These easy-to-make felt friends are created by sewing two pieces of felt together with yarn and make great gifts for holidays such as Easter.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

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.

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.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

Based upon traditional Indonesian Wayang puppets; kids will make their very own puppet in this activity, with movable arms that can be operated with sticks.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.