Cheap and Easy Crafts for Kids: 9 Recycled Crafts

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len10pin

"I love this. One of my favorite sounds are wind chimes and this one is so cute! I know kids would truly enjoy making some of these, but I think I'll give this one a try myself!"

lket

"I remember making these back in grade school. They are easy to make, and a lot of fun too. They are a great classroom project. My grandmother used to collect them when we made them. She liked them because they are nice and thick and help protect the cupboard from burns when used as pot holders."

lket

"I remember making these in school as a child. They were so easy, and so much fun. We shaped them how we wanted, painted them, and then let them air dry because we didnt have an oven at school that we could use. They took forever to air dry. Unfortunately, I cannot access the page that links to the playdough recipe, or the link for the baking instructions. The site will not load. The link provided here only brings us to a page telling us to look elsewhere for these things."

Elizabeth J

"How lovely! I think this is a great craft for teens to make and put in their room as decoration. This is definitely a creative use of the watercolor technique that I can't wait to try!"

Elizabeth J

"This is so fun because not only do you get to eat the ice-cream, you get to see how it's made. Very cool craft to do with the little ones. Nothing beats homemade ice-cream for sure!"

Natasha, Amelie's House

I am a 42 year old mum of two looking after my kidlets, but also running a successful (and very busy) cake decorating business.

I have always been creative; both my parents are artists, and I studied Graphic Design, although I specialized in illustration. After a year of working as an illustrator, I fell into textile design, first working for a studio in Manchester before moving to work for the new London office of a New York fashion design company, where I rose to become the Assistant Art Director.

While on maternity leave I needed a design challenge that would fit around my new life as a mother, and I turned to my childhood love of baking. After spending a lot of time searching the internet for gorgeous cakes and happening upon various amazing blogs, I decided to start Amelie's House. My two kidlets bore the brunt of having a creative mother and so were my guinea pigs for various craft and baking experiments that I then started to post.

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