This year on Dad's day, here's a creative gift that your child can make using simple materials, some of them even recycled.

This adorable toy is fun to play with and easy to make. Even better, you should be able to find all the materials you need lying around your house.

Create colorful paintings using the turntable on an old record player, and help your child experiment with color and movement!

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

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.

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

Help your child think outside the box as they create these festive noisemakers, a fun way to ring in the new year.

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

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

This school bus is easy to make, and all you need are some common household items.

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

Save money and get creative by helping your preschooler create and make her own unique sketchbook to put her art in.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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

Has your preschooler ever wanted to be a pirate? This fun activity will put her healthy imagination into action!

Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.

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

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Does your child dream of walking among the dinosaurs? Now he can get a little closer to his dream...with a pair of homemade dinosaur feet!

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

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.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Your child may have fallen in love with certain brand-name trains, but it's just as much fun to make your own - and a whole lot cheaper. Here's how.

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

Explore the changing seasons with your preschooler by helping her create a cork-stamped masterpiece.

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Share some old school fun with your preschooler with stilts you can make from items found in your recycling!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!