Shadow Fun with Toilet Paper ROLls

June 25, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

We all have toilet paper rolls, right? Get yours out of the recycling bin and get ready for some shadow fun.

Cardboard Nail Salon

March 31, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

A perfect rainy day activity! The girls are always asking me if they can do my nails. As much as I love a manicure, I figured I would let them have their creativity soar on these cardboard hands.

DIY “Halloween Tree” out of cardboard boxes

October 12, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I love an upcycle craft and we had a bunch of cardboard boxes lying around so we decided to make our own “Halloween Tree”. Want to make your own? All you need to do is grab some boxes out of your recycle bin, have the kids make some “ornaments” out of construction paper and use […]

DIY Washer Necklaces

July 11, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Make a fun, fashionable necklace for boys or girls to wear using washers. This is a fun and easy craft that is not only fun but looks great when it dries to wear, as well. It is fun to make these and give them out as gifts or make for yourself.

Bubble Snakes

May 20, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

It is Make Your Own Fun Monday and we are having fun with Bubbles. Empty out the plastic water bottles in your recycle bin and turn them into your inexpensive warm weather fun!

Cereal Box Tabletop Hockey Game

November 11, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

We made our own table top game! A fun way to bring Air Hockey to your dining room table. We are re-using empty cereal boxes and some scratched cd’s to make our own fun.

Upcycle Crafts – LI Summer News 12

August 17, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Elizabeth Hashagen (News 12 Long Island) and Anne Caminiti ( Momee Friends of Long Island ) show you how to turn an old t-shirt into a durable bag and how to make fun necklaces for anyone to wear out of washers. Upcycling is so much fun. Turn the old into new in a few simple […]