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Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

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

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

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

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Invigorate your fourth grader's mind by helping him turn his room into a woven masterpiece using various lengths of material.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

Show your fourth grader how to embrace a green lifestyle and enjoy the outdoors with a homemade, recycled picnic basket.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

This activity will give your child a chance to practice threading a needle, and she'll end up with a fun and unique hair band!

Help your young sewer create a delightful owl egg cosy out of just a few felt scraps and some embroidery floss.

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.

Non-slip socks are the perfect DIY gift that your kid can make for friends and family. Make a pair of non-slip socks with your kid for wholesome family fun.

These adorable felt orange slices are cute as can be and couldn’t be easier to make.

What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Teach your child the value of hard work with this adorable hen craft, based on the hardworking heroine from the classic folktale "The Little Red Hen."

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.