Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Make a colorful rock mosaic that will help your child practice her patterns, shapes, and colors while making a beautiful work of art!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

Celebrate Groundhog Day with this cute groundhog pop-up toy. All you need is construction paper, a craft stick, and a paper cup to get started.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Plastic pipes and pipe connectors make a quick and fun activity for preschoolers. Try some of our pipe challenges!

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

This paper mache jack-o'-lantern is a fun craft for kids who are too young to carve a pumpkin. See your paper mache jack-o'-lantern outlast its carved peers.

While you whip up mashed potatoes for your next dinner party, your first grader and friends can stay occupied by crafting their own silly spud characters.

Blend homework time with playtime by introducing a cast of colorful characters to the top of your child's pens and pencils.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This clay doesn't need to go into the oven. Brew up a batch, let your child shape it, and dry overnight. By morning, it's ready for paint. Perfect for holidays!

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

Make a seashell wind chime for your back porch. Perfect for younger kids to build motor skills on.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house. Here's how: