Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

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

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

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.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

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.

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

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 low-tech supplies and a little extra ingenuity you can help your fourth grader create this unique, heartfelt Valentine card.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Make a knight using metal washers, screws, bolts and aluminum foil, creating the most resistant armor anyone has ever seen.

In celebration of National Peace Day on September 21st, your child can create a colorful peace collage, using magazine clippings and colorful pieces of paper.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

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

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 your very own rubber stamp using rubber bands and cardboard. This is a simple way to create a beautiful design that can be used again and again.

In this fun art exercise, kids practice seeing multiple shapes and colors inside a water-filled glass and recreate them as a still life using colored paper.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

Create a special gift for Mother's or Father's Day using felt, cardstock and buttons to create a memorable frame in the shape of a heart.

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.