Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

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!

Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.

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

Melted crayon art is all the rage right now. It's simple, inexpensive, and there's no wrong way to do it!

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

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

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!

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

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!

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

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.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

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.

This adorable toy is fun to play with and easy to make. Even better, you should be able to find all the materials you need lying around your house.

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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.

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

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!

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

If your child isn't wild about tea, help her repurpose an old teacup and saucer as a quirky decorative planter.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

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

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.