Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Craft a durable, three-dimensional Santa boot that looks great as a stocking, gift box, holiday decoration, or table centerpiece.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Kids will have a hoot constructing this cute owl craft from a recycled toilet paper roll.

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

Make this door curtain to brighten up your home and learn colors and patterns.

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Give your number one dad something that he truly deserves this Father's Day!

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.