Practicing art and craft can be a stimulating experience for your child. It helps them indulge in sensory activities, work on their imagination, and improve their dexterity. Moreover, it may also be a great source of engagement and entertainment instead of using mobile phones and computers.
Many times, parents may think that practicing art activities may burn their pockets. While it's true that art resources and stationery can be a bit expensive, one can also practice these activities in a budget-friendly manner. For the same, parents can source some recyclable materials at home and turn them into a creative project with their kids. Keep reading to explore such art activities and ideas.
If you're on the lookout for creative ideas to practice some craft activities with recyclable material materials, then here is a curated list of such projects that you may like.
An egg carton flower bouquet can be a creative way of utilizing the egg carton that is generally thrown away. For the same, you may help your child cut out the hollow of the egg carton and paint it with painting colors. These can be attached with a stick and decorated in a flower-like way. If your child knows how to cut with the help of a scissor, then you may also ask them to make creative designs on these cutouts. All of these can be assembled to make a beautiful bouquet that can be used for decoration purposes.
Some kids have a habit of collecting bottle caps from glass bottles. These can be taken from milk bottles, soda bottles, and many more. Each of these comes in different designs and colors. These can be used to make a snail by pasting them on top of each other. All that one needs is a strong adhesive and these bottle caps. Parents can help their children to place them on top of each other carefully. The final step is to create the mouth of the snail with the help of colorful paper. This can be pasted in front to give it a more realistic look.
A recycled robot can be made by using leftover cardboard boxes. One can also use the leftover tissue paper and some painting colors to give it proper detailing. The first step is to take the cardboard box and cover it with colored paper or painted tissue paper. After this is done, attach arms, and legs to the main body of the robot and give it facial features. You may also make headphones with the help of small cardboard boxes.
Glass bottles are often thrown away as they are of no use. However, these can be utilized to make some beautiful vases. One can take some fabric glue and color them with a nice fabric color. Your child can also make small flowers and give them nice detail by making beautiful patterns. Moreover, your child may also create colorful borders with the help of craft paper. Let it settle for some time before decorating it with flower sticks.
Windchimes look beautiful and can be hung in any corner of the house for decoration purposes. Generally, there are a lot of leftover things accumulated at home. These things can be used to make windchimes with creative patterns. One can cut these windchimes in half and hang them with a thread. Before hanging them, one can paint them with fabric color and add some sparkles on the top. Your child may also cut some butterflies from colorful papers and paste them on the top of these cans.
Buttons often keep falling from shirts and blouses. Many times these buttons get collected in a small box and are never used again. These buttons can be utilized creatively to make an imaginative art piece. You can ask your child to paste these colorful buttons in different shapes and patterns. Kids may also use painting colors, and sparkles to give it a more nuanced and beautiful look.
If you have stacks of newspapers and magazines lying at home, it's time to use them to make something creative. Parents can simply cut creative images from magazines and newspapers with their children. Now on a white sheet, you may help your child aesthetically paste these images. Try to also integrate different types of quotes and select a theme if you can. In the end, you will be left with a beautiful pin board that you can hang in your child's room.
These are some of the best ways to utilize leftover recyclable material at home. This way you do not have to waste the material and it may also help your child utilize their time in the best way possible.