that get met one day at a time. The Green Year does just that. More than a calendar, it offers simple, practical, affordable, and engaging activities that make going green a blessing rather than a burden.

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