Bottle caps can be recycled into so many games and projects. This page gives ideas on how to recycle bottle caps into fun and educational activities for kids as well as fun and festive projects for adults!
What do kids learn by playing bottle cap games?
Kids learn cognitive development. Playing games like memory matching and finding missing numbers enhances cognitive skills, including memory, attention and problem solving abilities.
Games involving numbers contribute to the development of mathematical skills which promotes numerical understanding and logical thinking.
With bottle caps being small, they improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Flicking the bottle caps and moving them for other games require precision and control.
Playing with recycled bottle tops encourages social interaction and cooperative play, fostering communication and teamwork among children.
And most importantly, reusing bottle caps in games enhances creativity and imagination as kids come up with strategies, invent rules, and explore various ways to play.
The article, “Five Bottle Cap Games” from Life Over C’s has many creative games that are fun for kids and are great for kids to learn the skills above. I love the Number Game for kids just learning numerical order.
Bottle caps are great for kids' projects too. Check out the fun art projects below.
Don’t forget the gifts that can be made using recycled bottle caps. The article from Make Something Mondays showing how to make bottle cap bookmarks gives a great tutorial for adults to make or for kids to make with adult help.
What can adults make with bottle caps?
Recycled bottle caps can be turned into all kinds of cool and creative things! Whether you’re into DIY crafts, home decor, or functional art, recycled bottle caps can be the foundation of great projects.
There are so many fun projects on this page for adults! They would be fun to make with a small group of friends.
Bottle caps can be turned into pendants, earrings, rings, or bracelets by using special glue and items to decorate them.
Adults will love making the Resin Bottle Cap Bracelet from Craft Bits! The finished product is truly beautiful and perfect for jewelry makers or those just dipping their toes in.
Making seasonal items is always fun and there are a few links to articles on this page that will take you to tutorials on holiday and seasonal projects.
There is a fun beer or soda cap Advent Calendar for adults from Charleston Crafted. It takes a bit of sawing and drilling, but adults will enjoy the countdown till Christmas.
There are so many ideas for kids and adults here! Scroll down to see them all!
If you like recycling bottle caps, take a look at our soda can tab projects!
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Bottle caps can be used for the classic memory matching game to the flicking game, these five games are both entertaining and fun.
Life Over C's
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Countdown to Christmas isn't just for this! This tree-shaped adult advent calendar uses bottle caps, which look like little ornaments on the tree.
Charleston Crafted
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Need a fun kids Halloween project? How about making a few spooky bat bottle cap magnets with these free instrctions.
Frugal Mom Eh!
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Toddlers and preschoolers will love making these easy, cute bird puppets with upcycled bottle tops and a few other supplies you probably already have around the home.
Messy Little Monster
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Here is the perfect gift for bookworms! Upcycle bottle caps into bookmarks.
Make Something Mondays
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This blogger made a bottle cap event calendar with items around the house.
Belle and Burger
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Transform bottle caps into a fish scene with these simple, free instructions. Plus an additional bottle cap art scene flower idea is included.
I heart Crafty Things
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This resin craft project shows how to make a bottle cap bracelet.
Craft Bits
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This craft tutorial shows you how to upcycle bottle caps into a creative fun wall art.
Craft Bits
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Handmade present for men!!! This is the perfect gift for those men who like to fish.
2 Little Hooligans
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Transform old bottle caps into rustic flowers for your garden or potted plants.
Crafts by Amanda
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For an easy recycling bottle cap craft, make some flowers for your yard.
Suburbia Unwrapper
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Spring is in the air when you create bottle cap flowers using this free tutorial.
My Mundane & Miraculous Life
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These keychains are super cute and super simple. This is a quick and easy craft that even kids of multiple ages will enjoy creating.
Smart Living Mama
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Check out this tutorial to learn how to make DIY magnets with bottle caps! Easy for both kids and adults.
Mod Podge Rocks Blog
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Up-cycle bottle caps into little pocket sized mirrors.
Craftbits.com
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For this project, if you recycle bottle caps, you must punch a hole to attach the jump ring and chain.
Plaid Online
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Upcycle two plastic bottle tops into an oil diffuser necklace.
Reuse Grow Enjoy
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This is a fun recycled kids craft that is easy to do.
