Use egg cartons to create imaginative spiders the kids will treasure.

Who needs a plastic potato head when you can use the real thing?

In this activity, your child will use household objects to sculpt his very own football.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

This creative art project lets kids explore the wonder of sea creatures while putting their ingenuity and problem solving skills to use.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Use two toilet paper rolls to make a pair of homemade binoculars and let the games begin. Here's how:

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.

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

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making an amazing sculpture using recycled materials.

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.