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

Go green and make a stylish tote bag out of a T-shirt.

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!

This Valentine's Day, learn a little more about the organ that keeps everything in your body going--the heart!

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

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

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

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

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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.

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.

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.

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

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.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Use two toilet paper rolls to make a pair of homemade binoculars and let the games begin. Here's how: