Upcycling with children: ideas, tips and instructions

Upcycling is the art of using things for a new purpose instead of throwing them away. This turns old tin cans into lampshades or old cake tins into a flowerpot! This requires a little imagination and a little manual skill. Upcycling is also interesting for handicrafts with children. We present you beautiful ideas for upcycling with children.

Nice ideas for upcycling with children

Make lanterns

Especially in autumn and in the Christmas season, people like to do whatever it takes. Lanterns are one of the most beautiful craft ideas Milk cartons. They are easy to copy and also suitable for children to tinker with. You can find instructions here: making lanterns from milk cartons. They are not only chic for lantern parades, but also as decorations!

Make advent calendars from milk cartons

Milk bags can not only be made into lanterns, they also become charming advent Calendar!

Here are the instructions: Make your own advent calendar from milk cartons.

Upcycling with children – even more craft ideas

Regardless of the season, this quirky flower pot is. All you need is a discarded plastic bottle, pen, cutter, spray paint and waterproof pens for the cat's face!

How cute are they! These little foxes are made of Toilet paper rolls. You can either cut the faces out of toilet paper rolls or take leftover paper, e.g. old prints with only half printed or old envelopes.

Old jam jars easily turn into colorful lanterns:

For that you need Washi tape or craft paper and glue. Also a great gift for family members!

If you still have some wood left over from the renovation, how about these cute hedgehogs?

The DIY project is more suitable for larger children, even if you trust them to use hammer and nail, you should keep an eye on handicrafts.

Would you like to sew with your child? Here we give you 5 tips for sewing with children. The Brigitte Community also has creative ideas and great DIY ideas!