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HOW TO: Make Recycled Bottle Cap Valentine Magnets

by Jennie Lyon, 02/06/12

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HOW TO: Make Easy, DIY Kids Valentines With Stuff From Around Your House

by Marni Fogelson-Teel, 01/25/12

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Keep Cabin Fever at Bay with 7 Eco-Friendly Winter Arts and Crafts and Activities

by Marni Fogelson-Teel, 01/11/12

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HOW TO: Upcycle Holiday Cards into Puzzle Thank you Cards

by Jennie Lyon, 12/30/11

HOW TO: Make a DIY Memory Game for Kids – Great Last Minute Gift!

If you're looking for a last minute non-commercial, homemade holiday gift or stocking stuffer for young children, one that you can really pull off before Christmas, then a homemade memory game is just the ticket. Most children love memory games and a homemade version is much sweeter than a store-bought game. This craft project is especially fast if you have a child helper and allows you to use up odds and ends of craft paper around the house. Bonus, this homemade gift project takes just hours, yet it's so cute, people will think you spent a lot more time on it. Plus, so far as homemade gifts go, this gift is very inexpensive, looks fairly professional and it's educational and fun for young children.

HOW TO: Make a Holiday Snow Globe from a Recycled Jar

Looking for a project to make with your child that can be displayed in your home during the holiday season? Creating a recycled snow globe is a fun way to get him excited for the holiday, and also gives him something to show family, friends and visitors. Snow globes are magical items with the tiny creatures inside and the snow that falls when you shake it. Making your own snow globes with your children is a breeze. All you need is a jar from your recycling bin, small plastic toys and few other supplies. Read on to learn how to do it in just a few easy steps.

7 Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids That Encourage Recycling and Reuse

Need an idea for a new craft project? Look in your recycling bin. See an old juice carton? You can turn it into an organizer for crayons, markers and other art supplies. Got a cardboard box? Create a stage for puppets to perform in. Your kids will be amazed by what you can do with old newspapers, cereal boxes, coffee cans, and milk jugs. Plus, by working on these recycled craft projects together, your kids will have the opportunity to see the power of recycling and reuse first hand. So take stock of what you have on hand in your home recycling center and follow our easy how-to instructions to make something great, and green, with your kids.

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3 Easy, Eco-Friendly Crafts Kids Can Make for the Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is almost here, so now is the perfect time to gather the children to make crafts for the Thanksgiving table. These crafts can keep your kids busy while you're busy baking and you can be they'll get excited when guests arrive on the big day to a table decorated in crafts they made by themselves. Read on for simple, fun crafts that you and your kids can make in an afternoon using items you can find in your recycling bin or on a nature walk.

HOW TO: Make Scrumptious Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Cupcakes

As the weather starts to get chilly and pumpkins seem to be congregating on every corner, this vegan pumpkin cupcake recipe will satisfy the heartiest fall sweet tooth. Why should pumpkin pie get all the attention at your Thanksgiving feast? Show your appreciation for pumpkins and all of nature’s bounty with this amazingly delicious and easy-to-make recipe for vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes that will impress all of your friends, vegans and non-vegans alike. This recipe is so simple and easy that even a 3-year-old can do it – as evidenced by the video above. Baking vegan cupcakes makes a great project for the pre-K set – with a little adult supervision of course. Without frosting (my preferred way of enjoying them), these cupcakes might be more aptly described as “muffins,” but they are majorly tasty and so scrumptiously sweet that they really don’t need the additional sugary slather on top. However, if you are a sucker for the sweet stuff, authors Isa Chandra and Terry Hope provide instructions for a cinnamon icing to accompany these cupcakes in Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (a book I highly recommend as a holiday gift this season).

LAST CHANCE to Vote in the Inhabitots Green Halloween Contest – Vote Now!

Our Green Halloween Costume Contest Ends Today!

Halloween may be long gone but if you want to relive the action and get inspired by some fantabulous costumes, then head on over to Inhabitot's Green Halloween Costume Contest and check out all of this year's unbearably cute finalists. Today is the FINAL day of voting for the awesomely creative costume submissions, and the adorable hand-sewn Poppitoppy Toy costume is currently holding steady in first place. But the cleverly upcycled Dalek costume made from discarded home goods is not far behind, and your votes will make the difference in which DIY cutie takes the cake! The polls close today at 11:59 p.m. EST, so cast your vote now!

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White iPhone 4 DIY Halloween Costume Made From Recycled Everyday Items

The elusive white iPhone 4 evaded consumers for months before finally appearing on store shelves – and that long-awaited exclusive first unit was the inspiration for Reba Wong’s amazing DIY Halloween Costume! This clever smartphone costume is made from a piece of …

Adorable Android and Charger DIY Halloween Costume Lights Up!

