Recycled Plastic Bottles Boat

These boat are built out of recycled plastic bottles and some with layer of foam, held together with glue. It may look dainty, but surprisingly some of these boat can remain afloat supporting a number of peoples as they paddle around in it. These boat are created to help educate people about the dangers of polluting the environment. We hopes this boat will inspire others to reuse materials in their personal lives.

Cannisters from Plastic Bottles

Another great way to recycle and repurpose plastic bottles... into tea, coffee and sugar containers. If you cut them just right, they are also airtight as well, see fig.C . Think that there is no limit to uses for plastic containers and that's good news. If we can find ways to repurpose and not throw out, that's a big plus for the environment. These nifty containers are perfect for storing almost anything, but I immediately thought of tea, coffee and sugar cannisters. You could also use them in the bathroom for storing small essentials as well. Or let the kids store crayons and small stationary supplies in them. For each cannister you will need 2 plastic bottles. One must be cut as shown in fig.A and one as in fig. B. Use a sharp craft knife to roughly cut the bottle and then a pair of sharp scissors to cut each bottle to the right shape.

Fig. A

Fig. B

Fig. C

Tea, coffee, sugar containers

 This one repurposes plastic bottles into piggy or cow saving banks.

A Greenhouse Out of CD Cases

Here is another craft of recycling household waste in a new ways, by Mega Crafty's unique way of using CD cases to make a mini greenhouse. I think it's awesome that we are being inspired to recycle and repurpose in such an amazing ways! All the individual sections are glued together and pieces cut with a craft knife to create the peaked sides. The design even allows for a cd case in the peak that resembles the fan you would find in a real greenhouse - how ingenious.

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Frugal Newspaper Art Idea for Kids

Here’s a fun frugal craft idea that will teach your kids about recycling and creating a beautiful piece of art featuring your child’s precious handprint at the same time!

                         Materials: Cereal Box, Newspaper, Mod Podge, Paint

Grab those leftover newspapers and allow your child to rip or cut it into pieces.

Cover the empty cereal box in Mod Podge.

Lay the pieces of torn newspaper to completely cover the Mod Podge. Allow to dry.

Paint your child’s hand with paint and have them put their handprints on the box to create tree top.

Paint a bottom to your tree and allow your child to fingerpaint leaves.

The cereal box acts as like a thick canvas print.