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Help your second grader craft some lovely, personalized Valentine's Day cards--out of kitchen materials!

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

A serape is a long, blanket-like shawl worn over the shoulders. With a few simple materials, your child can fashion his very own serape!

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

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.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

In this simple math activity, your young learner will compare two types of Valentine's Day candy using a Venn diagram.

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

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.

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

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.

Show your child how to make homemade wrapping paper with a twist by using sponge art to create the fabulous designs. Here's how:

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.