Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

In this activity, children learn about artistic portraiture by creating a life-sized painting of their favorite creature.

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

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

These easy-to-make felt friends are created by sewing two pieces of felt together with yarn and make great gifts for holidays such as Easter.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

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!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

Reindeer decorations make the iconic animals stand nose to nose as they decorate your home. Make reindeer decorations with your kid and spread Christmas cheer.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

In this arts and crafts activity, encourage your preschooler to create these shape-stick puppets which can be used to put on plays or act out stories with.

A tisket, a tasket, here's a pretty homemade basket to fill with treats at Easter.

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.

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

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

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

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

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

Let your child explore the concept of sculpture with marshmallows and pretzels to form an edible sculpture!

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!

Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!