Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

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

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

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.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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.

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

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

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

No need to head to the toy store for her next stuffed animal once she has the skills to create her own!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

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.