While most kids want to dress up as a princess or a pirate for Halloween, this sweet 4 year old girl decided that she wanted to be an Android instead! Papa Darryl made his daughter this amazing little Android costume using a trash can, a green plush blanket, …

Box Play for Kids’ Eco-Friendly Stickers Turn the Recycle Bin into the Toy Box

The recycling bin is a tried and true source of inspiration for DIY green crafts and toys. And now, thanks to Box Play for Kids' collection of twenty-two designer stickers, even the least crafty among us may transform unassuming toilet paper tubes into a soaring rocket ship or pair of binoculars, or a macaroni and cheese box into the perfect clutch purse to accessorize the dress-up play outfit of a budding eco-fashionista. Above: Say Cheese! The empty box from a macaroni and cheese dinner turns into a sweet new camera to play with in a flash.

HOW TO: Make Reusable, Eco-Friendly Halloween Window Silhouettes

One of the reasons that children find Halloween so exciting is because there is something unusual and unexpected behind every corner. Once the trick-or-treaters have strolled past your homemade, recycled yard cemetery and meandered up your coffee bag Jack o' Lantern lined sidewalk, greet them with super-spooky window silhouettes that you made yourself. Our 30-minute project is made using nothing more than a roll of recycled paper and eco-friendly paint. Another plus: these window silhouettes are reusable. Simply remove them after Halloween, roll them up and store them until next year. Read on to learn how to make these spooky Halloween silhouettes with your little ones just in time for Halloween night.

HOW TO: Make a Coffee Bag Halloween Jack o’ Lantern

Spending a weekend afternoon crafting spooky decor to entertain your friends, family and neighbors is much more fun than taking a trip to the Halloween store. Luckily, DIY crafts don't have to be complex to be cool. Take these simple Halloween Jack o' Lanterns for example. You can make them with items that you already have in your home, helping to save the planet, while building memories with your children. And, you can whip these up in no time to be ready for Halloween night. Read on to learn how to make these spooky lights using an empty coffee bag.

HOW TO: Make Flying Ghosts from an Upcycled Sheet for Halloween

When it comes to Halloween decorations, if it moves, flies, howls or lights up - children are immediately drawn to it. Add a little spooky, flying fun to your Halloween decorations this year by making a set of four flying upcycled Halloween ghosts using supplies that you probably already have on hand. Read on to learn how to get started.

HOW TO: Make a Halloween Pirate Costume from Thrift Store Finds

My son attends a LEED certified, green Montessori school and instead of celebrating Halloween they're having a pirate feast to go along with their class unit on piracy. Each child has been spending weeks studying, researching and writing about their favorite real-life pirate. All of their hard work will culminate when they dress up as their favorite pirate and present their projects at the pirate feast on Halloween. My son and I decided to create his pirate costume using only pieces that we either already had on hand or could pick up at our favorite thrift store. Read on to learn how we assembled this fun pirate costume for only $5! If your little one wants to be a pirate for Halloween, you can put this costume together in an afternoon for a similarly low price.

8 DIY Cardboard Costumes That Are Outside the Box

One of the best mediums for creating recycled, handmade Halloween costumes is an old cardboard box. When my son was 5 years old, we went all-out cardboard for Halloween, constructing an indoor cardboard cave that took over 3/4 of our small apartment. I was a cardboard construction worker, my wife was a cardboard viking and after many hours of consultation and construction my son was a cardboard knight - for about 15 minutes. Once his friends arrived in their store-bought costumes he quickly succumbed to the idea that his handcrafted labor of love was inferior. Bummer. To save you this dismay I've outlined a few DIY cardboard box costumes that are fun to make and fun to wear, fully able to stand up to even the most caustic kiddie criticism.

HOW TO: Make Upcycled Halloween Tombstones for Your Yard

Want to spook the whole neighborhood this Halloween? Turn your yard into graveyard with our clever Halloween how to. Our upcycled tombstones are made from leftover wood and paint. While you'll have to do a lot of the building, your kids can get involved in the process, too. Read on to learn how to make a set of easy, eerie, upcycled Halloween tombstones.

Katie Mello Creates a Hilarious Star Wars AT-AT Costume for Dogs

Somebody (and I will point fingers) had way too much time on her hands during the weeks leading up to Halloween. This super-detailed, super-funny (and hopefully super-light) AT-AT pet costume was created by Katie Mello for her dog Bones — that is, an All Terrain Armored Transport as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. Mello is one of the Star Wars-loving artists over at LAIKA/house, a Portland animation studio. Let this inspire you to get your creative …