Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

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.

Make necklaces, bracelets, belts, or garlands in this simple and fun activity that recycles old objects and let's your child make one-of-a-kind pieces of art!

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

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

This fun Christmas craft recycles paper bags to create personalized stockings by your kids to enjoy during the holidays.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

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.

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

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

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

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Homemade Christmas crackers add some bang to your holiday celebration. Make a set of homemade Christmas crackers with your child this holiday season.

Recycle materials found in your home to make trendy curtains for your child's bedroom. An old puzzle and some string is the perfect place to start.

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

Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Give an old tin can a new life by transforming it into an organizer for your child's room in this middle school arts and crafts activity.

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.