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.

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.

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

Recycle an old soda bottle into a beautiful, functional soap dish! In this project your child will practice saving the environment in a proactive way.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

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

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

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

Your child will have a blast making art on a mini-canvas using rolls of washi tape. The finished product is lovely piece of art to hang on the wall.

This fun, summery arts and crafts activity is a great project to do with your child. She'll express her creativity while she revamps some old flip flops.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

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.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.