Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

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

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

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.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

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.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

Combine winter charm with DIY fashion to create this lovely piece of jewelry.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

A DIY diffuser is a budget-friendly item that will add a pleasant fragrance to your home. Make a DIY diffuser with your child for great Valentine's Day gift.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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

Create a piece of public art on a movable wall. This scrap paper mosaic is made on a board that can be displayed just about anywhere.

Invite your kid to decorate your family's ordinary coffee mugs with brightly colored beaded rings!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.