This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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!

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

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

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Celebrate Dad with this decorative stepping stone for your garden!

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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.

Use egg cartons to create imaginative spiders the kids will treasure.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

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.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.