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A very entertaining activity that we can carry out with the little ones in the house is make toys with recycled materials, so that they will have fun both when making them and later playing with them. It is also a economical way to offer our children resources with which play and entertain yourself. In this OneHowTo article, we offer you some examples of how to make toys with recycled material.
Truck with carafes
A very original idea is to build vans with jugs or plastic bottles for example detergent, soap, fabric softener, etc. and bottle caps. The handle of the carafe can serve as a window, although you can also make more holes with the help of a cutter. For the wheels, we will use the caps and hook them with glue.
You can decorate the truck With colored adhesive backing or painting with permanent markers to turn it into an ambulance, fire truck, pizza delivery van, etc.
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Alien ship
Another option to build a toy out of recycled material is to take advantage of portioned cheese boxes, egg cups, and popsicle sticks. These are elements that are easily found in homes and that will allow you build an alien ship. In this way, you will have to cut one of the spaces of the plastic egg cup and make a hole of the same size in the cardboard box, so that they fit one with another. Also, in the other part of the cheese box it will be necessary to make four holes to insert the ice cream sticks; You can do it with a utility knife or pointed scissors.
For do the alien, look for a cork, plastic or some other similar element that fits inside the ship. To decorate the UFO and its member, use tempera paints, stickers, etc.
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Stone dominoes
On the other hand, you can make yourself traditional games such as dominoes. Instead of using recycled material, you will need medium-sized flat stones; Those on the banks of the river or on the beach will be ideal.
The complete set of dominoes consists of 28 pieces, so you should look for 28 stones of similar size. Next, you will have to paint them with the complete numbering, from double white to double six.
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Cardboard parking
A toy that children love and that you can build with recycled material are the multi-storey car parks, where they can play with their strollers. To do this, you will only need moldable cardboard, for example from a box.
You will have to trace the route that the cars will follow and make cuts in the area that we will join with the lower floor. By joining both cartons, the up and down roads where the toy vehicles will pass. It is also possible to place the cardboard on some stairs and join the steps with ascent and descent routes.
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Snake with corks
The corks They are another very common element in all houses and that, normally, are usually discarded without further ado. At OneHowTo we suggest you take advantage of them and make this funny snake, which can be as long as you want. In addition to the corks, you will need a string, a cutter or knife and a needle or sharp object to pierce the corks (this must be done by an adult).
You will have to cut all the corks to the same size and make a hole in the central part, through which the string can pass. At the ends, you should tie a knot so that it serves as a stop and does not dismantle the snake; Finally, use a marker to paint the reptile’s face.
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