Fun and Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials: 60 Cool Projects That Reimagine Paper Rolls, Egg Cartons, Jars and More!

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Eco-friendly adults can help their kids make cool crafts everyone will love from materials they already have. Egg cartons become flowers, old pool noodles transform into pirate ships and toilet paper rolls become tree trunks. Kimberly McLeod, founder of the popular kids' crafting blog The Best Ideas for Kids, creates inexpensive projects that upcycle common household objects. From Tin Can Planters and Cereal Box Aquariums to Toilet Paper Roll Flowers and Paper Plate Bunnies, kids will have their hands full with eco- and budget-friendly crafts. This book contains 60 crafts and 60 photos.

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"This book will provide hours of fun, and I love that it uses simple recycled materials!" --Sarah Dees, author of Awesome Lego(R) Creations with Bricks You Already Have "This book is jam-packed full of fantastic ideas for using old objects in brand new ways. It is a must-have!" --Maggy Woodley, author of Easy Paper Projects and creator of Red Ted Art "Kimberly is simply the BEST at creating simple, colorful crafts from materials you already have around the house! I'm always amazed at how simple the projects are to make and how beautiful the results are." --Andrea Scalzo Yi, author of 100 Easy STEAM Activities "Kim has a knack for taking the simplest items and creating such beautiful crafts--but without overly complicated steps." --Susie Allison, creator of Busy Toddler "Kim's book is packed with creative, colorful and easy crafts that your kids will enjoy making. Start saving egg cartons and boxes now!" --Melissa Lennig, author of Sticks and Stones and founder of Fireflies and Mud Pies "Who says crafting has to be hard Raid your kitchen cabinets, common household items and recycling bins to make these imaginative recycled crafts." --Agnes Hsu, creator of hello, Wonderful

Author Bio

Kimberly McLeod is the founder of the prolific craft blog, The Best Ideas for Kids. Her work has been featured on the Huffington Post and she has collaborated on blog posts with Mod Podge and other art brands. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.