Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

Create a beautiful tissue paper lantern with your child to help brighten up a special occasion.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Sweet on someone this Valentine’s Day? Making jewelry with gumball beads is a fun Valentine's Day craft and a great gift that shows someone you care!

Your kindergartener will love being able to paint a beautiful butterfly, and the lucky recipient of the finished card will be just as delighted!

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

Kids will learn about the five senses with this quick and easy art project to get them ready for school.

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

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

This made-for-kids embroidery project uses thick yarn, dull needles, and burlap fabric with wide holes so it's perfect for little fingers!

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

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

Home made candles make for great home made gifts at Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays. Great presents for any special occasion!

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

Enchant your garden with flower fairies and let their beauty bloom with this charming fairy craft.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

This seashell necklace lets you keep a piece of the beach with you. Help your crafty kid create this seashell necklace, the perfect summer keepsake.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!