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

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

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

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

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

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

In this arts and crafts activity, help your preschooler make metal cloth embroidery art using only a metal screen, yarn, and other materials!

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.

Your child can celebrate Mexican culture by making his very own percussion instrument using simple materials such as paper plates and tissue paper.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

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 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!

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

Egg cartons are known to have abundant uses. As you get into the cold winter months, discuss penguins with your child by creating these adorable egg carton penguins!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

A heart collage is the perfect Valentine's Day art project for your young artist. Make a heart collage this February with your child.

Want a fun craft project that will get your preschooler using his senses? Create a colorful, abstract piece of fabric art with your child!

Etch designs into discs of plaster of Paris using a traditional whaler technique to create a beautiful artisan necklace.

Turn your home into a public art space by trying your hand at creating your own removable wall mural.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.