Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

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

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 year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

Discover a way to take old denim out of your child's closet without removing it from her life with this beautiful recycled craft.

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

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

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!

Have an empty cereal box you're ready to toss in the bin? Help your child recycle that box into some wacky glasses in this fun craft!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Here's an arts and crafts activity: get your middle school or high school student to make rolled up, bubble wrap candles of wax for a unique accessory or gift!

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Teenagers will love the look of this retro lamp and the fascinating process of making it.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

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

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

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.