Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

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

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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.

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

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

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Craft a durable, three-dimensional Santa boot that looks great as a stocking, gift box, holiday decoration, or table centerpiece.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

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

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

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

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

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

Your child can build the home of her dreams by creating a truly imaginative model. She'll get to draft her own blueprints to design her masterpiece!

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

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

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.