Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

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.

This colorful caterpillar attaches itself to pencil holders and guards your school supplies!

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

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

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

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

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.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?