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.

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

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.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

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.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

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

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

This Star of David craft is eco-friendly and will help your child practice basic geometry. Make a festive Star of David craft for Hanukkah.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

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

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

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.