Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

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

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.

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.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

In this colorful craft, make an enchanting star card for a birthday, holiday, or just for fun with construction paper and foam sheets!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

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

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Have your kid create DIY abstract art Easter decorations worthy of a spot at the Smithsonian!

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

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.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Brighten up the life lessons with a colorful and fun reward jar!

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

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Help your child channel his inner wizard with this crafty activity perfect for imaginative youngsters.

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

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

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!