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Crafting with Recycled Materials: Teaching Sustainability and Creativity

 

Making things with children is always fun and they also get an opportunity to learn aspects such as creativity and critical thinking. When incorporating things such as paper, old cardboard boxes, old shirts, bottles, and cans, etc. for crafts for kids, one is not only nurturing creativity but also passing on an important message on the need to conserve the environment. This article will explain all the advantages of working with recycled material in kids craft, and suggest

The Sustainability of Using Recycled Materials

Recycling is a practice that is acceptable for using materials and products for crafting purposes because it helps eliminate waste of items that would otherwise occupy space in the dumping sites. This way, rethinking what surrounds us and donating a second life to such items as toys, cups, or clothes saves resources and reduces pollution. Crafting with recycled materials aligns with the principles of the three R’s: namely, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Learning Through Recycled Crafting

Recyclable items can be combined to create craft kits for kids and this helps the children to learn on how they can be reused as well. It is through the creatively transforming used items into works of art that children get to understand more about the lifecycle of products and the need to conserve the environment. It nurtures your kid’s sense of responsibilities as well as their environmental conscience and actions that could span decades and preserve resources for the future generations.

Bottle Cap Jewellery

Materials: Small lids/caps from bottle, paint, beads, and string.

Instructions: The bottle caps should be painted in bright colours of your choice. Glue beads at the bottom of the caps and make a hole at the top to incorporate strainers and turn them into necklaces or bracelets. Kids can use these jewellry to play dress up along with their play makeup set.

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