If you have kids at home, you must be knowing that keeping them busy in productive ways is not easy. They get easily bored and want to do something new. If you do not want your kids to get occupied with laptops, tablets, or mobiles; inspire them to recycle the waste materials and create different fun stuff. According to the teachers of Daycare City of Industry, CA, waste material craft for kids is a great way to bond with children and dedicate some time to explore and create something new.

Waste material craft ideas for kids :

Recycling waste materials to do art and craft is a fun and pocket-friendly way to spend some quality time with your kids.

Popsicle Stick Bookmarks – Make your child’s holiday reading fun by creating these DIY bookmarks

You need :

• Popsicle sticks
• Fabric scraps
• Glue
• Ribbons
• Felt pens
• Googly eyes

Method :

• Start with washed and dried popsicle sticks.
• Let your kids rotate and cover the fabric pieces around the sticks with glue leaving sufficient space to make a face, that should be about 1/4th on the top.
• Ribbons can be glues as belts or hair accessories.
• Finally, stick googly eyes and draw a mouth on each of the sticks and your cute little face bookmarks are ready.

Glittery CD Fish – Caregivers of the Daycare City of Industry, CA with kids to introduce them to different fish.

You need :

• A CD
• Glitter
• White adhesive
• Yellow card paper
• Scotch tape
• Scissors
• Googly eyes

Method :

• Apply the adhesive to the CD all over, just leave the middle portion empty.
• Sprinkle the glitter all over the area on the CD and leave it to dry.
• With the yellow card paper, cut a mouth, fins, and tail and stick these on the blank side of the CD using the tape after it is dry.
• Attach the googly eye to one side of the fish’s face and your fun fish is ready.

Tin-can Chimes – Kids in the Daycare City of Industry, CA love doing this activity in their art and craft class.

You need :

• 3 or more tin can with lid
• Nail and hammer
• Washers, one for each tin
• Paintbrush
• Tempera paints in different colors
• Wool or string
• Glitter

Method :

• Paint the tin cans in different colors.
• You can add some glitter to the cans while they are wet.
• After drying up, pierce a hole at the bottom of each can using the hammer and the nail. Here adults can help children if required.
• Inset a long piece of wool or string through the holes. Tie the two washers at the other end of the string, inside the cans.
• Hang the cans in a way that they overlap or hit each other when there is a breeze.

With these craft ideas, you can recycle waste materials and make good use of them. These activities will also teach your children about the importance of recycling and reusing. Though most of these activities are child-friendly, adult supervision is necessary.