In this post, learn how to make a super easy recycled CD and button turtle craft with kids. This simple and fun craft idea for kids includes a free printable turtle template and video tutorial, making it perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, teens, school-age kids, and even adults!
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CD and Button Turtle Craft for Kids
Do you have old CDs from the 1990s laying around collecting dust? After schooling your kids on how Mom used to rock in flannel pre-digital age, give Ace of Base, Crash Test Dummies, and The Cranberries a crafty purpose.
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Craft Supplies Needed for Turtle Craft
- Turtle craft template
- 1 CD
- Buttons
- White school glue
- Scissors
- Green marker
- Wiggly eyes
- Black felt tip pen
- Tape
Directions for Turtle Craft
Step 1: After gathering supplies, invite your child to glue colorful buttons to the CD. Kids can choose to use either side of the CD, but we preferred to use the mirrored side.
To prevent excess glue from smudging the CD, apply the glue directly to the buttons, then press them onto the CD.
Step 2: While the glue is drying, invite kids to color and cut the turtle craft printable page.
Solid green, purple, stripes, polka dots—kids can color their printable page however they like!
Step 3: After kids have cut out their shapes, invite them to press wiggly eyes onto the oval. Next, draw a nose and smile on the turtle’s face with a black felt tip pen.
Step 4: Tape the shapes to the back of the CD as pictured below.
Cute, isn’t it?
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CD and Button Turtle Craft
Learn how to make a super easy recycled CD and button turtle craft with kids. This simple and fun craft idea for kids includes a free printable turtle template and video tutorial, making it perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, teens, school-age kids, and even adults!
Materials
- Turtle craft template
- 1 CD
- Buttons
- White school glue
- Scissors
- Green marker
- Wiggly eyes
- Black felt tip pen
- Tape
Instructions
- After gathering supplies, invite your child to glue colorful buttons to the CD. Kids can choose to use either side of the CD, but we preferred to use the mirrored side.
- While the glue is drying, invite kids to color and cut the turtle craft printable page.
- After kids have cut out their shapes, invite them to press wiggly eyes onto the oval.
- Next, draw a nose and smile on the turtle’s face with a black felt tip pen.
- Tape the shapes to the back of the CD as pictured below.
- Your CD and Button Turtle Craft is complete!
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This post was originally published on April 23, 2017.
Bonnie says
Love the Craft’s
Paula says
This is so cute. thank you for sharing it. I work with a kids after school program it is good to find new things for them to do.
Michele says
The template is not printing for me.
Melissa Lennig says
Hi Michele,
All looks well on this end, so it must be an issue with your printer or computer. When you click the template, it opens in a new window as a PDF. You can save it or print it from there. Good luck! 🙂
Gidget says
Does it have to be an old cd or can you use a new one?
Melissa Lennig says
You can use a new one. Just don’t turn any good ones into crafts. 😉