Redecorate the smart way -- pillow covers are a fast, fun and easy craft that can transform a room with an artsy punch of color.

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by making your very own lucky pot of (chocolate!) gold in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

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.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

Music is all around us. Bring some melody into your home with a hand-crafted door harp.

Make a poodle skirt for a creative sewing project with your child that will also be a blast from the past!

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Take play-dough to the next level with this homemade recipe, adding surprising ingredients perfect for summer!

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

Create your very own rubber stamp using rubber bands and cardboard. This is a simple way to create a beautiful design that can be used again and again.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

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

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.