Paper Tube Crafts:
1. Yarn Wrapped Paper Tube Owl – Wrap up this darling little owl friend to flutter around the house. 2. Paper Tube Apple Stamps – Stamp paint with paper tubes shaped into apples. They make great cards for friends! 3. Paper Tube Flower Stamps – Press your paper tubes into flower shapes to make fun floral stamps. 4. Pirate Paper Tube Telescope – Arrrrr matey! Cover up a paper tube to create a pirate’s telescope! 5. Race Car Tube Challenge – By cutting paper tubes in half, you can create a fun race track challenge. 6. Paper Tube Binoculars – Play a little eye spy with these paper tube binoculars. 7. Cardboard Ghouls – Cut out little cardboard shapes and paint them into spooky ghouls. 8. Upcycled Napkin Holder – How darling are these paper tube napkin holders? Perfect for a party. 9. Paper Tube Snowflake Stamps – Cut your paper tubes into a snowflake stamp and create a wintry scene. 10. Snow Globe Place Settings – Decorate these darling paper tube place settings into a snow globe shape. 11. Leaf People Finger Puppets – Create fun little leaf people to play with in an outdoor scene. 12. Paper Tube Snowman Stamps – Paper tube stamp perfect circles, just right for stacking and creating a snowman. 13. Recycled Napkin Holders – Cover these paper tubes with paper and embellish them with some flare for your party! 14. Paper Tube Pumpkin Stamps – How sweet are these pumpkin shaped stamps? Perfect for a fall decoration. 15. Paper Tube Noise Makers – Make some noise with these paper tube noise makers! 16. Paper Tube Poppers – You can make these Christmas Crackers or New Year’s Eve poppers, or just something for a fun occasion to celebrate! 17. Paper Tube Heart Stamps – Turn these paper tubes into heart shapes to make a perfectly lovely stamp! 18. Duct Tape Cardboard Bracelets – Add a little decorative tape to these paper tubes to make a fancy bracelet! 19. Clover and Rainbow Paper Tube Stamps – Stamp a 4 leaf clover and a rainbow out of these paper tubes to show some St. Patrick’s Day fun!
Egg Cartons, Cardboard, Paper:
20. Earth Day Paper Mosaic – With recycled colored paper, create a mosaic of our lovely Earth. 21. Earth Day Color Wheel – Using magazines or newspaper ads, create a color wheel for the kids to learn their colors. 22. Cardboard Cell Phones – Cardboard can become so many fun toys and gadgets, even a silly little cell phone for kids! 23. Recycle Box Challenge – Take the Caine’s Arcade box challenge and see what your imagination can dream up! 24. Egg Carton Glasses – Cut out a couple of egg cartons to create these fuzzy and fun glasses. 25. Scratch Paper Recycled Books – Adding a little black paint to an old book can turn it into something new and fun! 26. Snowman Recycled Keys – How sweet are these little snowman keys? What else could you make with recycled keys? 27. Mini Lego Playhouse – Open up a few boxes to create a home for your little legos to play with! 28. Chip Bag Book Cover – Rinse out and dry your chip bags to make them into something new and useful. 29. Duct Tape Cardboard Wands – Cover paper tubes with decorative tape to make a fun and fancy wand! 30. Earth Friendly Gift Wrapping – Use up old scraps of paper and ribbon to create a fun and reusable package. 31. Egg Carton Flowers – Mom will love to receive a set of these egg carton flowers that will last! 32. Pine Cone Egg Cartons – Create a few outdoor pinecones for indoors and make an outdoor play scene. 33. Recycled Chunky Crayons – Reuse your small or broken crayons by making them into all new chunky crayons! 34. Repurpose Egg Shell Craft – Save and crunch up your Easter colored eggs to make glitter pictures! 35. Magazine Winter Collage – Create a mixed-media looking art piece by using up your magazines for a wintry collage.
Jars and Containers:
36. Mini Tin Can Drums – Save your aluminum cans for a fun tin can drum toy for the kids. 37. Washi Tape Vases – Wrap your plastic and aluminum jars with decorative washi tape to turn them into something new! 38. Aluminum Can Flower Pots – A little tissue paper and decoupage will give your jars a new a festive look! 39. Glitter Snowman CD’s – Do you need your old CD’s any longer? Turn them into fun snowmen! 40. Magnet Pencil Holder – Make this fun pencil holder from a can and give it some magnets to hang in your child’s locker! 41. Paper Votive Jars – Recycle old mason jars into fun votive candles! 42. Decorated Recycle Jars – Let the kids go crazy with craft supplies as they decorate recycled jars. 43. Plastic Bottle Wave Jars – Save your plastic bottles to reuse and turn into fun wave jars for the kids to explore with. 44. Plastic Bunny Rabbit Jar – Wrap your jars with a bunny shaped paper and fill it with all sorts of fun Easter items!
Recycled Fabric Earth Day Crafts:
45. Sewing a T-Shirt Bag – Recycle your old t-shirts into a fun and super simple T-Shirt Bag! Even the kids could help sew this one. 46. Sweater Crayon Cozy – Wrap your old jars with a recycled sweater, giving it a fun new use. 47. Blue Jean Pot Holders – Cut out those old jean pockets for a fun way to make a pot holder for the kitchen. Would make a great gift! 48. Repurposed Sweater Mittens – Old sweaters make for great items when recycled into fun mittens for winter. 49. Cute A-Framed Tent – Wrap an old sheet onto boards to create the perfect play place for the kids! 50. Sew Repurposed Crib Sheets – Save your old fabric sheets to create a crib sheet for baby’s bed!
Have fun with Earth Day Crafts!
