Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

Let your child add her creative touch to Cinco de Mayo celebrations by showing her how to make chili pepper napkin rings.

Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.

Next time your second grader needs to send a card, consider this goofy writing and craft project.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

By selecting a pattern and carefully repeating it on the entire surface of a pumpkin, your child will transform a simple garden vegetable into a work of art.

Introduce your little one to the joys of gardening with this adorable do-it-yourself planter made from clothespins.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

This art exercise is great way to help kids learn how to see just like a professional painter, while experimenting and having fun with monochromatic color!

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Covered in patterns and reflective texture, this paper purse is sure to stand out!

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

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

Get your child in the mood for a season full of lazy days at the beach with this colorful summer centerpiece art project!