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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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.

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

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

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Learn how to make a mustache with these simple instructions. See how to make a mustache on a stick for Halloween, costume parties, or dress up.

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

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

Celebrate Earth Day, or any day, by recycling an old CD and make a colorful, decorative fish!

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.

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.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

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.

Get fashionable with this oh-so-easy, totally customizable washi tape bracelet craft.

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 child organize her jewelry or hair bands with this pretty holder made from recycled materials. The finished holder also makes a great gift!