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.

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

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.

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.

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!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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

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.

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.

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.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

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

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Help your fifth grader or middle school teenager transform spice tins into fridge magnets and pencil holders in this arts and crafts activity.

Your preteen will learn about computer parts and how to handle them as she uses an outdated computer to make a totally in-style bracelet!

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

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

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.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

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