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.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Learn about Andy Warhol and his famous portraits with your child by creating your own self-portrait in his trademark style.

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

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

This activity encourages self-expression. When your child is finished she will have created a personalized pin to wear or give as a gift!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!