In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

If your child isn't wild about tea, help her repurpose an old teacup and saucer as a quirky decorative planter.

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

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

This Halloween, your child can make her very own jar light that will shine bright throughout the night!

Help your fifth grader or middle school teenager transform spice tins into fridge magnets and pencil holders in this arts and crafts activity.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Create a paper jack-o'-lantern from upcycled paper bags and newspapers with this fun Halloween craft project!

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Brighten up the life lessons with a colorful and fun reward jar!

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

When it comes to scrapbooks, you don't have to splurge. Help your teen preserve senior year memories on the cheap by turning cereal boxes into scrapbook pages.