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

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

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

This adorable activity is a great way to share the Gingerbread Man story with your kid while she practices assemblage.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

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.

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

Help your child show Dad how super he is by making this homemade superhero shirt.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Encourage your child to create a tribute to their past, and explore future dreams and goals with this narrative assemblage.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Help your child explore this ancient art technique with the help of some tinfoil, black paint and the end of a paintbrush!

Sure, your kid may already be a Picasso with a paintbrush, but even fancy artists need a new challenge.