Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

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

Make your own architectural masterpiece with supplies from the pantry. Your temple may not be as impressive as the real thing, but it'll be twice as delicious!

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

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Combine winter charm with DIY fashion to create this lovely piece of jewelry.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

Teach your fourth grader how to craft her own decorative felt eggs, a perfect way to symbolize spring and new beginnings!

Want to add some extra pizazz to dress up play? Help your child craft a personalized purse out of an old gift or shopping bag!

Share some old school fun with your preschooler with stilts you can make from items found in your recycling!

Celebrate your kindergarten grad's new âbig kidâ status by signing off on her first library card and making a library card pocket holder to stash it in.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

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.

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

Got a fussy eater on your hands? Here's a great way to make fruit appear more appealing, and make eating it a lot more fun, too!

Start a unique tradition with your fourth grader; bake and paint one-of-a-kind Olympic pins--out of salt dough!

make the most original Easter eggs on the block with this beading craft to ring in the Spring!

Invite your kid to decorate your family's ordinary coffee mugs with brightly colored beaded rings!

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

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