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

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

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.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Do you hear "I forgot" more often than you would like? Give your kid a reason to remember to wash the dishes with a fun and colorful chore checklist!

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Great for bath time, or anytime your child is feeling creative, these bright bathtub paints are a fun and low-mess way to spice up art time.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Help you child burn his very own CD with all of his favorite color songs to create a compilation album that is truly one of a kind.

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

Collage this elegant spring-themed card that's sure to freshen someone's day!

This adorable activity is a great way to share the Gingerbread Man story with your kid while she practices assemblage.