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Recycle Old Christmas Cards

By editor ⋅ January 10, 2007 ⋅ Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
 Before you discard the cards that you received for Christmas, check out different ways  of recycling them first.  The Woodland Trust in the UK welcomes donations of used Christmas cards until the end of January - just take your cards to any Tesco or WH Smith store for recycling.  xcard4sm (8K)Unfortunately, the St Jude’s Ranch for Children is no longer accepting used card fronts, but you can read about the success of their program - maybe it will inspire you to create a similar fund raiser for a worthy group. 

As you can see from my efforts, making new cards from old ones is an easy, appealing acitivity for most children with cut and paste skills, but I think any of the following ideas may also work well for a school or church bazaar.     

colored80 (1K)Make spherical ball ornaments from old cards
cardangelssm (1K)card angels to make from old cards
juicelids55 (1K)juice lid tree ornaments using cut-outs from old cards
card-boxes (3K)make tiny gift boxes or tree trims from old cards
cut out card shapes, then sew together with yarn to make a basket
icingchurch60old-fashioned Victorian icing cards

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4 comments for “Recycle Old Christmas Cards”

  1. I think I just might be the only person out there who’s never made ornaments from Christmas cards! I’ve got a pile of them though, so stand back next year!

    Posted by nniiccoollee | January 18, 2007, 2:13 pm

  2. Back in the day, I was a freelance writer for Canadian Living Magazine. They now have an excellent web site, with many of the crafts previously published in their print magazine now available for free online.

    I just came across this recycled Christmas card tree and thought it was perfect to add to this page:
    http://www.canadianliving.com/canadianliving/client/en/Crafts/DetailNews.asp?idNews=1854&pg=2#content

    Posted by editor | July 26, 2007, 10:52 pm

  3. What an interesting idea…thanks
    arleen26

    Posted by arleen26 | January 25, 2008, 12:12 am

  4. I have done that before, and it is great for little kids too. And for teachers, it is a simple and easy craft to do with your class.

    Posted by monicarane123 | February 6, 2008, 9:07 pm

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