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.

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

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

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

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Have your child experiment with layering by creating a feathered friend to celebrate warmer weather.

Could your child’s room use a little bit more firecracker sparkle? Add an explosion of glow-in-the-dark color with this spectacular mason jar craft.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Get fashionable with this oh-so-easy, totally customizable washi tape bracelet craft.

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

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

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.