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

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

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

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

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!

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

This homemade snare drum made with everyday household items gets its authentic rattle sound from paper clips and tin.

Recycle materials found in your home to make trendy curtains for your child's bedroom. An old puzzle and some string is the perfect place to start.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

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.

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

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!

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.

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!

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.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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!

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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