This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Does your kid love crafts AND food? Teach him to paint with natural dyes from food! He'll be amazed that food can be made into art, just like in ancient times.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

This toothpaste art craft encourages sensory exploration and creative play for younger kidsâjust remember to save some toothpaste for brushing!

With a few strokes of white paint, kids can transform an old family photograph into a lovely winter scene in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Make homemade glitter to add glamor and glitz to art projects galore.

Create fun and imaginative works of art by using trucks to paint on paper in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Use common kitchen tools to create an entirely uncommon work of art!

Preserve some precious memories this Mother's Day! Make a shoe planter out of that old pair of your child's favorite shoes.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Turn your home into a public art space by trying your hand at creating your own removable wall mural.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

Your child can learn more about still life painting and even Dutch influence on horticulture and art!

Your child can learn more about Vincent van Gogh's influential style of painting by creating an homage to Starry Night, one his most beloved paintings.

Your child can pretend she is a pro by creating a crackle painting that looks and feels like a classic work of art!

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Learn about Andy Warhol and his famous portraits with your child by creating your own self-portrait in his trademark style.

Draw some inspiration from pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and create a bright, bold comic-style image.

Your child can hone her realistic drawing skills as well as learn more about American artist, Norman Rockwell, in celebration of American Artist Month.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.