Best out of waste · Ages 4–10 · 40 min
Bottle Cap Mosaic Art for Kids (Best Out of Waste)
Collect plastic bottle caps and turn them into a colourful mosaic picture on cardboard — a best out of waste art project for kids that teaches sorting and patterns.
What your bottle-cap mosaic can look like
Materials 30–60 plastic bottle caps, washed and dried 1 piece of cardboard (a box side) Thick white glue Pencil Poster paint for the background (optional)
Steps
Collect caps for a week or two. Wash and dry them. Sort the caps by colour and count each pile. Draw a big, simple picture on the cardboard: a flower, a fish, a sun or the first letter of your name. Lay the caps on the drawing without glue to test your design and colours. Glue the caps one at a time, flat side down, starting from the middle. Fill the background with caps of one colour, or paint it. Leave it flat to dry overnight before you hang it up.
⚠️ Safety note Bottle caps are small enough to swallow. Keep them away from babies and toddlers and stay with young children while they work.
Learn while you craft
Sorting and counting by colour. Patterns and area: how many caps fill the picture? Plastic waste: caps are reused instead of ending up in drains.
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