How to Recycle Art Supplies?

If you want the entire class to do a project (individually or in small groups), collect any waste materials you have. It could be paper bags, plastic bags, old fabric scraps, scrap wood from a sawmill, tin cans (but be sure there are no sharp edges that they could get cut on), empty pill or supplement bottles, and other materials that would otherwise be discarded. You also need glue or something to hold the materials together. For young children, you can probably just put the materials out and allow them to create something from their own ideas and imagination. Be prepared to offer ideas, though, especially if the children are older. You could also allow children to bring in materials from home and use the opportunity for a lesson on recycling.

If you are doing a project at home to take to school, you can do what is suggested above at home.