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Bugs and Birds Recycle Crafts

February 24, 2021 by Bernardé Leave a Comment

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Spruce up your garden with bugs and birds recycle crafts! These cute garden creatures are sure to add character to your garden. Easy and fun to make with the kids too!

Bugs and birds recycle crafts pin

Recycle crafts are great to do with the kids because it teaches them to reuse what would have landed in a landfill. Have you seen these Garden Recycle Crafts?

You will need:

  • Old CD or DVD discs (2 per friend)
  • Plastic lids (2 per friend)
  • Paint
  • Googly eyes
  • Craft sticks
  • Chenille stems
  • Glue (glue gun recommended)
  • Feathers (bird)

What to do:

Paint the discs backgrounds, yellow for the bee, red for the ladybug, orange for the snail and blue for the bird. Remember to paint two of each.

Paint the lids for the heads (two of each), yellow for the bee, black for the ladybug, blue for the bird. Paint a curved craft stick orange for the snail.

bee recycle craft

Draw the wing areas for the bee and ladybug. Paint the bee’s wings blue and paint black dots on the ladybug. Draw a spiral pattern on the snail and paint dots in different shades of blue on the bird. Use a marker pen and colour alternate lines in black for the bee.

Once the paint is dry, turn your discs, the wrong sides facing up. Cut the chenille stems in shorter lengths for the legs and antennae. Paint two craft sticks blue for the bird’s legs.

ladybug recycle craft

Glue the legs onto the discs and add a craft stick in the center of each, except for the bird. Glue the orange craft stick horizontally onto the snail.

Use more glue, making sure you cover the edges of the discs, take the corresponding disc, check your design aligns and press down firmly.

snail recycle craft

To construct the heads: glue one-half of the lids to the disc, flip over and glue the second half to the first. insert the antennae before you glue the lids together.

Glue googly eyes to the heads and use a small piece of foam to construct the snail’s face and the beak for the bird. Use the marker pen and draw a friendly smile.

bird recycle craft

If your garden friends are going to be outdoors, you can spray a layer of clear coat to protect against the elements.

Finish off the bird by adding a few bright feathers and place your garden friends in the garden.

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Such a fun project to do with the kids, these bugs and birds recycle crafts!

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About Bernardé

Homeschool mom of two geeky, computer crazy boys. We didn't choose to homeschool, homeschooling chose us. It often is one crazy journey but I have no regrets. I am passionate about Art and being creative is a key ingredient in our homeschool recipe book.

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