It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Here's a homemade bulletin board project to help your fourth grader's school year start off right.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

This school year, have your child decorate his very own clip board and watch him do his homework in style!

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.

Give your child some simple craft supplies and see what happens in this heartwarming and artistic contribution to the Seder table this year.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

Learn the art of symbolism with the colorful African flag that's great for a parade or a decoration.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

In this arts and crafts activity, help your kindergartener make friendship bracelets with just safety pins, elastic, and some colorful beads.

Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

Tackle both boredom and mathematics with this inventive arts and craft project!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.