This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Fashion forward kids get a chance to unleash their inner designer by creating their own fabric-embellished shoes in this teen arts and crafts activity.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Get inspired by nature and use recycled materials to create unforgettable pencil holders in time for the back to school season.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

This art project encourages kids to look closely at their favorite animal and recreate texture, pattern and silhouette with easy to follow instructions.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Be careful what you wish for... Centered around The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, this writing activity encourages your child to consider consequences.

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

Help your child visualize their goals for the new year by creating a self-portrait that represents all of the amazing things they have done and hope to do.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Show your fifth grader how to make this fun vinyl robot to spruce up her walls. Itâs quick to construct and easy to remove or transfer from wall to wall.