I am so excited to announce the kick off to the PLAY group. The P.L.A.Y Group is a collaboration of kid bloggers who have joined together to bring you the ULTIMATE resource of kids activities to play and learn! We are all fun loving moms and teachers dedicated to playing, teaching and getting creative with our kids. This Blog Hop is designed to introduce you to all the members in the P.L.A.Y group.
Who are we?
Here is the list of wonderful blogs that make up the P.L.A.Y. Group
Growing a Jeweled Rose ~ Bath Activities for Kids ~ B-Inspired Mama ~ Housing a Forest ~ In Lieu of Preschool ~ Learn with Play At Home ~ Mess for Less ~ Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas ~ Nature and Play ~ One Perfect Day ~ Parent Teach Play ~ Rainy Day Mum ~ Toddler Approved ~ Train Up a Child
We have each put together a collection of ideas that you won’t want to miss out on (links to the other PLAY group posts at the bottom). Since I love creating from our recycle bin, it seemed natural to create the ultimate collection of Recycled Crafts & Activities from the PLAY group.
Our house tries to reuse and recycle where we can. Partly because I love the challenge of creating something out of nothing, and partly it is a great way to teach kids about our environment. The following set of links are all from the wonderful P.L.A.Y group ladies. Grab a cup of coffee and snuggle in to explore this inspiring collection of recycled art and activities!
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ART SUPPLIES
- Molded Crayon Party Favors
- Earth Day Crayons: Using the Power of the Sun
- Sand Prints
- Art and Craft Supply List
- Mosaic Rainbow Art for Kids
- Melted Crayon Easter Eggs
- Don’t Throw That Away! ~ Thrifty Arts and Crafts Supplies
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BUBBLE WRAP
- Bubble Wrap Sensory Sliding Fun
- Bubble Wrap Prints
- Bubble Wrap Painting and Printing
- Invitation to Paint with Recycled Materials
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CARDBOARD
- Cardboard Apple Trees
- Make a Robot Helmet
- Trashing Eating Dinosaur
- Make a Dinosaur Helmet
- Say Hello to our Robot Friend
- DIY Greeting Card Prayer Box
- Ceareal Box Beyblade Arena
- Monster Fun: Monster Box
- Magnetic Painting: A Fun Way to Learn
- DIY Cardboard Stamp
- Getting Ready for the Olympics ~ Medals
- Sizing a Rainbow
- I Did It All For The Cookie: Tray
- Re-Usable Stamp Pad
- Box Painting Fun
- Cardboard Box Bus
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CARDBOARD TUBES
- 2 Earth Friendly Caterpillar Crafts
- TP Roll Binoculars and a Nature Walk
- Paper Roll Turkey
- Easy Paper Towel Roll Octopus
- Buzzzzzz says the Bumble Bee
- How to Make a Light Saber
- Heart Shaped Binoculars
- Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail
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EGG CARTONS
- Five Speckled Frogs Craft
- Egg Carton Jewelry Box
- Egg Carton Turtle Craft
- The Very Hungary Caterpillar
- ABC Rock Fun
- Choo Choo Train and Passengers
- Upcycled Egg Carton Games
- Remembrance Day Wreath
- Building with Egg Cartons
- Egg Carton Floral Fairy Hair Wreath
- Egg Carton Friendly Ghosts
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GAMES USING RECYCLED MATERIALS
- Turkey Math
- Cup Stacking
- Cardboard Tube Marble Run
- Floatacious
- Creative Magnets and A Marble Run
- Don’t Blow the Joker
- 2 Simple Recycled Pirate Crafts
- Minute to Win It Game Night
- Magazine Challenge: Game Time!
- Submarine Play
- Memory Game using Gift Wrap
- Counting Snowmen
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GETTING KIDS EXCITED ABOUT RECYCLING
- Recycling Sorting Activity + Free Printable Recycling Signs & ebooks
- Earth Day Activity: Kid Made Recycle Bin
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GLASS JARS
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INVITATION TO PLAY
- Explorations with marbles. An invitation to play
- 5 Tips for Setting up a Play Kitchen or Reviving One You Already Have
- Imaginative Pay: Dinosaur Small World
- Free Play with Craft and Recycled Materials
- Simple Toddler Play ~ Scooping and Pouring
- Create a Dinosaur Island Small World Play
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NATURE
- The Coconut Volcano Experiment
- Fun with Painted Rocks
- Flower Thank-you Cards
- Re-Using Valentines Flowers
- A Garden Treasure Hunt
- Little Hoot
- Autumn Trees
- Nature Walk Art
- Flower Suncatcher
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PAINTING WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS
- Painting with Shredded Paper
- Credit Card Art
- Toilet Paper Heart Stamping
- Marble Painting
- Tin Can Painting
- Use up your Old Nail Polish
- DIY Heart Tube Stamping
- Stamping with Foam
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PLASTIC CONTAINERS
- Color Drop Game
- Snowflake Drop Baby Activity
- Exploding Art
- Using Empty Bottles of Paint for Sensory Play
- Toddler Sewing Activity
- Crazy Cup Counting
- Recycled Bug Houses
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PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS
- Rainbow Discovery Bottles
- Weather Blog Hop ~ Toddler Made Rain Catcher
- Mail a Message in a Bottle
- Bath Time Water Wall
- Thankful Turkey ~ Teaching Childern Gratitude
- “Hush” Bottles: The Calm Down Solution
- How to make a Jet Pack
- Happy Halloween Pumpkins
- Milk Jug Monsters
- Water Bottle Poppers
- Plastic Bottle Printing
- DIY Sensory Bottles: Rain Stick
- Plastic Bottle Play Dough Impressions
- Bottle Print Flowers
- Letter Sounds ~ Feed the Monster
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PRODUCE CONTAINERS
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RECYCLED ROUND-UPS
- Earth Day Fun: 12 Recycled Crafts and Activities for kids
- Learning and Playing with Recycled Materials
- 5 Fun Activities for Learning using everyday Materials
- Recycle Bin Activities
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WRAPPING PAPER, READING MATERIAL AND PAPER BAGS
- Paper Bag Princess
- Recycled Paper Christmas Tree
- Homemade Rhyming Book ~ Made from Re-used Valentines
- Book Page Turkeys
- Thrifty Scissor Practice
- Candy Wrapper Turkeys
- Owl Craft
- Snow Scene with Shredded Paper
- Shredded Paper Snowman
- Paper Bag Challenge
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I would like to introduce you to the following PLAY group Members. They didn’t have any recycled activities or crafts to share, but each have amazing sites that you will want to check out!
If you enjoy following along with Growing a Jeweled Rose then you are going to love their new sister site. Both blogs are written and founded by the same creative lady, Crystal. Bath Activities for Kids is all about sharing exciting themed baths for kids. Their site is packed full of educational and learning activities that your kids will love. Hop on over and check out what they are learning.
Do you love Rainy Day Mum? Nature and Play and Rainy Day Mum are both written and created by Cerys. Follow along with Nature and Play and discover new ways to connect with nature and encourage outdoor play everyday! Your kids (and you) will love her creative ideas!
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CONNECT WITH US
You won’t want to miss out on any of the fun we are having. Stay connected by following the P.L.A.Y. group on Pinterest or come hang out with us on our Google+ Community. We are looking forward to sharing all our creative ideas with you.
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Love giving something a 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th) life! I think it’s a great thing to teach and show our children as well 🙂
Debs, I totally agree:)
You know how much I love recycled crafts. I think those frogs and school bus were my favorites.
Jen, I am totally in love the the frogs too:)
Thanks for sharing these ideas Tammy. I will certainly think twice before I throw something away.
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