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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Recycled Soda Bottle Crafts for Kids
Here are soda bottle crafts activities and instructions for kids to make beautiful crafts projects with empty, recycled soda pop bottles. Find childrens' soda bottle crafts below.
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Recycle a Soda Bottle into a Coin Purse This coin purse project as it is a little more modern-looking than many of the kitschy recycled can craft projects
Make a Recycled Soda Bottle iPod Holder Make an entire soda bottle into a nifty holder for her iPod! Of course, you could use the bottle to hold many things. How handy would a holder like this be to toss into your diaper bag (straight into a bottle pocket!) or oversized purse?
Make Beads from Recycled Soda Bottles Craft Idea for Kids Another great use for your old soda bottles is to cut them up, color them, and heat them into these pretty and colorful beads!
Recycle a Plastic Soda Bottle into a Vase Craft Ideas With some clever cutting and folding, a clear plastic soda bottle headed for the recycling bin can be given new life as a pretty vase.
Juice or Soda Bottle Bug Catcher Craft for Kids This craft is a great way to reuse a juice bottle while safely learning about the insects in our world. After your observations, be sure to return the critters where you found them!
Plastic Soda Bottle Flower Basket Craft for Kids Have fun making this Plastic bottle flower basket craft. It's a great decorative springtime gift for Mother's Day, Easter or even Earth Day.
Victorian Soda Bottle Recycle an ordinary bottle into a work of art with this easy, elegant Victorian Bottle Craft. A lovely gift for kids to make for any occasion.
Ocean in a Soda BottleHere’s a science project that is also a fun craft. Create your very own ocean waves in a plastic soda bottle. A perfect summer craft.
Terrarium in the Soda Bottle You can plant just about any kind of seed in this terrarium. Children love to see the plants growing.
Water Bottle or Soda Bottle Noise Maker Save that water bottle from the landfill by creating this fun noise maker for New Year’s Eve!
Indoor snowman from Soda Bottle There’s no snow required for this friendly snowman. Use as a decoration or make a whole snow family, set them up and play bowling with a soft ball.
Kids' Goblet from a Soda Bottle Share your magical jelly beans and other treats with these Kids' Goblets made from recycled pop bottles. A great addition to a Harry Potter party.
Cotton Ball Bottle Tree Celebrate nature this Earth Day with this easy-to-make tree. A fun way to recycle what would otherwise be garbage.
Spring Windsock from a This is a fun project that can be created in a multitude of designs.
Plastic Soda Bottle Basket Craft Activity Make this basket from a small pop bottle or try it with a 2 liter for a larger basket. You will need to weave a few chenille stems together to create the handle for the larger basket.
Plastic Water bottle or Soda Bottle into a Lighthouse Turn a plastic water bottle into a decorative lighthouse -- just the thing to brighten up a rainy summer day.
Bottle Terrarium Arts & Crafts Project for Kids Recycle a two liter soda bottle into your own Terrarium. Easy to make, interesting to have!
Plastic Soda Bottle Birdfeeder Craft for Kids Make a refuge for one of our feathered friends by recycling a plastic soda bottle.
Soda Pop Bottle Basket Craft for Children Great idea for recycling those soda pop bottles into little Easter Baskets. Everyone will love your gift!
Recycled Water Bottle or Soda Bottle Fish Craft for Kids Make a whole school of fish with this easy FreeKidsCrafts original water bottle project. Great way to reinforce a lesson on keeping our waters clean.
Paddle Steamer from a Soda Bottle Activity for Kids What fun for a summer afternoon in a pool or a pond. Cool steamer from soda bottles.
Pop Bottle Wind Spinner Craft for Kids Recycle those empty soda bottles into fun wind toys. Very beautiful, colorful and fun to have such this in your garden on the tree.
Recycled Animals from Soda Bottles Craft We throw away thousands of plastic bottles every day. Here's an opportunity to give them a second life and teach children the importance of recycling at the same time.
