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

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

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.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

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

Show your love of nature with this pretty vase made with vines. It will be perfect for holding a floral bouquet!

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.

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.

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

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

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.

Upcycle an old dress shirt into artsy bow with just a few simple sewing techniques.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

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

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

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

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.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.