Egg Carton Flower Headband

Egg carton pods are cut out and shaped into flowers with paging fun mums.  She then paints them with glitter glue and pins them to an elastic headband for a fun upcycled craft.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2013/06/26/diy-egg-carton-headbands/

Plastic Container Catch

Plastic half gallon milk containers are cut into a catcher shape with replayground.  She next adds a toilet paper tube to make a handle and a good size tin foil ball.  The marker decorations transform them into a really cute toy.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.replayground.com/pages/diy/carton.asp

Lakeshore learning uses a bigger jug and adds colorful tape around the bottom for decoration.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/crafts/ed_ballcatcher.jsp

Upcycled Columbus Day Ships

Probably one of the most unique ways to re-purpose a coffee sleeve holder, 4 crazy kings show how to turn them into a boat for Columbus day attaching a paper sail with a coffee filter.  To make it completely coffee oriented use a napkin for the sail.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2010/11/recycled-thanksgiving-craft-pilgrim.html