Apple Paperweight Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea An apple paperweight is a great craft project to make and give to your favorite teacher. This easy kids craft also teaches children that recycled items can become something fun and useful.
“It’s a String Thing” Bottle Doll Kids Arts & Crafts Activity Idea Dolls which you can make by yourself. It is a great idea and a lot of fun!
Friendly Fireflies Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea These luminous glowworms will love lighting up the evening sky!
Waste Not Snowman Kids Arts & Crafts Project Idea There are plenty of crafts you can make from items found around the house, or even those headed for the garbage can. This adorable snowman was created from a condiment bottle, fabric scraps, and lots of imagination.
Trained Octopus Arts & Crafts Project Activity For Kids Expect your kids to carry around this amazing toy for days, showing friends how they can make their trained"octopus"rise or fall at their command.
Treasure in a Bottle Arts & Crafts Project Idea Tutorial At first glance, this homemade toy may look like nothing more than a bottle of rice, but roll it once or twice, and a host of hidden objects will appear before your eyes.
Pencil cup from Plastic Bottle Craft for Kids Organize and refresh your desk with a silly-smelling pencil cup! Think Fairy Tale Forest or Monkey’s Breath! These fun organizers make great gifts, too.
Retro Batik Windsock Craft with Recycled Water or Soda Bottle Recycle a wate or soda bottle into your own retro room decoration! Crayola® Twistables make it easy to create a distinctive batik look.
How to Make a Soda Bottle Dome Display The Victorians often displayed an arrangement of dried flowers, or even stuffed birds or animals, under a polished dome of glass. Our recycling craft project borrows the same idea - but we're very glad to say that no animals, birds or butterflies were sacrificed to make it.
Recycled Soda Bottle Fish Mobile Craft for Children - Colorful tropical fish or goldfish swim around in a gentle circle when you suspend them from a recycled CD to make this fish mobile. The finished mobile would look great hung in the corner of a child's room!
Recycled Pop Bottle Candle Holders This is truly a Trash to Treasure recycling project - you get two candle holders from each recycled pop bottle!
Plastic Soda Bottle Elephant (Elephas plasticus) This pretty little plastic elephant will be great fun to create.
Friendly Soda Bottle Lion Craft for Kids Have a roaring time making a friendly feline craft. A lot of fun and easy to make!
Spotted Giraffe from Ssoda Bottle Craft Make your very own spotted giraffe with these easy-to-follow instructions.
Zippy Zebra Soda Bottle Craft (Equus zippicus) Use your creativity and make this fuzzy striped friend. From soda bottle to cute animal!
Crafty Crocodile Soda Bottle Craft (Crocodilus crafticus) Create this cool and crafty crocodile for a fun and creative craft. Try! You will love the result!
Pilgrim Place Cards Recycled Soda Bottle Craft Had the Pilgrim children made place cards like these for their feast, names like Peregrine, Remember, Love and Humility would have graced the table.
The Unencumbered Cucumber Recycled Soda Bottle Activity for Kids The object here is to astound your friends with a little horticultural sleight of hand. They'll be in a pickle wondering how you managed to squeeze that great big vegetable through that skinny little bottleneck.
Bottled Music Craft Activity for Kids Who hasn't blown across the lip of a half-empty pop bottle and marveled at the richness of the tone?
Amazing Eggs-periment Soda Bottle Activity You'd think that forcing a hard-boiled egg through the mouth of a milk bottle would be darn near impossible (or at the very least, result in egg salad). But with some hot water, you can harness the laws of physics to do the work for you. So, go suck an egg. You'll be amazed.
Sky Riders with Recycled Soda Bottle Craft for Kids Our version of the classic toy parachute has a surprising twist--or more precisely, an untwist.
Physics Fun with Recycled Soda Bottle Science Activity for Kids If you ask your child how much air can fit in a bottle, she'll probably say it depends on the size of the bottle. True, but there's another factor to consider, and that's temperature. A bottle can hold more cold air than warm air. With this simple activity, your child can see for herself.
