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Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

Children get creative as they experiment with fabrics and textures to create their very own collagraphs.

Help your child visualize their goals for the new year by creating a self-portrait that represents all of the amazing things they have done and hope to do.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Bring snowy days inside by painting a winter wonderland scene using watercolors and melted snow in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

Show your high schooler how to map out his life's intentions by creating a Sankofa, a symbol that will remind him that his choices determine his course.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Introduce your kindergartener to some art history by showing him how to create an everyday object print, Andy Warhol-style.

With a few strokes of white paint, kids can transform an old family photograph into a lovely winter scene in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

In this activity, kids use sponges to make textured stamps for homemade, artistic Valentine's Day cards.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Make hand-painted stemware to give away as a gift in this unique arts and crafts activity.