Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

Get in the Halloween spirit with these simple, silly bat decorations!

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

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

Avoid holiday card clutter by arranging cards into an artfully simple display: pin them to a length of yarn with classic wooden clothespins.

Create a beautiful piece of pottery by hand using a few simple ingredients, and learn about the Native American Acoma tribe while doing it!

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

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!

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

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.

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!