Craft Bits
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Here is a simple bottle cap ornament kids will enjoy crafting.
The Country Chic Cottage
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Simple little sailboats can be made and raced using bottle caps, pipe cleaners, foam sheets, glue and tape.
Kiddy Charts
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Upcycle bottle caps into wine charms for your next party.
The Crafting Bakers
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Save your bottle caps and then make a fun DIY wreath with them.
Make Something Mondays
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This bottle cap cherry craft is a perfect activity for kids—and best of all, it can be made with just a few materials you probably already have at home
In The Playroom
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Build a catapult with popsicle sticks, a plastic bottle cap, rubber bands and glue.
Science Buddies
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On this blog page, learn how to make a Christmas tree with 6 bottle tops.
The Craft-Arty Kid
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Building a catapult is a classic STEM activity for younger kids, and this design is simple using craft sticks, rubber bands and bottle caps. Then have the kids paint it with acrylic paint.
Crafts by Courtney
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Making earrings with bottle caps is quick and easy.
Benjamin Franklin Crafts
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Introduce preschool and kindergarten children to science with this bottle cap fizz experiment. It fun! It's exciting!
Darcy and Brian
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Here is a fantastic idea using bottle caps. Make the bottle caps into floor tiles. Learn how here.
Home Talk
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This blogger shares a wonderful gift idea of bottle cap flower magnets, complete with a photo inside.
Positively Splendid
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Want to upcycle bottle caps and add some color to your garden? This tutorial is for you.
Never Thyme
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Create bottle cap hair bows in less than 15 minutes with this free tutorial
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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For this chess set, the board is made of soft flannel and the chess pieces are made by upcycling bottlecaps.
It's Always Autumn
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Kids can make adorable dangling Christmas tree decorations with these instructions and some milk carton tops - Snowman, Rudolph and Santa.
Christine's Crafts
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DIY bottle cap magnets are a fun and fast idea when you need a quick gift. You can make them with any kind of bottle cap. Learn how to make them with this free tutorial.
One Mama's Daily Drama
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These miniature pies made with bottle caps and polymer clay are perfect for pretend play or a dollhouse. Check out this blog to learn how to make them.
Adventure In A Box
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Here is an awesome craft kids can make that moms, aunts and grandmothers are sure to love.
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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Here is a super easy ornament idea for kids or adults to make using only a few supplies - bottle caps, Sharpies or paint, orange ribbon and glue.
Crafty Morning
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Repurpose a baby wipes container and milk bottle caps into a fun preschooler counting activity.
Sunny Day Family
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To make these Christmas ornaments all you need is a Pom Pom Maker, scissors, plastic lids, acrylic paint and a paint brush. These ornaments are adorable.
Pysselbolaget
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With two water bottle caps and a few other supplies and tool, make a pumpkin for a fashion doll.
Reuse Grow Enjoy
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This bottle cap rattlesnake craft makes a fun toy. For this craft, you will need lots of bottle caps.
Moms and Crafters
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This tutorial shows you how to recycle old bottle caps into pendants for necklaces.
Craft Bits
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With this tutorial, turn an old plastic bottle cap into a cute Rudolph ornament.
Red Ted Art
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Here is a great way to make simple stamps for kids to enjoy - upcycle old bottle tops with cut simple shapes or small household items like buttons to use as stamps. Learn how here.
Red Ted Art
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Make some of these delicate decoration to add a festive touch to our home by making some bottle top snowflakes.
Blue Bear Wood
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Upcycle bottle caps into a cute snowman to decorate your tree or home for the holiday season.
Amy Latta Creations
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When you twist off a cap to enjoy your next cold drink, save it and make it into this sunflower bottle cap wall art.
Reuse Grow Enjoy
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This easy checkers game is made with duct tape, washi tape, bottle caps, and resin.
The Country Chic Cottage
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With this tutorial, you'll learn how to make magnets with gems and bottle caps.
Hattifant
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With these step-by-step instructions, make cute napkin rings with bottle caps, paper towel rolls and a few additional supplies. Kids can also help make them.
The Country Chic Cottage
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Upcycle bottle caps into a wind chime with this tutorial.
Ideas for the Home
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