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

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

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

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

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

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

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

This colorful caterpillar attaches itself to pencil holders and guards your school supplies!

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

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.

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

These hanging carrots will help the Easter bunny find your house and celebrate a brightly colored food that is a healthy treat for bunnies and kids alike.

These paper pumpkins will make lovely, festive centerpieces in your home this fall.

Your little one will love making this bunny mask. From the mask's furry texture to its cute marshmallow nose, she will hardly be able to wait to wear it.

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

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

Have your child assemble a tiny bunny that she can carry with her and pull out whenever she needs a friend.