My Must Have Recyclables!

With time I've learned how to recycle some of the most ordinary household products into great arts and craft projects. Some you've already seen here.

I thought I'd go ahead and make a list of things you too can save and reuse.

First, I reused a shipping box as my recycle container. When it's full, I know it's time to do more projects using the products inside.

-> Save your empty toilet paper rolls! There are a bunch of projects you can make using old toilet paper rolls!

-> I save egg cartons for math games.

-> I also save all of my creamer bottles. In January we used them to create the most adorable snowmen.

-> Coffee cans can be used for the paint flower (or similar) project I blogged about a few weeks back. You can also decorate the outside of a coffee can to create a piggy bank or other keepsake.

-> Yogurt and fruit cup containers! These are perfect for painting projects!

If you're not using them for paint, use them for math games. Remember the jelly bean counting game I blogged about?

-> I save my lunch meat containers for the kids to use in their shopping cart.

Broken crayons can be saved, melted and made into more crayons. I'll blog about this soon!

-> Old bags of peanuts are a perfect way to attract squirrels to your property.

-> Old bags of dried beans and rice are perfect for noise maker crafts.

With just a little looking and cleaning out of your cabinets you'll find many uses for the items you thought you didn't need anymore!