Wednesday, August 5

Kids Create: Recycled Lid Photo Magnets!

Kids love the magic of one item becoming a completely different item; a fact that lends itself perfectly to raising eco-conscious children. Turn recycle time into craft time, by creating colorful photo magnets out of common drink lids. With this project, you'll preserve family memories and a little space in our landfills. That's what I call, a win-win for us crafty parents. Enjoy!


Materials:
Assorted drink container lids
Assorted pictures or decorative papers
Craft Paint
Craft Magnets
Scissors
Sponge Brushes


How-to:
  • Thoroughly rinse and dry lids.
  • Paint lids desired colors. I went with colors to match our kitchen because, you know, just because we're recycling doesn't mean we can't maintain style. ;-) Since craft paint isn't technically made specifically for plastic or metal, you'll need several coats to do the job. If you anticipate your magnets getting knocked around a lot, I'd recommend covering the lids in a spray primer first to prevent paint from peeling. Let dry.
  • Trace around lids onto photos to get a general cut size. Cut, and then trim down as necessary. Spread a thin layer of Tacky Glue on backside of photo; insert into inside of lid. The lid "walls" will act as the frame.
  • Flip lid over; use Liquid Fusion to glue magnet onto the lid top.
Happy crafting!,

P.S. Do you have crafty kids? Read about other's like them and share their own stories here!

Vickie Howell is a parent, writer, designer and crafty spokesperson.  For more projects, patterns and how-to scoop check out her website: VickieHowell.com

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

cool idea...

Anonymous said...

it's really useful, I like it. I am thinking of making some for my grandmother or my mother. I bet they would love it. I think that they wouldn't even notice that the circle thing, is a bottle cap or lid..... :)

Anonymous said...

i made it for my parents anaversary. btw i'm eleven so it can be done by pre-teens.

Anonymous said...

I made it for my parents for Christmas and I'm ten other ppl can do it..... :-)

Anonymous said...

I;m also gonna make one for my grandparents :-)

Anonymous said...

*I'm not I;m

Unknown said...

Nice blog - I'm in the metal sheet industry and some of your info would benefit us quite well.
Decorative Metal Sheets

Anonymous said...

Omg im seriously gonna make this! thanks for the idea!

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