Why would you pay for pricey dolls at the store when your second grader can create and play with her own personalized set?

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

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

Your child can pretend she is a pro by creating a crackle painting that looks and feels like a classic work of art!

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

No matter the occasion, this flag craft is the perfect way for you child to proudly display her love of the red, white and blue!

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

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

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

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

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

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

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

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

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

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.