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.

Here's an arts and crafts activity: get your middle school or high school student to make rolled up, bubble wrap candles of wax for a unique accessory or gift!

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

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

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Your kid will practice measuring, cutting and basic stitches by recycling an old t-shirt into a a cute skirt using simple sewing techniques.

Help your fifth grader or middle school teenager transform spice tins into fridge magnets and pencil holders in this arts and crafts activity.

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.

Help the environment this Christmas by using fabric remnants to make this beautiful braided wreath!

Help your teen use scrap hardware to make punk-style jewelry that lets her own unique style shine.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making a collage frame that can showcase your childâs favorite piece of art.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

When it comes to scrapbooks, you don't have to splurge. Help your teen preserve senior year memories on the cheap by turning cereal boxes into scrapbook pages.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

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

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

Let your child celebrate the season with this recycled craft that turns paper tubes into sweet reindeer ready to be filled with holiday goodies.

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

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

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