Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

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

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

It's easy to turn old magazines into a fast-and-furious finding game that's both fun and educational for kids.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

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

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Teach your kid a lesson about recycling by helping him create a letter holder out of an old cardboard box.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

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.

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.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

This fun, summery arts and crafts activity is a great project to do with your child. She'll express her creativity while she revamps some old flip flops.

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.

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Oragami Christmas ornaments make a beautiful addition to your family's tree. Make origami Christmas ornaments out of old wrapping paper this holiday season.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Your first grader will love making her favorite feline a chase toy out of old fabric scraps, and she will learn beginning sewing basics while she's at it!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.