• Recycled paper pumpkin garland
    Halloween crafts - Recycled crafts

    Recycled paper pumpkin garland

    October 16, 2024 - By 

    Recycling old books into pumpkin garlands is a creative, eco-friendly way to give new life to something that might otherwise be discarded. This type of DIY project not only taps into the sustainable practice of repurposing materials but also allows for a fun, seasonal decoration perfect for autumn or Halloween. It is a blend of crafting, recycling, and celebrating the spirit of the season. Step 1: Gather Materials To make a pumpkin garland from an old book, you will need a few basic supplies. Start by selecting an old book that you no longer need or one that may be…

  • DIY gold foil Easter egg decorations
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    DIY gold foil Easter egg decorations

    March 13, 2024 - By 

    I saw some pretty recycled decorations made from the gold foil inside a tube of tomato puree so thought I would have a go. It was surprisingly fun so I thought I would share the results in case anyone else wants to try it. All you need to make your own recycled decorations are empty tubes of tomato or garlic puree. I tried both and got similar results with both types of tubes. Clean out your tube The most important part is to thoroughly clean your tube before crafting with it. To do this simply cut both ends off the…

  • Easy Halloween painted cork craft
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    Simple Halloween painted cork craft

    October 10, 2020 - By 

    I stocked up on Halloween treats early this year. I don’t visit the shops very frequently so bought loads of treats which if course we’ve already opened and enjoyed. Most of our Halloween decorations are up and this weekend we’re hoping to make a Halloween gingerbread house. Our crafting time is limited now we are all back at school but we managed to squeeze in a really fun craft using recycled corks this week. Our simple Halloween painted cork craft for kids makes a great after school activity, and a fun way to use up any corks you have squirrelled…

  • DIY recycled bottle animal plant pots
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    DIY recycled bottle animal plant pots

    August 5, 2020 - By 

    We love to recycle and although our plastic bottle useage has gone down dramatically over the lockdown period our recycling bin still has bottles. The children wanted to re-use the plastic bottles so we lined them up, removed the plastic caps and labels. We’ve filled our house with plants lately so we thought we could recycle the bottles into animal plant pots or planters. Recycled bottle animal plant pots equipment: selection of empty bottles with labels removed acrylic paint googly eyes Posca pens How to make recycled bottle animal flower pots First we trimmed the bottles to the size we…

  • Recycled wooden pallet union flag
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    Recycled wooden pallet union flag

    May 5, 2020 - By 

    An invitation to a socially distanced VE Day Street Party popped through our letterbox last week and it was just the reason I needed to create something big. For the last few weeks we’ve had a huge painted rainbow outside our house. We have a window full of rainbows but created a huuuuge rainbow especially for our neighbour who works for the London Ambulance Service. The rainbow isn’t going anywhere but I thought it would be fun to recycle a wooden pallet to make a union flag to display outside our house when we celebrate the anniversary of VE Day…

  • Recycled milk jug lantern
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    Recycled milk jug lantern

    June 25, 2019 - By 

    We’ve been doing a lot of junk modelling recently. It’s a great activity to keep the kids busy after school, and also encourages them to learn about what can and can’t be recycled. Today we raided the recycling for empty milk bottles for our latest craft. Recycled milk jug lantern materials Empty milk jug (washed and dried, label removed) Bostik PVA Glue patterned tissue paper beads Bakers twine Scissors How to make a recycled milk jug lantern First of all I removed the top half of the milk jug. I pierced the bottom to make two holes, which I threaded…

  • Cardboard tube sea anemones
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    Cardboard tube sea anemones

    June 29, 2018 - By 

    During half term we went rock pooling at the beach. This is something I did as a child and something my children now enjoy. It is so easy as you don’t really need anything, just a rocky beach with the tide out! When we were in Devon we visited a lovely beach where we watched the Torbay Airshow. Whilst my husband was watching the planes the children and I explored the beach. It was a pebbly beach, perfect to discover lots of little sea creatures hiding in the shallow pools of water. Although we weren’t brave enough to pick up…

  • Easy recycled Valentine sun catchers for kids to make
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    Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make

    February 1, 2018 - By 

    My children are both excited about Valentine’s Day later this month. It’s a lovely day to mark and a great reason to craft handmade cards and gifts. My children have both been making little things to give. So far we have made fingerprint heart keepsakes and today I’m going to share our easy Valentine’s Day sun catchers. There has been so much in the news about plastic waste that I’m pleased we were able to raid the recycling box and use plastic milk bottle. Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make We used: empty plastic milk bottle…

  • easy Summer votive craft for kids
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    Summer votive craft {A-Z Play at Home}

    June 2, 2017 - By 

    One thing the children love to do is raid the recycling box for crafting materials. Yoghurt pots seem to be a favourite but all kinds of cardboard tubes, egg boxes, cereal boxes and jam jars go in – waiting to be given a new lease of life. With Father’s Day coming up this month the children wanted to make something special for their Dad, so raided the recycling box for ’empties’ – jam jars which they turned into summer votives. Summer votive craft for kids We used baking parchment colouring pens empty jam jars sticky tape LED tealights I roughly…