Earth-Friendly Crafts for Kids: 50 Awesome Things to Make with Recycled Stuff

by Heather Smith, Joe Rhatigan

From easy toys and great gifts to wonderful room deco-rations, these 50 projects give children a terrific way to recycle and feel creative, too. “This appealing volume is not only a craft book; it also educates users to be more aware of packaging, waste, and of making conscious decisions about how products are used and discarded. Years of Earth Day ideas flow from between the covers of this creative book.”—School Library Journal.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2002

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Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book, but it's fairly resource intensive - you will need to save up a bunch of recyclable items (like lids, caps, cans, glass jars, etc. in order to do most of these activities. And while the activities may be "Earth-friendly," most are definitely not easy to do. Our girls liked the book and all the pictures, but they were frustrated trying to find an activity they could do. We will likely make the drums/xylophone.

[Jared Little · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my classroom I want to include some books that include how to guides for fun activities. I came across this one at the library and loved the projects inside that the kids could do. Many of these activities can be done with every day objects. I can see myself using ideas from books like this to incorporate into class projects, but also letting students read these books to get fun ideas themselves.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never thought about what someone could do with all of those recycled jar lids. This bok is gret for upper elementary and middle school students who can scrounge for lots of recycled items. The disco ball would be fun to make for a party. The explanations for eco-freindly actions are great for this age group.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Took this back without reading much of it. I like the idea of recycling things, but I'd like some really practical applications for it, oh and crafts that toddlers can do. This one is better for the older set.