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Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

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

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

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.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

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

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

Help your child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!

Create a chunky, textured, tactile giraffe collage that is cute enough to pet! This is a great way to recycle old arts and crafts materials.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

This rainbow collage activity is a great way to practice using different materials to create texture. The completed craft is sure to brighten up any space.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

These easy-to-make felt friends are created by sewing two pieces of felt together with yarn and make great gifts for holidays such as Easter.

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.