As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

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

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

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

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

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

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

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Turn leftover puzzle pieces into a one-of-a-kind necklace that's sure to brighten any outfit.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

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

Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

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.

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

Beach bags don't have to be bought...make your own beach bag out of recycled materials in this summer craft.

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.

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.

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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

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

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

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.

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

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.