Halloween Find It Bottle

A plastic bottle is turned into a fun Halloween activity by adding orange colored rice and tiny Halloween trinkets for kids to try and find.  Pink and green mama shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.jp/2010/10/halloween-eye-spy-bottle.html

Plastic Bottle Jump Rope

A rope is tied to the bottom of two small plastic bottles which are turned into jump rope handles.  A pretty silk flower is stung before the knots to make a pretty embellishment. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

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Plastic Barettes

Hearts, stars and other shapes are cut out of plastic containers, painted and glued to bobby pins to make easy hair clips with everyday dishes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/plastic-bottle-diy-hair-clip/

Super Hero Banks

A plastic bottle is painted, given a superhero logo, and a slit is cut into the top to make a super hero bank with fireflies and mud pies.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/09/14/mason-jar-superhero-banks/

Plastic Bottle Trucks

An empty laundry detergent bottle makes a fantastic truck with laughing squid.  She adds bottle cap wheels and makes all kinds of trucks from ones for circus animals to the  pizza delivery kind.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://laughingsquid.com/truck-cans-plastic-bottle-toy-vehicles-by-martine-camillieri/

Calming Bottles

A plastic bottle is filled with paint, glitter and cotton balls to make calming bottles for upset kids with crafty morning.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.craftymorning.com/how-to-make-galaxy-jars-bottles-kids-activity/

Fun at home with kids uses beads and clear liquid soap.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2015/04/suspended-beads-dollar-tree-discovery.html

Engineer mommy uses confetti, soapy water, and food coloring.

Get the instructions here:

http://engineermommy.com/2012/diy-discovery-bottles-fun-kids-craft-project/

Duct Tape Vases

A plastic bottle is turned into a pretty vase with duct tape.  Positively splendid wraps the bottles in pretty patterned tap and ties on a big bow for an easy and colorful vase.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2013/02/easy-duct-tape-vase-craft.html

Chica circle uses neon colored duct tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/recycled-bottle-duck-tape-spring-bud-vases/

Plastic Bottle Fish

A green plastic bottle turns into a really simple fish project with the addition of foam fins, tail and of course googly eyes.  Free kids crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/recycled-water-bottle-fish/

Meaningful mama squishes her bottle into a fish shape and then paints it with colorful scales adding googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/08/water-bottle-fish-craft.html

Plastic Jellyfish

A plastic bottle is cut from its rounded side to make this nifty jellyfish.  After cutting out the head, tape on long strings of bubble wrap for the tentacles.  You can also use cut out strips from a clear plastic bag.  Stuff the head with white cotton to give it definition.  Next, glue on paper eyes and add a long string so the jelly can hang down so he can swim in the wind.

You can also make a big jellyfish mobile. 

Plastic Bottle Piggy Bank

A plastic bottle is painted pink and given foam ears and googly eyes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/diy-piggy-bank/

Plastic Bottle Water Sprinkler

A plastic bottle is poked full of holes and fitted to a hose to make this diy sprinkler from online web fun.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://onlinewebfun.com/2224/2-liter-sprinkler/

Plastic Bottle Watering Can

An empty plastic bottle becomes a watering can simply by poking holes in the lid.  A journey to dream share all of the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ajourneytoadream.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/helpful-yet-simple-diy-for-spring.html

Plastic Bottle Water Fall

Plastic bottles are arranged against a fence to make a cascading waterfall with tinkerlab.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tinkerlab.com/diy-water-wall

Playing by the book uses hoses, canisters, jugs and trays in her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playingbythebook.net/2010/08/05/waterfall-water-wall/

Plastic Bottle Flowers

Turn a plastic beverage bottle into a flower with crafts by amanda.  To color the petals she glues on fabric.  A plastic straw makes the stem into a plastic cup stand.  She also adds pebbles to act as the dirt.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2011/07/water-bottle-flowers.html

Crafty morning places her version on colorful paper, drawing on a stem

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftymorning.com/water-bottle-flower-craft-kids/

Milk Bottle Flowers

The white plastic from a milk bottle is cut into petals to make a pretty garden flower.  The cap makes the center and a wooden skewer the stem.  Find all of the details at kid things.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidthings.net/2014/06/milk-jug-flowers-summer-garden-craft/

Plastic Bottle Butterfly

Make a three-dimensional butterfly from a plastic bottle and foam sheets with in design art and craft.  They also add googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://indesignartandcraft.com/2012/12/simple-kids-crafts/

Plastic Bottle Owls

A clear plastic bottle turns into a super cute owl with pysselbolaget.  She uses wrapping paper to dress up the owl and give it its wings, eyes, beak and tummy.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pysselbolaget.se/2012/09/14/atervunna-ugglorrecycled-owls/

I heart crafty things uses the bottom of two 2 liter bottles and glues them together in the middle.  She next gives it paper eyes, a beak, wings, and frayed feathers.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/01/soda-bottle-owl-craft.html

Plastic Bottle Beads

Turn a plastic bottle into neat beads with we'd rather be camping for fun upcycled jewelry.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.wedratherbecamping.com/2012/09/camping-craft-upcycled-handmade-beads.html

Beaded Bottles

Teeny glitter beads, glue and a cute bottle make a simple craft project with this simple tutorial from good to know.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/538959/message-in-a-bottle

A refreshing way to store your stuff

Home designing shares a fantastic upcycled project taking two plastic bottle bottoms and gluing in a zipper half to each to make a really cute plastic bottle coin purse.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.home-designing.com/2008/09/ingeniously-re-used-products