Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this second-grade math card game.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

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

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

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

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Transform an old chair into a chalkboard canvas! This painting activity is a useful and creative way to add some quirky charm to your existing furniture.

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.

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

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

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

Oragami Christmas ornaments make a beautiful addition to your family's tree. Make origami Christmas ornaments out of old wrapping paper this holiday season.

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?