This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Looking for a fun way to encourage imaginative play? Try crafting these animal dice with your preschooler.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

This activity will help your child develop her fine motor skills and build spatial awareness,and it's a great way to jazz up snack time!

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

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Here's a quick and easy recipe for homemade play dough that doesn't involve any cooking! This bright and colorful modeling clay makes a great instant toy!

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Share some old school fun with your preschooler with stilts you can make from items found in your recycling!

Help your preschooler practice tying knots and bows by making a chain of chocolate kisses in this sweet Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Your preschooler will not realize she's practicing her counting skills while playing with this interactive cereal abacus!

Try this preschool arts and crafts activity: make an over-sized stuffed plaything out of butcher paper and wadded-up newspaper.

Honor dad's fatherly achievements with a handmade plaque for a job well done!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Turn ordinary cookies into puppets and create edible performance art!

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

This activity spotlights everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, and preserves your child's handprints in his "antlers".

Get your preschooler or kindergartener into the holiday spirit by making a holiday instrument that will improve his fine motor skills and sense of rhythm.

Enjoy the beach all year long with this fun activity that uses sand, seashells, and a shoebox to create a mini beach right in your house!

This adorable toy is fun to play with and easy to make. Even better, you should be able to find all the materials you need lying around your house.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

Help your child make a robot! This robot won't talk or follow orders, but he's cute as a button and making him is the perfect project for a rainy day.

This kitchen activity will engage your preschooler's senses and fine motor skills, and she'll have fun eating her unique creations when she's done!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your preschooler or kindergartener create his own set of building blocks to create her dream house and buildings.