Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

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

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

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

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

This yarn heart is a rustic Valentine's Day decoration that will bring some heartfelt cheer to your home. Make a yarn heart with your little Valentine.

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

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

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

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.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.