This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Teach your kid a lesson about recycling by helping him create a letter holder out of an old cardboard box.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

Learn about dehydration with a wonderful craft project that you can do together, and enjoy this unique doll for years to come!

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Take a look at this oogly-googly eye Halloween craft! Have your child tweak the design to learn about balance and counterbalance with this crazy-eyed creature.

Make a paper jack-o'-lantern treat bucket this Halloween! While crafting, your kid will learn about the process of creating self-standing sculptural objects.

Make a seashell wind chime for your back porch. Perfect for younger kids to build motor skills on.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.