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

Explore the changing seasons with your preschooler by helping her create a cork-stamped masterpiece.

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.

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

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!

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

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

This easy paper craft looks like the ancient Moai sculptures of Easter Island.

Don't toss CDs or let dust pile up on them. Show your teen how to put them to good use by crafting CD curtains!

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

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

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

Organize your child's art supplies with this fun and colorful tray!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

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.

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.

Homemade Christmas crackers add some bang to your holiday celebration. Make a set of homemade Christmas crackers with your child this holiday season.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

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

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

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.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

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!

Show your teen how to turn leftover fruit peels into pretty potpourri pouches.