Message in a Bottle Craft for Kids Add a few special tokens of summer to kids' wish-you-were-here vacation greetings with this alternative to plain-old postcards.
Bottle Beings Craft Activity for Kids Raid your recycling bin and scare up a cast of extraterrestrial characters.
Super Sailboat Soda Bottle Craft for Kids This pint-size -- or, more precisely, liter-size -- craft offers a decent approximation of a high-seas sailboat. And since it's constructed from common household items, it's a lot cheaper than the real thing!
Two-Liter Transporter Craft Idea for Kids It's the fastest way to travel this side of the universe. Just give the Two-liter Transporter a quick turn, and the Trash Master or robot inside "disappears" behind a trick piece of silvery paper.
This Project Looks a Little Fishy - Easy Mobile or Suncatcher This crafty little fish will be happy swimming around in your bedroom or your classroom! It's a great preschool or kindergarten class activity where everyone can show off their individuality while still being part of the "school."
Bottle Bank Recycled Bleach Bottle Craft This little piggy (bank) started off at the market as a bleach bottle.
Amazing Science Projects Budding chemists aren't the only ones who will get a kick out of these experiments. From gassing up a balloon to making quicksand, every project is enjoyable and teaches something about how the natural world works.
Pop Bottle Vase Children love making gifts for their parents and other adults who are important to them. But what can they make that will delight the person they are giving the gift to?
Homemade Horseshoe Game Here's a quick and easy way to make a horseshoe game that is safe and fun for kids.
Soda can Birdfeeder Affix it to the outside of your window. Enjoy your avian visitors!
Funky Pen Holder This pen holder can also be made smaller and used for holding pins or paper clips on your desk.
Baby Water Bottle Rattle This craft project shows you how to make a baby toy out of a recycled water bottle. This baby toy craft is a great sensory toy for little minds to help them play and develop.
Sparkly Glitter Bottle A simple-to-make Glitter Bottle! When you swirl the bottle, it sparkles.
Spring Flowers from Plastic Soda Bottles Try this idea from our selection of easy plastic bottle crafts! It's just another good reason to start recycling. Enjoy!
Soda Bottle Jack-O-'Lantern Craft A great idea to make Halloween even more interesting!!! Make cool pumpkin yourself!
Rabbit Windsock Craft Interesting, colorful toy to put on lamp in your room or in your garden!
Soda Bottle Easter Basket This is an inexpensive and easy kids Easter craft and a fun way to recycle. With our craft instructions, you can turn a soda bottle into an Easter basket.
Message in a Bottle This simple craft is a great project to make as a gift or to entertain children at a Birthday party.
Melted Snowman This winter craft is easy for kids to make is a good use for a recycled water bottle.
Cheesecloth Ghost Turn ordinary cheesecloth into a ghost decoration for your Halloween celebration.
Bottle Belly Snowman Make this adorable snowman from a recycled water bottle and some fleece. He's a fun kid's winter craft! Make him for Christmas then keep him out all winter to decorate your home.
Sand Art For years kids have enjoyed making sand art - layering colored sand in bottles. However, the colored sand can be quite expensive. Learn the secret to color your own sand at a fraction of the cost.
Craft: Ocean in a Bottle Not going to the ocean this summer? Make your own!
Backyard Bird Feeder Spoon-feed your winged neighbors with this homemade birdseed dispenser.
Building Nemo With just a plastic bottle or two, you can add a touch of the tropics to your room!
Hummer Feeder from plastic bottle Want to attract hummingbirds to your yard? You can also make your own feeder using one of these ideas.
A Mad Scientist's Blast We gave the mad scientists plenty of time to delve into kitchen chemistry. They had a ball working with all the ingredients: they called the vinegar "stinky" and the baking soda "magic powder." We showed them how to do some basic experiments, but they also just loved making up their own potions.
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