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In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Your child can celebrate Mexican culture by making his very own percussion instrument using simple materials such as paper plates and tissue paper.

This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

Have your child make a holiday scarf with inexpensive materials, no sewing required!

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

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

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

A serape is a long, blanket-like shawl worn over the shoulders. With a few simple materials, your child can fashion his very own serape!

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

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.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

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

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Help the environment this Christmas by using fabric remnants to make this beautiful braided wreath!

Explore the color orange with your preschooler by creating an edible picture using orange foods.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.