Creatively recycle old toys. You can make original candle holders, lids and other wonders out of them

With the old toys you have around the house, you can make recycled candle holders, container lids and many other wonders.

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It is a shame to abandon in a basement i old toys, offer them a new chance. You can donate them or, if you like DIY, renovate them with creativity.

Here are the more beautiful ideas and originals from which to draw inspiration. 

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Creative recycling of old toys: DIY candle holders

Would you ever have imagined it? With old toys you can create original DIY candle holders. Retrieve some plastic animals, paint them with colored sprays and assemble them in curious ways following the instructions in the video tutorial.

And now that you've learned the basic technique, experiment with other creative DIY ideas. 

Look how wonderful these total white candlesticks!

And here each pet has its own candle.

Creative recycling of old toys: lids for jars

- toy animals they lend themselves to numerous creative reinterpretations. You can even use them for close the jars.

It's that easy: paint them with the spray color of your choice, let them dry and apply them over the lids with super glue. 

Not only gold, but also white and colored make a great impression. And you can use them for jars of all kinds, also perfect for a birthday party. 

Creative recycling of old toys: do-it-yourself mirrors

For this project you can recover any small unused toy.

Just glue them, one by one, on the frame of a mirror which, after the metamorphosis, certainly will not go unnoticed. Use hot glue or extra strong glue.

You can also focus on the monochromatic effect by painting all the games in a single color. In this case you will need toys with a smooth surface, obviously not hairy. 

 

Creative recycling of old toys: Christmas tree decorations

As Christmas approaches, you could recycle old toys to make original tree decorations. The procedure is similar: paint them, add some glitter if you like, make a small hole where possible and pass the string through them to hang them. Or add a hook. 

With pom poms and some colored woolen threads they are even more beautiful.

 

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