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

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

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.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

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

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.

Discover what makes an alligator an alligator with this adorable and affordable alligator craft.

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.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

Light up your home with this lightning bug craft that will keep glowing even after summer's gone!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

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.

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.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

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.

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

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.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.