Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

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

There's something magical about bubbles. Here's a way to turn an old favorite into something new, by ditching that plastic wand for a homemade bubble pipe.

Kids will have a hoot constructing this cute owl craft from a recycled toilet paper roll.

This adorable toy is fun to play with and easy to make. Even better, you should be able to find all the materials you need lying around your house.

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

Teach your child how to make her own buzzer using only a button and a string.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Help your child make a robot! This robot won't talk or follow orders, but he's cute as a button and making him is the perfect project for a rainy day.

Want to make your own version of the Hollywood walk of fame in your own garden? Immortalize your child's handiwork by creating a cement handprint craft.

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

Guide your middle schooler through making his own papier-maché witch or wizard puppet. Move over Harry Potter!

This kitchen activity will engage your preschooler's senses and fine motor skills, and she'll have fun eating her unique creations when she's done!

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

Make a homemade expressionist masterpiece using dough and paint! Practice brainstorming skills with this fun and easy arts and crafts activity.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

Create a beautiful pop-up paper lantern and will serve as the perfect decoration at your next party.

Use egg cartons to create imaginative spiders the kids will treasure.