In Mexico, many festival days, holidays, and saint day celebrations involve the making and smashing of cascarones. Introduce your child to this fantastic custom by helping him make is own!

It is relatively simple to learn basic drumming techniques, and it produces a great sense of rhythm in the musician. With a little bit of assistance, your little one can make drums of all different shapes and sizes that produce a variety of sounds.

This prickly porcupine project is more than just crafty fun! It will actually teach your child about the ingenious defense mechanism found in the common porcupine.

Here's a great activity for rainy or sunny days! There's no need to visit toy stores to buy expensive building blocks. Your child can make his own giant, yet soft building blocks out of paper bags and newspaper.

Use Q-tips to create a variety of squishy paint brushes that are incredibly fun and easy to use! This "tip painting" project was designed especially for children with special needs, although most any child will find this activity delightful.

Paper plates make great foundations for masks! Help your child craft this easy-to-make Santa mask that he will delight in wearing during the holiday season for Christmas pretend play.

Show your child how to create one-of-a-kind postcards from family photographs. As you write, address, stamp, and mail each postcard, your child will practice his emerging writing skills while learning the art of correspondence.

Nothing is better than a book for opening up uncharted territory for your little one to discover! Encourage your child to create a fresh new world of her own by making and writing her very own book.

Your child will feel like a secret agent when you teach her this cool art trick. Write her an "invisible" message with white crayon, then watch her amazement as she paints over what looks like a blank piece of paper and sees a picture emerging.

When your garden is overrun by zucchini and your family rebels at the prospect of eating yet another loaf of zucchini bread, turn your bumper crop into a fleet of funky veggie-mobiles.