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Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Re-purpose a tin can into a pretty compost bucket for your family's kitchen counter and learn about the science and fun of recycling and renewing objects.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Looking for a fun way to display photos? Give recycled objects a second life by turning them into a creative photo holder.

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

This fun Christmas craft recycles paper bags to create personalized stockings by your kids to enjoy during the holidays.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

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.

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

Teach your 2nd grader the value of recycling with this fun arts and crafts activity: make a DIY painted bookcase or set of shelves!

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

Take a page from Art Nouveau master Gustav Klimt and compose a shining collage.

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

Homemade Christmas crackers add some bang to your holiday celebration. Make a set of homemade Christmas crackers with your child this holiday season.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

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.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Have your child create a project that combines the beauty of Japanese cherry blossoms with the eco-friendly fun of a recycled craft.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

This arts and crafts activity will help your kindergartener with shape and color recognition.

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

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

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.

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Help your child create a mosaic mirror frame that's a bit modern and a bit vintage at the same time. All she needs are a dollar store frame and an old CD!