Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Have your child experiment with layering by creating a feathered friend to celebrate warmer weather.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

Recycle all those old puzzles with missing pieces into a cute and easy puzzle piece tree.

Your child will create a textured mosaic by painting, then arranging 50 pumpkin seeds so they resemble a pumpkin.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

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

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

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

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

If your child isn't wild about tea, help her repurpose an old teacup and saucer as a quirky decorative planter.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

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

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

This Valentine's Day, learn a little more about the organ that keeps everything in your body going--the heart!

Make the 100th day celebration extra special by creating your own 100th Day of School Top Hat.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

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.

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.