Build Animal Piggy Banks!
Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank - or you can use your imagination to create others.
Paint with Bubbles!
Want to create some really unusual paintings? With a small container of bubbles and a little paint, your kids can put soap suds to work, and make some beautiful prints to hang on their bedroom walls, too!
Make Alphabet Monster Cards
Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get your preschooler thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.
Go on a Self-Portrait Treasure Hunt
Give your child a chance to reflect on her identity and values in this fun photography activity! By creating a self-portrait album, your child will understand more about herself while making something she can be proud of and keep forever.
Create an 8-sided Bulb Ornament
Got leftover Christmas cards? Help your child reconstruct them into brand new bulb ornaments for this year's Christmas tree!
Make a Silhouette Portrait Lamp Shade
Looking for a fun way to help your teen personalize her room? Create a lamp shade decorated with her silhouette portrait for a one of a kind work of art.
How to Make a Sculpture: For Kids!
Encourage the "sculptor" in your child by creating a posed statuette; it's easier than you may think! This piper cleaners craft has a quick paint finish that brings out the art in basic objects.
Make Noodle Necklaces!
This activity is the perfect project to do on a lazy summer day. And more importantly, it will help develop crucial hand-eye coordination skills in your young writer.
Help Build a Bird's Nest
With this springy project, your child will make a hanger full of colorful materials for the birds to use in their nests. She'll have a great time with this craft project and science experiment all in one!
Create Beautiful Outdoor Stepping Stones
Food containers are just the right size to use as molds for unique concrete stepping stones. Try making a couple dozen stones and embed them in your garden to make a decorative path that's durable enough to walk on!
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