Music instruments can be expensive. Sidestep steep prices with this art project that uses recycled materials to create a melodious music maker!

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.

This recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

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

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

There are a lot of ways to make decorative wreaths. This wreath uses cloth and egg carton flowers!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

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

Make the 100th day celebration extra special by creating your own 100th Day of School Top Hat.

Kids of all ages will delight in making these jumbo "cupcake" crayons from all of the broken crayon stubs that seem to pile up around the house.

Make a candy wrapper collage with your leftover candy wrappers! This candy wrapper collage is a cool, upcycled post-Halloween craft project.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

Try a little eco-friendly crafting this Easter: turn lonely, misfit socks into bunny sculptures in this recycled arts and crafts activity.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

Organize your child's art supplies with this fun and colorful tray!

It wouldn't be Christmas without a small and cheerful army of holiday elves!

Your child will make her mark on the world with unique homemade ink stamps.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

This homemade snare drum made with everyday household items gets its authentic rattle sound from paper clips and tin.

This year, help your child celebrate Easter by upcycling an old light bulb and make a cute little chicken face.