No need to head to the toy store for her next stuffed animal once she has the skills to create her own!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

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.

Have your child experiment with layering by creating a feathered friend to celebrate warmer weather.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

This dreidel craft gets your child to make the spinning top out of a milk carton. Make an upcycled dreidel craft with your child this Hanukkah.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

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

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

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.

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

This Star of David craft is eco-friendly and will help your child practice basic geometry. Make a festive Star of David craft for Hanukkah.

Recycle bottles of different shapes and sizes to create a group of unique dolls that are as unique as the real people around you!

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

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