Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

These DIY star garlands will add the perfect patriotic touch to your home this 4th of July!

Your third grader will love reliving his favorite holiday story as he creates a charming Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sculpture!

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Want to capture this year? Make a time capsule of this period in your child's life! You may just be surprised at what you find, when you dig it up next year...

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

This beginner's sewing craft turns ordinary gloves into fancy fur fashion statements!

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

Here's a DIY arts and crafts project that has your teen constructing a letterpress to make her own gorgeous, unique art prints!

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

Learn how to make a cape for your little superhero, vampire, or Elvis impersonator. See how to make a cape with this simple tutorial.