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.

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

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.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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