Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

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.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Explore measurement with your second grader and make this terrific holiday craft.

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

Create a beautiful piece of pottery by hand using a few simple ingredients, and learn about the Native American Acoma tribe while doing it!

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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!

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

Enchant your garden with flower fairies and let their beauty bloom with this charming fairy craft.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

Show your teen how to live green by transforming old CD cases into drawer dividers and help her get organized in the process.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.