Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

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!

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

Let your child experience the fun of collage art while jumping into a little bee science with this bee-utiful busy bee craft.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your preschooler or pre-kindergartener bringing home the beach with this underwater beach scene.

Looking for a noisemaker that's more musical than your kid's typical banging and clanging? Make a paper plate tambourine!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Want a fun craft project that will get your preschooler using his senses? Create a colorful, abstract piece of fabric art with your child!

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

Painting cookies is a fun way for your child to exercise his fine motor skills and be creative at the same time.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Be the mane attraction by creating a lion out of leaves! This wild craft keeps kids engaged and makes for fabulous art.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers: try finger painting with corn syrup and food coloring to make bright, colorful works of art.

Practice color combinations with a learning tool that looks amazing — and delicious!

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

Make some fairy tale felt board stories with your child the next time you're looking for a fun activity for a lazy afternoon.

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

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Kids love making shapes with Play-Doh, so they'll love creating their own colorful playful clay!