Looking for a last minute gift? This homemade candle holder is a breeze to make, and its pretty glow really brightens up a room. A great craft project.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

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

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Melted crayon art is all the rage right now. It's simple, inexpensive, and there's no wrong way to do it!

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

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.

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.

Let your child set her artistic talent free with an easy, environmentally-friendly bottle cap mosaic.

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Introduce your little one to the joys of gardening with this adorable do-it-yourself planter made from clothespins.

Use the activity below to help your child create bath salts as she observes how a solid changes when placed into a liquid.

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.

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!

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

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Make homemade potpourri out of roses with your child!

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

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Create colorful paintings using the turntable on an old record player, and help your child experiment with color and movement!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

Help the elephant bird come back to life with this awesome paper mache craft.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.