In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Celebrate the season of flowers with a homemade vase budding with blooms of the season. Filled with the warmth of a sunny day, it's just the thing for spring.

Your child can help eliminate stress for himself or a loved one by creating a colorful, homemade stress ball.

Kids can enjoy the fun of tap shoes without the expense by turning bottle caps and string into removable taps. Strap them on and cut a rug.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

This homemade snare drum made with everyday household items gets its authentic rattle sound from paper clips and tin.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Make your own play dough at home with a fruity scent using this easy activity!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Make a gingerbread house with your kid with this tutorial. Learn how to make a gingerbread house using a milk carton, graham crackers, and frosting.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

Using paper plates, have the kids make these fun animal masks and your house will be transformed into a jungle.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

Here's a Halloween arts and crafts activity for your preschooler, pre-kindergartener, or kindergartener: make bat wings of poster board and ribbon.

Want to make your own version of the Hollywood walk of fame in your own garden? Immortalize your child's handiwork by creating a cement handprint craft.

Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.