Well, I am a great fan of “make do and mend”. And if you cannot make do, then to reuse or repurpose. There so many fabulous things you can create out of supposed waste material it is rather astounding and the featured list just kept on growing and growing. Take a look and let YOUR imagination be the limit!
Moana coloring pages
Spinning Tops
I love these little spinning tops. Kids love spinning tops. We have 10s of bottle tops lying around… I know what we will be making. I also love that these are traditional Hanukkah toys. And you know why things are traditional, no? Because they have withstood generations of children testing and playing with them.. Creative Jewish Mom shows us how. These are simple toys that embrace recycling!
Convert a Box
Mary Anne at Mama Smiles indeed makes me smile. She knows what it means to transform a cardboard box into… a washing machine or a fridge or a cupboard or even a playhouse. And what she does splendidly, is show you that “simple is best”. It doesn’t take much to convert a box and hey presto you have days of fun. We have a box standing around, with a door cut into it and a piece of string for a handle and both Red Ted and Pip Squeak ADORE playing and around it. As do the cats… Also, visit Fun on a Dime for yet another post on “The Power of the Box”!!
Spaceship (from plastic bottles)
I love it when people “claim” not to be crafty and then come up with a wonderfully crafty idea. Here is Tim from Bringing Up Charlie, being very inspirational with two empty bottles and creating a wonderful spaceship for Charlie. FABULOUS!
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Play Road (from card)
Simple. Effective. Hours of fun. All you need is some cardboard, some black paint and some white paint and some scissors. The next thing you know you have a road to play with. And a nice light and portable road too… visit Anna at the Imagination Tree and take a look!
Iron (card box & duct tape)
I love this iron. The main reason being that it embrace two concepts – one, keep it simple. Two, cherish it. This iron was made on a whim by Metajugglamum and has remained a much loved toy. You see, it doesn’t take much to keep our kids happy. Go off and get crafty quick! These are the sort of homemade toys that childhood memories are made of.
Penguins (deodorant bottles)
I love our little penguins. We had such fun making them and Red Ted was so pleased with the end result. The reason I love these for Recycled Get Crafty, is because to me they embrace the idea of “recycling” with “throw away” items – look at what you are throwing away, look at the shape and see what else it could be? The deodorant bottles were perfect penguin shape…. For more, read on here.
Egg Carton Mouse
My “new favourite Egg Carton crafter”. Linda is the Egg Carton queen. I ADORE this little Christmas Mouse (take away the hat and you have new years mouse). But she’s also made a great Christmas street. What I like about her craft, is that she “embraces” the shape of the egg carton box and incorporates it in her craft. I am inspired!
Wrapping Paper Memory
Now, I am SURE you will have tons of wrapping paper lying in your recycling boxes… take out a choice few and convert them into Michelle’s clever little memory games. Here is how!
Boats (from drink cartons)
Sometimes you see something cute and the cuteness just bowls you over. As I was by these juice or milk carton boats. CUTE! I ADORE THEM! Go and take a look and never look at a Tropicana carton the same way again.
Milk Carton Dolls Houses
Now, I know I should have kept these for next months Recycled Get Crafty, but couldn’t resist already showing them to you now – to me these dolls houses made from old drink cartons look so sweet and fairytale like, that they belong right in the heart of White & Sparkle”! What I love is, that the children made these… lovely lovely! Go and read more here.
More Robots for Dressing up
One of my earliest “bloggy friends” is Zoe from Playing by The Book. She has a fabulously inspirational blog all about, well books, but also lots of clever, fun and innovative crafts. Here she gets crafty with the girls creating fabulous robot costumes.
Aaaand MORE Robots + Some Great Xmas Recycling
Christ as Thinly Spread, does it again, not only does she make this fabulously happy Robot, but she also writes a great post about of how to make the most of all that “Christmas Rubbish”. A lady of my own heart, who supports the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Mantra. Do go and see more about this fabulous Robot, but also about top tips regarding to what to do with all those Christmas cards!
Monsters (from food tags)
Ok, these little fridgemagnets were made for Halloween out of “food tags”, that you get to seal bag such as bread. But why stop at Halloween, I am sure you can come up with a range of wonderful other magnets – e.g. Robots or Snowmen! Fab-u-lous! Embellishing Live Every Day tells us more!
Matchbox Magnets
Not only do I like these magnets, but I also love Inspiration Surrounds Creativity Abound’s approach to making these: all sorts of wonderfully crafty items were laid out and the children were being free reign to be creative. Splendid.
Jedi X Wing
Well, which Star Wars fan would NOT be excited about this fabulously amazing Jedi made for a very lucky little boy’s Jedi party? How cool is that. Brilliant. Only downside is, that we wouldn’t have the space for this in our house… Go and visit the Clever Faeries to read all about the party and the X Wing.
Pirate Boat
Ok, if The Force isn’t with you, then how about a “life size” boat? When You Never Expected Two, makes this fabulous Pirate boat for their kids. I love it and it looks like the kids do too!
Sweet Wrappers
I just adore all those “coloured bits of paper” you get at the end of a box or tin of sweets. But what to do with them? Cass at Frugal Family got crafty with her children and made some “stained class” bookmarks. I love what they did here: the original plan was to make window decorations for the children’s bedrooms but the plan changed to incorporate Miss Frugal’s bookmark needs. This is what crafting with children is all about: being flexible and letting them become creative and making decisions as to what to make next. Fabulous.
Paper Roll Album
As my love for Paper Roll crafts continues, these little albums make for another fabulous addition. There really appears to be no limit of what you can turn the humble loo roll into. Wow! Those Northern Skies shows us how.
Stables
I adore these stables that Cathy and her girl made out of all sorts of “old junk”. Who needs anything shop bought, when you can make your own and make it look so fabulous? Visit nurture store for more info here. But…
Toy Town
…why stop at the stables, when you can have a whole toy town? Now come on? All those fab presents must have come in some fab boxes this Christmas, quick: get them out and get building! (More from Nuturestore)
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