Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Challenge your child with this exciting 2D to 3D project using a sheet of construction paper, oil pastels, and scissors.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

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!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

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.

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

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.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

Your child will hop with delight as he make this delicious, edible bunny out of marshmallows.

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.

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.