Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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.

Upcycle an old dress shirt into artsy bow with just a few simple sewing techniques.

Let your child create a fun and easy locker blackboard out of an old cereal box!

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

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

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

Sick of the same old arts and crafts projects? Try a new kind of art--string art!

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

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

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

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

Looking for a customized locker accessory? Try this DIY Mirror Craft and spruce up a plain old mirror with some original designs.

Show your teen how to live green by transforming old CD cases into drawer dividers and help her get organized in the process.

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Discover a way to take old denim out of your child's closet without removing it from her life with this beautiful recycled craft.

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.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

Is your child tired of the same old fries with dinner? Invite him to bake up some tasty zucchini fries to accompany the next family meal.

Recycle your child's beloved old t-shirt by sewing it into a pillow! The results of activity are unique, decorative, creative, and never wasteful.

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.