Plastic Bag Frankensteins

A giant green plastic lawn bag is turned into a Frankenstein monster by adding black paper eyes, ears, mouth and scars with kids craft room.  She next cuts long strips to make it sway in the breeze. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/giant-homemade-halloween-decorations-frankensteins/

Plastic Bag Butterflies

Busy bee kids crafts has a similar project to the paper napkin using a plastic zip lock bag. Kids fill the bags up with crumpled pieces of construction paper, tissue paper would work well too and tie them up with a pipe cleaner.

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Butterfly-Baggie.html

Our big earth uses different tissue paper colors for each of the wings.

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Valentine's Day Plastic Bag Mobile

Red and white plastic bags are cut into hearts and hung on string to make a unique mobile for Valentine's Day.  Aunt peaches shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.auntpeaches.com/2012/01/valentine-garland-from-plastic-grocery.html

Duct Tape Pencil Case

A ziploc bag is covered in colorful and patterned duct tape to make a really neat and functional pencil case.  Aunt peaches shares all of the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.auntpeaches.com/2014/08/school-supply-makeover-with-tape.html

About family crafts makes her version just out of duct tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/how-to-make-a-duct-tape-pencil-case/

Lego Plastic Bag Parachute

A plastic zipper bag, yarn and a lego turn into a nifty parachute toy with 733 blog.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://733blog.com/2014/05/plastic-bag-parachute.html

Squishy Paint Bags

Ziploc bags and paint turn into a perfect toddler craft and sensory play.

A day in the life of the kuesters uses two primary colors and lets the kids mix them together to learn about color creations.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://adayinthelifeofthekuesters.blogspot.com/2012/10/toddler-activity-sensory-paint-bags.html

Learning at his feet uses several bags of just one color for sensory play.

Get the instructions here:
http://learningathisfeet.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-toddler-diaries-paint-bags.html

Cuties by zootys combines all of the colors into one bag and lets the kids discover the classic yucky brown.

Get the instructions here:
http://cutiesbyzootys.com.au/monday-make-it-squishy-paint-bag/

Sweet happy life put the bags in the window so the kids can see the sun shine through.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sweethappylife.com/2012/activities/toddler-games-activities/toddler-indoor-activities/sunny-window-paint-play/