Guest Post – 5 Recycling Craft Ideas With Your Grandchildren – Some Frugal Fun
Kids love to make a mess and assemble their own crafty creations. However, guess what Grandma…YOU can be included in their little world too! Be frugal and creative at the same time with a few recycling craft ideas.
It’s a shame throwing little things away such as; old towels, clothes, glass jars, stale bread, blue jeans and old tin cans. How’s that for a combination?!
So, save up the above items for some fun crafts you can do with the grands. You will have tons of fun with them and you will also be teaching them a little something on how to be frugal. Don’t throw these items away, save them for a fun-filled day!
1. Old glass jars would make excellent gifts filled with the recipient’s favorite things. It could be homemade candy, peanuts, sea shells, cookie dough mix, rainbow -colored sand, and potpourri. Use your imagination with this idea and fill jars with any number of old favorite things. For the finished touch, tie a festive ribbon and bow around the rim of the lid.
2. Old towels, tablecloths and children’s old clothes is another excellent crafty idea. Have your grandchildren gather up the cloth items. With each grandchild’s guidance on clothing item choices, you can make a quilt, pillow case or scarf out of them. These items would also be cherished memories for your grandkids.
3. Food tin can wind chimes is another fun craft activity both Grandma and grandchild can enjoy together. However Grandpa would have to make the wholes for the string cord. Another job for Grandpa would be sanding down any rough edges of the cans to avoid injuries. Once the cans are sanded, have the grandchildren paint them any color they choose. Have them make them as multi colorful as they wish.
4. Make pot holders out of your grand’s blue jeans. With this, you could also attach small buttons to the finished work. Colored jeans make the most fun and festive pot holders. This would be one of the easiest craft ideas for Grandma to make.
5. Now stale bread may not be crafty, however, it can teach your grands some culinary and fugal skills at the same time. With stale bread, you could get your grandchildren cooking with you. You can make french toast, topping for tuna and other casseroles, stuffing, bread pudding, and other goodies.
With the spring season coming up, pick some rainy days and have some craft, frugal fun with those grandchildren. They will remember those days for a long time to come.
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