Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Create a beautiful piece of pottery by hand using a few simple ingredients, and learn about the Native American Acoma tribe while doing it!

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

Learn about dehydration with a wonderful craft project that you can do together, and enjoy this unique doll for years to come!

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Create a piece of public art on a movable wall. This scrap paper mosaic is made on a board that can be displayed just about anywhere.

Take a look at this oogly-googly eye Halloween craft! Have your child tweak the design to learn about balance and counterbalance with this crazy-eyed creature.

Make a paper jack-o'-lantern treat bucket this Halloween! While crafting, your kid will learn about the process of creating self-standing sculptural objects.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Help your kid organize her collection of earrings and other accessories with a fun embroidery craft!

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

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.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!