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

Get in the Halloween spirit with these simple, silly bat decorations!

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

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

This simple and creative arts and crafts activity is great for preschoolers or kindergarteners and uses recycled magazines or newspapers.

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

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

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.

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.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Help your first grader get started making this watering can that's filled with homemade flowers. It will brighten up any window sill ... and it's eco-friendly!

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