For the homeschool students who enjoy building things having recycling craft projects can be a huge hit. The child is guided by the homeschool parent to make something new out of something old lying around the house. Here are a couple of ideas for possible homeschhol craft projects that can be relatively easy for children to handle and can look really good when completed. Not to mention can be useful as well.
The Soda Bottle Candle Holders
If you have a number of used soda bottles in the same size lying around get them together and wash them. Now use a brush and some soap water to ensure that the labels are taken off completely. The adult will need to cut off the top of the bottles and smooth out the edges. Now fill the lower three inches of the bottle with pebbles. You can even paint the pebbles if the bottles are transparent and will show the colours. Now stick a long candle into the centre and you are done. If you want to hang them you can even punch holes in the top and string some wire or thick chord through them to hang them.
Tin Can Craft Material Storage Units
Take six cans whose edges have been dulled and smoothed. Cans need to be washed thoroughly and dried before being taped together to form a pyramid. Three at the bottom, two in between and one on top. Ensure that the masking tape holds them all together well. Now use your craft supplies to decorate them. You can paint them over in one base colour and then add the detailing. Or you can simply cover each tin can in gift wrapping paper and stick them together. Do as much work as you want to on the recycling project. This set of containers can be used to store sketch pads, sketch pens, scissors, glue tubes, stickers and a whole lot more. Think of all those tiny supplies that you never know where to store? Now you have a built in place to look for them and keep them.
