This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

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

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.

Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

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!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

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

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

This colorful caterpillar attaches itself to pencil holders and guards your school supplies!

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

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

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

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.

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.