Your child may have fallen in love with certain brand-name trains, but it's just as much fun to make your own - and a whole lot cheaper. Here's how.

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

Your child will create a textured mosaic by painting, then arranging 50 pumpkin seeds so they resemble a pumpkin.

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

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

This Fourth of July, create some explosive colors on black paper for fun Fourth of July decorations!

Want to add some extra pizazz to dress up play? Help your child craft a personalized purse out of an old gift or shopping bag!

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Celebrate Earth Day with a decorative tree made out of strictly reused and recycled materials.

Tap into your child's imagination while creating magic water bottles by filling a bottle with objects that they can search for and locate.

Let your child's imagination run wild with this creative third grade arts and crafts activity: make a fanciful costume out of a cardboard box.

This fun, summery arts and crafts activity is a great project to do with your child. She'll express her creativity while she revamps some old flip flops.

Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it's your third grader's homemade miniature plane zooming across the room on a zip line.

Beach bags don't have to be bought...make your own beach bag out of recycled materials in this summer craft.

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.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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

Have an empty cereal box you're ready to toss in the bin? Help your child recycle that box into some wacky glasses in this fun craft!

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

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

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

Your child will have a blast making art on a mini-canvas using rolls of washi tape. The finished product is lovely piece of art to hang on the wall.

In this colorful craft, make an enchanting star card for a birthday, holiday, or just for fun with construction paper and foam sheets!

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Kids can put old magazines and unwanted clothing to good use by creating an Earth Day-themed multimedia collage in this eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate the coming of Spring and Earth Day with this 3-D art project that makes use of recycled materials.

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!