8 Crafts to Make with Stray Mittens and Gloves

Wait! Before you throw away that glove that's missing a mate, try out one of these fun DIY mitten crafts

By Jasmine Kabiling

It’s pretty much impossible to go through an entire winter without losing a pair—or at least half a pair—of gloves. It’s just one of those facts of life that you can’t avoid. So what do you do when you realize you have a bunch of lonely, single and mismatched gloves laying around the house? You recycle those old mitts with one of these über cute DIY ideas!

8 Crafts to Make with Stray Mittens and Gloves

Kid Glove Toys


Your youngsters will have a great time putting together these glove toys using a stray glove, some buttons and ribbon with this cute craft tutorial from Emma Hardy’s book “Green Crafts for Children.”


Find the full instructions here.

Photography excerpted from Green Crafts for Children by Emma Hardy

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