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Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Add some fun to arts and crafts by having your child make a self portrait using nature as her palette.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.