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Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

Celebrate the coming of Spring and Earth Day with this 3-D art project that makes use of recycled materials.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

Beach bags don't have to be bought...make your own beach bag out of recycled materials in this summer craft.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

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.