Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your preschooler or kindergartener create his own set of building blocks to create her dream house and buildings.

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!

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

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

This versatile clay-like material hardens if left out and can be used for building sand castles, forts, and even school projects.

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Let your preschooler play with her food by making snack logs out of celery, peanut butter and corn flakes.

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

This simple and creative arts and crafts activity is great for preschoolers or kindergarteners and uses recycled magazines or newspapers.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

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.

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

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

Let your child explore the concept of sculpture with marshmallows and pretzels to form an edible sculpture!

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Here's a DIY arts and crafts project that has your teen constructing a letterpress to make her own gorgeous, unique art prints!

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!