Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Prepare for school the washi tape way with some washi tape school supplies!

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Get fashionable with this oh-so-easy, totally customizable washi tape bracelet craft.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Want to add some extra pizazz to dress up play? Help your child craft a personalized purse out of an old gift or shopping bag!

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

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

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

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.

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

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

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

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.

This dreidel craft gets your child to make the spinning top out of a milk carton. Make an upcycled dreidel craft with your child this Hanukkah.

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

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!

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Help your tween un-clutter her room with this fun project! Recycle and old pair of jeans and make an organizer to hang on the wall.

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Upcycle an old dress shirt into artsy bow with just a few simple sewing techniques.

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

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!