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25 Recycled Tin Can Crafts For Kids

January 1, 2016 Mary Malcolm

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Can crafts are a great way to teach recycling and have a crafty fun time!

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These 25 Recycled Tin Can Crafts For Kids are a blast for the whole family because they’re everything from fun decorations to interesting art pieces that you might not have ever thought up. You and your kids are going to have a blast with these! Enjoy!

 

angry bird bowling

Bowl for pigs with this fun homemade Angry Birds game!

Via Homemade Beauties By Heidi

art supply holder

Set up a crafting station outside using painted cans to carry the supplies.

Via Controlling My Chaos

bongos

Boom boom, ain’t it great to be crazy! Especially on tin can bongo drums!

Via Kids Activities Blog

candle holders

Create gorgeous candle holders by painting tin cans and use them year round.

Via Plenty Of Paprika

crayola vase

Make a fun Crayola vase for that teacher or babysitter your kids love so much.

Via Donuts, Dresses, And Dirt

crazy creature

Your kids will love getting whacky and wild making their own tin can crazy bots.

Via Laura’s Crafty Life

dog

Man’s best friend? Man’s tin can best friend!

Via Martha Stewart

fabric covered cans

How awesome are these tin can cans made from fabric and other crafting supplies!

Via Uncommon Designs

flower

Decorate your garden with tin can flowers. They’re in bloom year round.

Via We Made That

garden creatures

Or add a few not-so-pesky creatures to make things colorful even before the growing starts.

Via My Very Educated Mother

keyboard cup

Your tech kid is going to go crazy making this pencil holder out of an old keyboard!

Via Recyclart

love bug candy holder

Bring the love with this can love bug.

Via A Little Pinch Of Perfect

magnetic locker pencil holder

This locker can is magnetized so your older kiddo can keep it out of the way in their school locker.

Via Crafts By Amanda

marionettes

This crazy can marionette family wiggle, jiggle, and dance…

Via Adventures At Hom

noise makers

Create fun kid art by using cans as noise makers!

Via Greening Sam And Avery

planters

These silly planter faces make perfect gifts from your crafty kid to their favorite adult.

Via Live Craft Love

robot

You might have to collect a few cans to make this robot, but the final assembly is worth all that work.

Via Thrifty Fun

rolled can art

Create a process art experience your kiddo’s will remember by using cans to roll the paint onto paper!

Via Playful Learning

scarecrow

This tin can scarecrow isn’t very scary. In fact, he’s there to welcome everyone to your humble abode.

Via Crafty Imaginings

seuss hat

Want to have fun crafting with Dr. Seuss? Make this tin can hat made just for a cat.

Via Plaid Online

star wars lanterns

Create some punch can lanterns in the shapes of your favorite Star Wars episodes and send your child to dreamland thinking about the stars.

Via Frugal Fun For Boys

storage with lids

Tin can cans are great, but add some lids and you’ve got a perfect secret storage place for all your child’s favorite things.

Via Good Ideas For You

summer lanterns

Want to really dream amongst the stars? Use constellations to create constellation cans that’ll shine onto the walls.

Via Coffee Cups And Crayons

tiki faces

Uga chaka uga chaka…these tiki torch cans are perfect for a backyard survivor game at your own home.

Via Craft Foxes

train

Give your little train enthusiast a craft they’ll adore with this tin can train. Choo Choo!

Via Thrifty Fun

 

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