This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Help your preschooler practice tying knots and bows by making a chain of chocolate kisses in this sweet Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity.

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

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

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.