Explore the positive and negative shapes of a piece of fruit or a vegetable by doing a contour cut-out drawing.

Whether your child wants to be a cowboy or a princess, this homemade horse prop is perfect to use in all sorts of imaginative play!

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Here's a striking barrette to make for the holidays, and enjoy for years to come!

Have your preschooler paint like Monet, and build crucial handwriting skills at the same time!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

Invite your fourth grader--and her friends--to channel their inner rock stars as they make their own choreographed music video.

Craft a sparkling magic wand and let your child pretend she's a fairy, wizard, or magician!

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Confetti wands add some colorful cheer to your New Year's Eve celebration. Wave these confetti wands at midnight and watch the colors fly.

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

This craft activity encourages kindergarteners to explore measuring. Get ready to measure the fun that your child will have creating his own ruler!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Gather your child's old artwork together into a bookmark, a perfect gift to retain these memories long after kindergarten is over.

It's a great time for family crafts. Here's a ghost Halloween decoration you and your child can make together.

Help your child create an Easter bunny with this craft that is hopping good fun.