There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

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

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Could your child’s room use a little bit more firecracker sparkle? Add an explosion of glow-in-the-dark color with this spectacular mason jar craft.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

Whether your child wants to be a cowboy or a princess, this homemade horse prop is perfect to use in all sorts of imaginative play!

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

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.

Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Recycle materials found in your home to make trendy curtains for your child's bedroom. An old puzzle and some string is the perfect place to start.

Recycle all those old puzzles with missing pieces into a cute and easy puzzle piece tree.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

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

Make a candy wrapper collage with your leftover candy wrappers! This candy wrapper collage is a cool, upcycled post-Halloween craft project.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Don't despair about finishing off that powder compact. Help your teen reconstruct it into a stylish greeting card for someone special!

Make these homemade friendship pencils for a party or the beginning of school and have a stylish writing utensil that kids will love trading.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

This year, help your child celebrate Easter by upcycling an old light bulb and make a cute little chicken face.

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

This fun Christmas craft recycles paper bags to create personalized stockings by your kids to enjoy during the holidays.