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2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

Recycle, reduce, and reuse with this T-shirt purse craft. Kids can make their own functional bag out of worn-out T-shirts.

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

This hanging wall pot made from homemade clay is a perfect arts and crafts activity for preschoolers.

Build basic projector out of ordinary materials. Create several color transparency slides, demonstrate your creation.

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

Bring the crisscrossing lines of highways and the sprawling webs of metropolitan cities to your dinner table!

Chopsticks aren't just a widely-used utensil...they can also be turned into a colorful hair decoration.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making a collage frame that can showcase your childâs favorite piece of art.

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Design a livable building that functions without electricity. Consider necessities, comforts and entertainment. Build a scale model of your design.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Show your kids how to take recycling to new heights by creating a papier maché pencil holder out of old newspaper and wallpaper paste.

Research overview of architecural acoustics. Design and build a whispering wall from wood or plastic. Test which materials work best.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

This science fair project idea discovers the effect of (high) heat on animal cells.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Science fair project idea that measures fuel efficiency in cars. Calculate cost per mile by comparing fuel cost and consumption data.

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

This project examines the affect of temperature on viscosity and surface tension of different liquids.