11 Water Bottle Holder Craft For Kids

These easy projects will take your kids from the sandbox to the backyard with a new water bottle holder.

Make apple slice holders by threading yarn through holes in slices of fruit, then tying them on a stick! This idea is great for camping trips or as party favors at an outdoor birthday party.

Take an empty toilet paper roll, wrap some ribbon around it and add a clip to hold utensils or napkins. This one’s perfect when you’re packing up the picnic basket or taking snacks on the road!

Ice Cream

Materials.

water bottle (can be recycled)
paint (you can use any kind of paint you have around, but it’s best to use washable paints if the bottle will be taken out and played with by small children)

paintbrush (a foam brush works great for spreading the paint around)
ice cream cone, plastic or paper (optional)

Dinosaur

You can use a variety of materials. This water bottle holder craft can be made out of cardboard, paper, fabric, or any other material you have lying around the house.

If your kids are like mine, they love to play with all sorts of things and will likely have something to work with! If not, it’s easy enough to find them at your local dollar store or craft store if you don’t already have them on hand.

You can add a variety of details and embellishments. The dinosaur we made is pretty simple but you could easily make yours much more complicated by adding eyes or teeth made from felt or fabric scraps; even buttons would work well for this!

Or if you want your kids to focus on learning about dinosaurs instead of sewing skills then just leave everything plain and let their imagination do the rest!

Frog

Use a water bottle.
Use a paper towel roll.
Put your plastic inside the paper towel roll and secure it with a rubber band or pipe cleaner.

Put your fabric over the plastic, then place it on top of your water bottle and secure it with strips of duct tape or glue dots to keep it from falling off when you turn over the bottle.

Ladybug

Materials
4 sticks (1 for each ladybug) smaller than the water bottle, but not too short to break easily.

Paper towel roll wrapping paper or construction paper.
Scissors, glue, tape, and markers/paint (optional).

How to make: Cut four pieces of paper towel roll or construction paper that are big enough to wrap around the sticks and make your bugs look like ladybugs. Put two pieces together and stick them onto one end of the stick with a small piece of tape.

Fold up any extra paper so that it doesn’t hang down too far over the edge of your stick and secure it with more tape on each end if necessary. Repeat with all four sticks until you have four ladybugs!

Snake

This is a very easy craft to make. You will need a water bottle, some markers, and a straw.

Draw the head of the snake with your marker.

Draw its body with your marker.
Draw its tail with your marker.
Add eyes and tongue to finish off the snake drawing!

Bird

This is a really easy craft. Use the straw to make the beak.

Punch two holes for the eyes and use a paper clip to attach them to the faceplate.

Cut some wings and feet out of construction paper or cardstock, then punch holes at each end of each wing/foot shape, thread through with a paperclip, then fold over and secure with tape or glue so that they stay on securely (don’t forget to bend the wings inwards before securing).

Unicorn

This unicorn water bottle holder craft is an adorable way to reuse a paper towel roll.

Cut a paper towel roll into thirds.
Use an uncooked spaghetti noodle as a horn and attach it to the top of the water bottle using glue or tape.

Draw a face on each of your unicorn’s ears, then use markers or paint to draw eyes and whiskers on them as well.

Snail

What you’ll need.

2 water bottles (one for the snail body, one for the shell)

pipe cleaners or colorful duct tape
googly eyes (1 pair)
pom poms (2)

After gathering all of your materials, you can start making your snail. First, cut off most of the bottom section of one of the water bottles and glue it to another bottle so that it creates a cone shape.

Once that’s done, you can use some colored pipe cleaners or duct tape to create antennae and legs on top of each other until they reach both sides of your snail. After that’s done, glue googly eyes onto each side and add pom poms as eyes!

Bee

What you need. A plastic bottle for the body. A 2-liter soda bottle works well for this, but any plastic bottle will do.

Felt or fabric for wings and antennae (you can also use recycled materials like paper or cardboard).

How to make it.

Cut a hole in the bottom of your plastic water bottle, then fill it with glue, leaving enough room to add a dowel stick that fits snugly inside. Let dry.

Now cut out two small circles of felt or fabric big enough to cover your dowel stick when they’re folded up over its sides like an umbrella handle (this is where you’ll attach them). Once those are done, cut out four more small circles of contrasting color; these will be used as decorations on top of each wing later on (don’t worry if they aren’t perfectly round—they can look more organic when handmade!).

Glue one side of each “umbrella” circle onto each wing piece so that only one side sticks out from under your chosen design piece; let dry completely before proceeding!

Pirate

Use a plastic bottle.

Use a pirate hat.
Use a pirate scarf.
Use a plastic sword.

Toss on an eye patch and hook to complete your look!

Sheep

You’ll need a water bottle and a plastic cup.
Cut the bottle in half, then cut the cup in half.

Attach the two halves together with a rubber band.
Add faces to both pieces using markers or paint!

Summer Activities

Easy to make, perfect for summer activities, and all you need are a few supplies,

you can make these water bottle holders all from recycled items that can be easily found around the house!

You’ll need.

A styrofoam plate (at least 5 inches in diameter)

A plastic bottle cap (the same size as your styrofoam plate)
Scissors or a knife

Conclusion

These water bottle holders are a great way to keep your kids entertained during the summer. They will love how easy they are to make and you will love how cheap they are! Use your imagination and turn any old, empty plastic bottles into something fun for them to play with or display around the house

11 Water Bottle Holder Craft For Kids