Halloween Sensory Bottles Craft

Here's a cool Halloween idea. I love sensory or I spy bottles. Use colored water, glitter, and other little things to make these cute Halloween sensory bottles. Kids shake them and watch everything swirl around. Viit the awesome site below for more details.

Another variation is to use laundry detergent or fabric softener instead of water. Everything moves much more slowly.

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Halloween I Spy Bottle Craft

I love I spy Bottles. Here's one for Halloween. Use colored rice, black beans, little Halloween erasers, toys, pasta, etc. to make this fun craft activity. It will make for hours of fun at home or in the classroom. Follow the link to this great site for more on this and lots of other great ideas.

Pink and Green Mama

Easy Recycled Bottle Halloween Pumpkin Craft

All you need is colored paper and an empty drink bottle to make cute Halloween Jack-O-Lantern bottles like these. These are super simple and so much fun for preschoolers to make. Follow the link below for the full details.

Lady and the Blog

Halloween Snow Globe Jar Craft

Use an old jar and a mini Halloween character to make a Halloween snow globe or "Discovery Bottle" like this. It only takes a few materials. Shake and watch the glitter dance around. Follow the link below for the full step by step tutorial.

Here Come the Girls

Recycled Bottle Pumpkin Birdfeeder Craft

Recycle two plastic bottle bottoms into a pumpkin birdfeeder for Halloween. Visit the great site below for this and dozens of other great craft ideas.

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Recycled Halloween Mummy Treat Containers

Here's a cute and spooky idea for Halloween. Recycle plastic drink bottles and use gauze to create cute mummies like these as treat containers at your Halloween party. This craft decoration is easy to make an costs almost nothing. Visit the site below for more details.

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Halloween Ghost Bowling Game Craft

Recycle plastic bottles into ghosts to make this fun and simple Halloween bowling game. Visit the great site below for the full details on this and lots of other great craft ideas.

No Time for Flashcards

Funny Father's Day Photo Drinks Craft

Here's a funny and decorative craft idea Dad will love for Father's Day. Use paper folded to look like a shirt and Dad's photo to create these simple photo drink bottle covers. Dad will get a laugh when he sees the bottle looks like him! Visit the cool site below for the full step by step instructions. They're easy to make, too.

Tatertots and Jello

Mother's Day Yarn Bottles Vase Craft

Here's a practical and decorative recycled craft for Mother's Day. Wrap a recycled glass bottle completely with colorful yarn to make a beautiful flower vase centerpiece for Mom. She'll love the look and the feel of the bottle. Visit the site below for the full tutorial.

Penelope and Pip

Mother's Day Recycled Bottle Vase Craft

Paint a recycled glass bottle all white and then decorate with dots or flowers to make this simple Mother's Day flower vase craft. Visit the site below for this and other great Mother's Day craft ideas.

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Mother's Day Yarn Jar Flower Vase Craft

This is such a great simple idea for Mother's Day. Recycle a glass jar into a colorful flower vase with some yarn. This is a great craft for preschool or home. Go to the great craft site below for more details.

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22 Fun Recycled Plastic Bottle Crafts

In honor of Earth Day, I've made a round-up of the 22 best crafts somehow using recycled plastic drink bottles, known as PET bottles here in Japan. These crafts are not limited to Earth Day and can easily be adapted to different seasons. Take a look, get ideas.

1. Recycled Bottle Elephant Craft

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2. St. Patrick's Day I Spy Bottle Craft

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3. Corn Cob Bottle Lantern Craft

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4. Cartesian Diver Bottle Craft

Cartesian Diver

5. Air Cannon Bottle Craft

Pet Bottle Air Cannon

6. Pastic Bottle Fish Craft

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7. Plastic Bottle Pinwheel Craft

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8. Jellyfish in a Bottle Craft

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9. Plastic Bottle Shaker Craft

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10. Water Shaker Bottle Craft

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11. Easy Sand Bottle Craft

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12. Monsters Recycled Bottle Craft

Craftberry Bush

13. Rain Stick Sensory Bottle Craft

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14. Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder Craft

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15. Recycled Bottle Rocket Craft



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16. Recycled Bottle Jet Pack Craft

Sewing in No Man's Land

17. Plastic Bottle Flower Stamp Craft

Lucky Me

18. Ocean Bottle Craft

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19. Plastic Bottle Beads Craft

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20. Recycle Bottle Storage Containers

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21. Plastic Bottle Ball Run Toy Craft

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22. Earth Day Plastic Bottle Planter Craft

Teaching Tiny Tots

Search this site for even more great Earth Day and Recycled Craft ideas.

Plastic Bottle Ball Run Toy Craft

I love this craft idea! Turn an old plastic bottle into a fun ball run toy. Simple and fun to make. This will entertain them for hours. Follow the link for the tutorial(Sorry, only Spanish).

El Hada De Papel

Earth Day Recycled Plastic Bottle Containers Craft

Here's another great Earth Day craft idea that is useful. Recycle old plastic bottles into neat little storage containers. Follow the link for the full details on this practical craft idea.

Simple Living

Earth Day Recycled Plastic Bottle Beads Craft

Absolutely beautiful! Transform recycled plastic drink bottles into colorful and wearable art. This is perfect for Earth Day or any time. Follow the link to this great craft blog for the full tutorial.

Share and Remember

Earth Day Recycled Bottle Elephant Craft

I love this Earth Day recycled craft idea from Spoonful. Recycle empty plastic drink bottles into an elephant. They'll be so proud of their finished elephants. Follow the link for the full tutorial.

Spoonful

St. Patrick's Day I Spy Bottle Craft

I love these I Spy bottle crafts. This one is for St. Patrick's Day. Hide St. Patty's day related items in the bottle and let kids find them. This is similar to the sensory box idea, but with less mess. Follow the link for more details on this and other great green day crafts.

Modern Parents Messy Kids

Thanksgiving Corn Cob Bottle Lantern Craft

This Thanksgiving corn cob bottle lantern craft is such a bright idea! Use plastic bottles, tissue paper, and bubble wrap to create these cute original lanterns. Use them to line the driveway to your Thanksgiving party. The picture above was done for a Girl Scout camp. Follow the link for more details on this fun craft. This recycled craft is also great for Earth Day.

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Straw Cartesian Diver Toy Craft

Here is an excellent instructional video from sciencetoymaker.com on making a simple and inexpensive Cartesian diver experiment from a straw and some paper clips. The video is not only clear and step by step, but also explains the science behind it as well as trouble shooting and how to handle a big class project. This is a great science craft project or summer school activity. There are other variations. I saw where you can color and cut out a sea creature from a plastic file and tape to the straws. The key to the diver is that it needs to be weighted and just barely float. I also saw diver from a plastic pipette. Put a little plastic skirt on it and make a squidy diver. There are also divers that spin.

Cartesian Diver Toy Craft

I remember having a Cartesian diver toy when I was a kid. Now, you can make your own. This Cartesian diver craft comes from a Japanese site and has photos and instructions in English and Japanese. One advantage of living in Japan is when you buy sushi at a supermarket, it always includes a little soy sauce packet. These are often little plastic tubes shaped like fish. They have a resealable screw on cap and are perfect for making the little Cartesian divers. You can also buy them at the store. They need a little weight at the bottom like a nut and need enough air inside to just barely float to the surface. Put them in a sealed plastic bottle full of water. When you squeeze the bottle, they sink. You can also get fancy with some divers with little hooks and try to snag weights on the bottom like a game. Visit this site today for the full tutorial, have fun.

Cartesian diver