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.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

Give an old tin can a new life by transforming it into an organizer for your child's room in this middle school arts and crafts activity.

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

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.

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

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

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!

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

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!

Upcycle old paint chip samples from hardware stores or paint shops to create beautiful, funky pieces of custom-made jewelry!

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.

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.

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

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

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

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!

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

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.

This zombie shirt is a fun and incredibly simple Halloween costume. Have your kid don the shirt lurch around the neighborhood searching for brains...or candy!

Learn how to make vampire fangs for Halloween costumes and for scary playtime. See how to make vampire fangs with this great upcycled tutorial.

Does your child dream of walking among the dinosaurs? Now he can get a little closer to his dream...with a pair of homemade dinosaur feet!

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.