If your kid looks like she needs a break from homework or something to work on during commercials, show her how to make a necklace of paper beads!

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

Give items that usually get tossed in the trash a second life with this green arts and crafts activity for kindergarteners. Make a milk carton train engine!

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Crafting a valentine mailbox is the perfect way to get your child ready for Valentine's Day. Now no heartfelt mail will get lost in the shuffle!

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

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.

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

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.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.