Jazz up your garden or planters with these cute, recycled craft critters! Cutting up soda cans can be tricky. Make sure an adult helps you get started.  

Materials Needed

• Empty, clean aluminum drink cans - like soda cans 

• Small sticks – like chop sticks, popsicle sticks, or similar 

• Sharp scissors and/or x-acto knife  

• Hot glue gun and glue – this works best when working with soda cans! 

• [Optional] permanent marker 

Note: Making these from soda cans can help them last longer as outdoor decorations. If you don’t want to use these as outdoor decorations or you don’t have beverage cans or hot glue, you can make these from other colorful recycled good like cut-outs from magazines, cardboard food boxes, or junk mail. If you go with the recycled paper route, no need for hot glue! Regular glue works just fine.