Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

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.

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

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

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

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

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

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

If you have a young child who loves physical stunts, try making these coffee-can stilts for backyard fun.

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.

In the mood for a little lighthearted magic? Make your own chi chi sticks, inspired by the divination tools of ancient Chinese fortune tellers.

Make a candy wrapper collage with your leftover candy wrappers! This candy wrapper collage is a cool, upcycled post-Halloween craft project.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

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.

Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

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.

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

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

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

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.

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!