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

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

This Halloween, your child can make her very own jar light that will shine bright throughout the night!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

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

Create a silhouetted Halloween candle holder with this upcycled activity!

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Show your love of nature with this pretty vase made with vines. It will be perfect for holding a floral bouquet!

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

This easy paper craft looks like the ancient Moai sculptures of Easter Island.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Pine cone centerpieces make for a festive and natural holiday decoration. Make a pine cone centerpiece to display on your table or mantelpiece.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Don't throw that Sunday paper away just yet! If you've got a kid who thinks she's "too old" for crafts, introduce her to beautifully simple newspaper flowers.

If your kid looks like she needs a break from homework or something to work on during commercials, show her how to make a necklace of paper beads!

Your child will have a unique vacation memento with this glass bottle art project sure to capture great memories!

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!