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Prepare for school the washi tape way with some washi tape school supplies!

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making an amazing sculpture using recycled materials.

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

Make the 100th day celebration extra special by creating your own 100th Day of School Top Hat.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making a collage frame that can showcase your childâs favorite piece of art.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Here's an arts and crafts activity: get your middle school or high school student to make rolled up, bubble wrap candles of wax for a unique accessory or gift!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Help your fifth grader or middle school teenager transform spice tins into fridge magnets and pencil holders in this arts and crafts activity.

Make special eco-friendly thank you cards using recycled materials to thank your kids' teachers for a wonderful year of school.

Share some old school fun with your preschooler with stilts you can make from items found in your recycling!

Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Give an old tin can a new life by transforming it into an organizer for your child's room in this middle school arts and crafts activity.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

Help the environment this Christmas by using fabric remnants to make this beautiful braided wreath!

Help your teen use scrap hardware to make punk-style jewelry that lets her own unique style shine.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Your kid will practice measuring, cutting and basic stitches by recycling an old t-shirt into a a cute skirt using simple sewing techniques.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

When it comes to scrapbooks, you don't have to splurge. Help your teen preserve senior year memories on the cheap by turning cereal boxes into scrapbook pages.

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?