Here are some fun kids’ crafts and activities for Earth Day and beyond!
Recycled Ladybug Jar: FREE
Crafts by Amanda has a series going, featuring ladybug-themed crafts with recycled materials! So cute! I love this ladybug recycled jar. Instructions here.
Recycled Milk Jug Lid Ladybugs: FREE
This is another of Crafts by Amanda’s awesome ladybug projects. I love how simple and fun her projects are. Make Lid Ladybugs here.p.s. I saved my milk jug lids and made this atomic starburst.
Make fun suncatchers with contact paper and tissue paper with this project by Heather Lynne. You can customize these to be any color or shape you like. I bet my kids would LOVE to make vehicle versions of these! Click here for instructions.
Heather Mann is chief editor of Dollar Store Crafts, and specializes in transforming inexpensive materials into stylish and simple craft projects. She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, in Reader’s Digest and the New York Times. DSC has been recognized as named one of Babble.com’s Top 10 Best Overall Craft Blogs (2011 & 2012) and Apartment Therapy’s 10 Crafty Blogs We Love (2010). Her work has been viewed by millions on the cover of FamilyFun magazine and on top websites such as RealSimple, Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, and others.
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3 Comments
Jen
I stopped over to Crafts by Amanda’s site- awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
Amanda
You rock Heather, thanks so much for the feature!!
Sophia
Thanks so much! I’m going to use some of these projects in my annual Cousin Camp!