Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

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!

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

Discover a way to take old denim out of your child's closet without removing it from her life with this beautiful recycled craft.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Your child can easily create a ghoulishy adorable bat treat keeper. Crafting this funny fella is a great way to introduce the basic components of sculpture.

Pine cone centerpieces make for a festive and natural holiday decoration. Make a pine cone centerpiece to display on your table or mantelpiece.

The elegance of a glitter vase will rival the flowers inside it! Help your child craft this artsy gift as a special gift for a loved one.

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

In the mood for a little lighthearted magic? Make your own chi chi sticks, inspired by the divination tools of ancient Chinese fortune tellers.

Learn how to make vampire fangs for Halloween costumes and for scary playtime. See how to make vampire fangs with this great upcycled tutorial.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.