Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

Celebrate Independence Day with a bang! Create a dazzling DIY Independence Day Cards and hand them out to friends and family members.

Let the world be your canvas by transforming an ordinary household window into a snowy holiday scene.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

Do you hear "I forgot" more often than you would like? Give your kid a reason to remember to wash the dishes with a fun and colorful chore checklist!

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

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

This art exercise is great way to help kids learn how to see just like a professional painter, while experimenting and having fun with monochromatic color!

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!