Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

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.

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

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

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

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

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.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

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

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?

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

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.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

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.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Have your kid create DIY abstract art Easter decorations worthy of a spot at the Smithsonian!