This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

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.

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

Help you child burn his very own CD with all of his favorite color songs to create a compilation album that is truly one of a kind.

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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 world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

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.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.