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Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

In this arts and crafts activity, help your preschooler make metal cloth embroidery art using only a metal screen, yarn, and other materials!

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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.

Help the environment this Christmas by using fabric remnants to make this beautiful braided wreath!

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Try this kindergarten arts and crafts activity: create holiday-themed designs on fabric using fabric crayons and an old iron.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Your kid will practice measuring, cutting and basic stitches by recycling an old t-shirt into a a cute skirt using simple sewing techniques.

Want a fun craft project that will get your preschooler using his senses? Create a colorful, abstract piece of fabric art with your child!

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Invigorate your fourth grader's mind by helping him turn his room into a woven masterpiece using various lengths of material.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Children get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

These finger puppets are easy to make, and they're a great way to encourage story-telling and imaginative play.

Show your fourth grader how to embrace a green lifestyle and enjoy the outdoors with a homemade, recycled picnic basket.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.