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Published: Jul 28, 2022 · Modified: Aug 23, 2022 by Birute Efe · This post may contain affiliate links ·

50 Art Supplies From Your Trash Can

There is simply no need to splurge on art and craft supplies when we have a lot of perfect materials at home, ready to be thrown away in the recycling bin or already sitting there.

7 images of art supplies from your trash can.

I gathered the list of 50 things that you can use for your kids' arts&crafts, you can even make toys. Such a great feeling when you know nothing is wasted and n

  1. Save some buttons from old  clothes and make button snake.  
  2. Never throw away cardboard boxes. The most valuable free craft and activity supply is a simple cardboard box. There are too many ways to play with it and even make amazing things. Check out our video to see what we did with cardboard.
  3. We have found one Styrofoam sheet on the trash curve at the neighbors and we turned it into a canvas.
  4. I love homemade Wind Chimes made with old can bins.
  5. Toilet paper rolls. Don't throw them away. There are so many possibilities. Make fairy tale craft: 3 little pigs, teach toddlers colors, build castles.
  6. Keep the plastic bottles for: spin and skip toy, homemade indoor skis , a toy for baby, even some fun kid jewelry.
  7. Plastic bottle tops make the cutest animals.  
  8. Lids
  9. Metal Bottle tops make perfect castanets. Kids would love playing with them.
  10. Use Plastic yogurt lids to make a Spin-finite Tops.
  11. Newspapers don't belong in the trash can. They are perfect for making pretty high structures. 
  12. Magazines and paper bead bracelets 
  13. Old clothes headbands 
  14. Got some old broken toys? We got you THE solution. 
  15. Little tree branches found in the garden: Super cute and adorable stick dolls 
  16. Ice cream sticks
  17. Kids finished cereal? Don't throw away the box. Make cereal box puppet theater. 
  18. Milk jugs make perfect bird feeders. 
  19. There are so many things you can make from an old CD. Check out 14 CD crafts for kids. 
  20. Empty shampoo/conditioner bottle
  21. Keurig cups 25 CREATIVE WAYS TO RE-USE YOUR KEURIG’S K-CUPS
  22. Plastic bags: make jumping rope, your own jellyfish in a bottle
  23. Egg carton 
  24. Old socks
  25. Old broken crayons
  26. Don't throw away old diaper box. You can make the cutest post box for kids to play with.
  27. Use old keys to make wind chime.
  28. poppable wrapping paper
  29. Rocks are free craft supply. They are everywhere. Pick some on your next hike and you can make some cute rock figurines with pipe cleaners, make unbreakable cars, tic tac toe and ever tell stories with these adorable painted rocks 
  30. popped balloon
  31. batteries
  32. coffee cans 
  33. leaves
  34. old frames
  35. pencil shavings 
  36. paper bags 
  37. corks stamps,
  38. random household items: old key chains,
  39. expired old rice, oats
  40. plastic wipes container 
  41. yarn pom pom flowers
  42. old swimming noodle
  43. Use cloth pins to make butterflies.
  44. Watermelon rind
  45. Too many plastic Kinder eggs laying around? make Minion necklace 
  46. Got some old and unwanted wrapping paper? Make Light Sabers 

Doing a craft with kids or arranging a fun activity doesn't have to be hard and expensive. I have listed more than 50 ways for you to craft with kids. All those things you can easily find at your house recycling bin. YES, all these things would be thrown away in the trash and now you get to use all these expensive craft supplies!

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