Recycle games for kids

This recycling sorting game is a fun way to introduce kids to the basics of re-purposing waste, either as an Earth day activity or to get them acquainted with the recycling program in your neighbourhood.

To me, recycling has always seemed like a large-scale sorting game for adults. Sometimes the rules can be pretty tricky, but when I get it right there is a brief sense of satisfaction, as if I have just cracked a mathematical problem.

Yahoo, I put this egg carton in the right basket! With that in mind, it only seemed logical to make recycling into a printable sorting game for kids to practice on a small scale.

After all, even a toddler is capable of picking up a scrap of paper off the floor and carrying it to the bin.

But what bin should he put it in? In our previous neighbourhood, there were five different bins! If a scrap of paper happened to be gift wrapping paper after a holiday frenzy, it had to go in the garbage. You can understand now why I was feeling as if I was solving a mathematical puzzle while going to throw away my garbage! After we had moved a few months ago, it was almost a disappointment to find that our current neighbourhood only uses two official bins.

Aside from plain garbage, there is a bin where all the plastic, paper and glass go. For instance, broken glass should still go in the garbage, and not all the plastics are recyclable. Old-style light bulbs go in the garbage, but fluorescent light bulbs should be disposed of as hazardous materials. And while practice usually makes perfect, sitting down and playing a recycling game with kids may be a good idea to introduce them to the idea behind recycling programs and to see how well they understand the intricacies of garbage disposal.

In the game template, you will find sixty tokens with different items to dispose of and six bins. Print them on thick paper and cut them out with scissors or a circle punch. Note- Kids can even use it as a bubble wand.

They just have to dip it in the solution and then wave the bubble blower through the air. Note- Make a hole in the middle of the parachute to allow the air pass slowly rather than spilling it on one side. Note- Tell your child to keep an eye on the leftover party materials, especially after Christmas or 4th of July party.

If you have any more recycling games and activities in your hands, share with us in the comment section below! With this little activity, you can have a bowling alley right in your living room! With this game, you can help teach kids about saving water and the importance of it in a fun way.

This is one of the more fun recycling activities for preschoolers. An engaging activity for a group of kids to learn about materials around the house that are recyclable. A useful way to make sure that your old cans are put to good use and come in handy around the house as well. Paper is one of the most recycled materials on the planet and what better way to teach kids than to make a game out of it.

This activity can help not only your child but also provide you with a place for your pens, pencils and other stationery. Recycling is a very important skill that every child should learn and such reuse, reduce recycle games definitely help inculcate those values.

It is crucial for the current health of our planet and also aids in teaching how to not waste anything. Best of luck and hope you are able to successfully teach our future generations about such a vital activity. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Create an account.