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.

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

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

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!

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

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

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

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.

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

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

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

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.

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

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 unique vacation memento with this glass bottle art project sure to capture great memories!

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 project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

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

This zombie shirt is a fun and incredibly simple Halloween costume. Have your kid don the shirt lurch around the neighborhood searching for brains...or candy!

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

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

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

Could your child’s room use a little bit more firecracker sparkle? Add an explosion of glow-in-the-dark color with this spectacular mason jar 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.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

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