Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

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

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Honor dad's fatherly achievements with a handmade plaque for a job well done!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

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!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and 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.

Avoid holiday card clutter by arranging cards into an artfully simple display: pin them to a length of yarn with classic wooden clothespins.

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

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

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!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Kids can celebrate Veterans Day by making a mosaic American flag out of jelly beans in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

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.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

If your kid is fascinated by dinosaurs, show him how to make his very own dinosaur egg. When he's not looking, hide a surprise inside!

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!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.