- Cut a clean, dry, gallon milk jug in half from top to bottom in such a way that the handle remains in the center of one half. Design a mask using the handle as a nose or snout for your creature. Draw and cut out eye holes. Use acrylic paint or permanent markers to add color and facial features to the mask. Alternatively, you can cover the mask by gluing on pieces of colored tissue paper, and then painting a coat of glue over the tissue paper to seal it. Use hot glue to attach old buttons, colored paper scraps, yarn scraps or cloth to create more facial features such as eyebrows, a mouth, whiskers and ears. Punch holes in the edge of the mask side, and then thread yarn through the holes if the mask is to be worn.
- Cut an egg carton into strips. Make each strip the appropriate length for the desired creature. For example, use a piece three egg sections long for an insect or longer for a caterpillar. Color and add details to the egg carton with acrylic paint or permanent markers. Use toothpicks or chenille stem pieces to create legs and antennae for your creature. Old buttons can be used to create eyes or spots on the creature body. Make striped designs on your creature by gluing on yarn scraps.
- Use small sections of paper tubing from paper towels or toilet paper to create these creatures. Paint the tubing pieces a color of your choice, and allow them to dry. Connect the pieces using small brads so that the creature remains flexible. Add facial or body detail with additional paint, and allow it to dry. If creating a centipede or millipede, cut old chenille stems or paperclips into small pieces. Slightly bend the ends of the stems or paperclips, and push the bent end through the paper tubes as legs. The bend keeps the leg from falling out of the tube.
- Cut the top off a 2-liter soda bottle just under the threads where the lid attaches. Cut about 2 inches off the bottom of the soda bottle, and then squeeze the bottom edges together slightly. Use a permanent marker to draw fin and tail outlines on the soda bottle bottom. Cut the bottle on your outlines using heavy-duty shears. Tape the tail and fin edges together using clear tape. Cut scale, eye and gill shapes from colored scrap paper, and glue these to the fish body. Add mouth detail to the top portion of the bottle with permanent marker. Paint a coat of decoupage sealer over the entire fish to seal and protect it.
- Gather a number of cardboard boxes in various sizes to create a recycled robot creature. Decide on appropriate boxes for the head, body, arms, hands, legs and feet of the robot. Be sure the feet are flat-bottomed and large enough to provide a sturdy base for the robot. Tape the robot parts together using masking tape. Paint the entire robot using acrylic paint, or cover it in liquid-starch-soaked newspaper strips to papier mâché it before painting. Add facial and body detail to the robot using recyclables such as aluminum foil, cloth and paper scraps.
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