DIY Recycled Jewelry Craft! Next time you go to throw away cardboard from a package, try out this method of upcycling it into patterned jewelry!
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Need a craft to entertain your little artist(s) at home this summer? Let’s build a maintenance-free cactus sculpture using recycled materials!
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Put your engineering skills to the test with this fun shape stacking challenge using just paper and tape!
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Create your own winter wonderland diorama using just recycled cardboard and paint! Put simple shapes together to create a landscape, then add texture by using some special painting techniques!
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Sharing meals and telling the stories of our food traditions is one of the many ways we celebrate community and family. Think about a favorite food or recipe you’d like to eat and share with others and recreate it in 3D paper collage!
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With the arrival of fall and earlier sunsets, it’s a great time to look up at the sky and search for stars and constellations. A constellation is an imaginary picture made by connecting the stars in the sky, like connect-the-dots!
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Celebrate sunflower season with this textural collage project! This project is best for ages 4+, but can be adapted for little ones too.
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Collagraph – Explore texture and printmaking with just a few materials. Collect recycled materials from around your house! Glue down a variety of materials (and textures) to a piece of cardboard. We love to use bubble wrap, thick yarn and bumpy/smooth papers. Think about creating a collage!
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Rubbings – Explore texture and pattern with just three materials. Collect your crayons and pastels! Sticky Lemon’s crayons are our favorite to use for this project. Place a piece of cardboard on a flat surface, put a piece of printer paper on top, and use the side of a crayon to make a rubbing. Layer colors and use corrugated cardboard for extra texture!
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Stretch, shape, and sculpt TWO St. Patrick’s Day slime projects! This project is for ages 4+ and only requires a few materials (likely in your kitchen cabinet). For an opaque vibrant green slime, try our fluffy shamrock shake slime. For a translucent, sparkly slime filled with glittery goodness, try our pot of gold slime!
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Tell someone you like them with a homemade Valentine’s Day card! This project is for all ages and only requires a few materials. This project can be made easier with precut shapes for toddlers. Make someone smile today with a handwritten card with your little lovebug.
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Let’s make something together this Valentine’s Day! This project only requires a few materials and can be made easier for little ones (with fewer hole punches) or more difficult with more yarn and more holes to weave through. Create something sweet with your little cupid today!
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Facades – collage a simple house façade! Gather your materials and save your cardboard (and sanity): Here is a creative way to transform this commonplace material into something beautiful. Cut a piece of cardboard into a house shape. Invite your designer to decorate their own façade with glue and collaging materials, such as fabric + paper shapes.
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Skyscrapers – design a city to learn about 3D art and architecture. Save your larger boxes and invite your child to design their own building. Use materials you have on hand, such as paper for windows, tape for details, and oil pastels for color. Paint may get a little messy, but is always a great addition to any project.
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Stay warm and cozy creating these colorful recycled shape ornaments. These ornaments use simple repeating shapes to create a beautiful memory for you and your little one. You only need a few materials and most will be from your recycling. Deck the halls and decorate your home!
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Mini Circle Weavings: Design a woven textile with a simple cardboard loom! Gather your materials and save your cardboard (and sanity): Here is a creative way to transform this commonplace material into something beautiful. Start by making a loom. Cut a circle about 5" in diameter from a piece of cardboard. Draw an odd number of marks spaced about 1" apart (no need to be exact) around the edge of the circle. Cut a notch into each mark.
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Your Home Studio Guide for At-Home Projects – Fill up your home studio with our favorite materials and keep reading for our secrets to making your art space special! Recycled and repurposed materials you may already have: cardboard, bubble wrap, food coloring, wine corks, egg cartons, TP rolls, newspapers and magazines.
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Cake Sculpture – Get messy, mix your own pastel “frosting” and make a cake! Cardboard. Inexpensive, plentiful and for some reason, fascinating for every child…ever. As we turn to the internet for our daily needs, boxes are bound to take over our kitchens and recycling bins.
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Stamping – Stamp with corrugated cardboard to learn about patterns and repetition. Cardboard. Cheap, plentiful and for some reason, fascinating for every child…ever. As we turn to the internet for our daily needs, boxes are bound to take over our kitchens and recycling bins.
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Collaborative Collage (all ages) – We think collage is one of the most engaging ways to make something beautiful. We have rounded up supplies that are hopefully going to be more available to you and simple tips to make indoor time more fun, creative, and bonding. Collaborate, mix and layer to create a full + complete mixed media masterpiece.
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