Recycle Round Up!

Have the children save cardboard food boxes for a week and bring them to school. Here are some great projects for recycling the boxes in your classroom.

Fronts and Backs - Cut the fronts and backs off boxes. Mix them up and challenge the children to match the fronts and backs that go together. Start with 4 pairs and increase the number.

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Concentration - Place the fronts and backs of the boxes face down on the floor. Turn over two at a time and play as a memory game. Again, start with 4 pairs and increase the number to challenge the children.

Hint! Cut the boxes to a uniform size to make game pieces.

Label Puzzles - Cut the top section with the label off the boxes. Children try to match up the labels with the correct food box.

Puzzle Puzzles - Cut boxes into puzzle shapes. Store in a zip bag.

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Sewing Cards - Punch holes around the sides of boxes. Have children sew through the holes with yarn or old shoe strings.

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Stencils - Cut geometric shapes or seasonal objects out of boxes. Children can trace around these with colored pencils or crayons.

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Litter Boxes - Cut the tops off boxes and hole punch each side. Tie on a piece of string. Tell children to put these in their cars and use for collecting trash.

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