Foster your child’s imagination by putting together a fabulous dinosaur nightlight. They can create whatever scene they want and rearrange it any time. 

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Have you tried paint pouring? This craze is so much fun and the results are always pretty and one of a kind, like with this set of rainbow rocks. 

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Head outside to collect some pine cones to make this fun fall craft with your kids. It’s the perfect craft for fall!

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Create your own beautiful and natural succulent pumpkin decor for fall. It’s an elegant decoration and makes a wonderful gift. 

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Use beans to create portraits of Poly the Parrot, Dab-Dab the Duck, Plimpton the Ostrich, Chee-Chee the Gorilla, and others from the movie Dolittle. Or use the same technique for any other design you’d like!

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Use dried lavender stems to make these pretty lavender candles in mason jars. They make a wonderful gift for Mom, Grandma, or a special teacher. 

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Use a cardboard tube and a variety of seeds to make an adorable owl. Think creatively and see what you can do!

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Learn how to use cookie cutters to make perfect potato stamps. It’s so much fun for kids!

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Building a fairy garden in an old wheelbarrow is simple and so much fun! You can transport this miniature magical world from indoors to outdoors depending on the weather. 

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Made from clothespins and crayon wrappers this is a fun way to display your kids’ artwork! A great homework holder too!

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Easy sparkly apple marshmallow pops for Fall. Perfect for a harvest party!

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Get your kids into the kitchen to help them make these pencil cookies for back to school! These tasty cookies, shaped like Number 2 pencils, are also a fun treat to wish kids well on a big test. 

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A fun and inexpensive way to count your way down to the first day of school! Each pencil flag hides a message you have written for each day – it could be a word of encouragement, an activity to help prepare for school, or just something fun for kids to do to pass the time those last few days. Can you feel the rush of anticipation yet? Have fun counting down!

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Create beautiful 3-D apples from paper, adhesive, and twigs. Use the same technique in different colors to make pumpkins, oranges, or other fruits and vegetables.

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Such a fun hair accessory for back to school! These hair clips are perfect for that little scholar in your life.

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Create apples that look good enough to eat using tissue paper and liquid starch. This is a great use for tissue paper that is too ripped or wrinkled to reuse for gift wrap.

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This easy craft makes learning the alphabet fun. You can use the same concept to practice spelling words for older children.

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Turn a plain pencil box into a fun, pencil-chomping alligator! This is such a fun project when the kids are headed back to school.

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Peekaboo Apple Paper Plate

Kids will love this colorful back-to-school craft. Make a bright red apple with a friendly worm that pokes through to say hello!

What you need:

• Paper plate
• Craft paint – red and white
• Thick brown pipe cleaner
• Construction paper – green and yellow
• Blue mini pom-pom
• Black Sharpie
• Scissors
• Glue

How to make it:

1. Cut a small rounded section from one side of the paper plate to shape it like an apple. Carefully cut a 2″ slit where the worm will stick out.
2. Paint the apple red.
3. Cut out a worm from green construction paper.
4. Use the back of a paintbrush to paint two white circles for eyes. Let the paint dry completely.
5. Glue a pom-pom nose onto the worm.
6. Use the Sharpie to draw a mouth and the pupils on the eyes.
7. Cut a bowtie from yellow construction paper and glue it below the worm’s mouth.
8. Slide the worm through the hole in the apple. Add glue behind the worm so that it stays in place.
9. Glue the pipe cleaner behind the apple to make a stem.

This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.

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These cute string cheese pencils are great fun for Back to School, Teacher Appreciation Day or any other school-themed event. They’re a healthy choice for a celebration.

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This cute monster pencil case gobbles up pencils keeping them safe in her mouth while you are in class! Make one for school and another to hold art supplies at home. 

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Here’s a fun tutorial for a No.2 pencil manicure! It’s great for back-to-school for a teenager or preteen.

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Organize your art supplies with a whimsical minion-inspired art box. It adds such a fun touch to your desktop and keeps you inspired all day long.

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These adorable felt monsters hold tissues so they’ll be close at hand when you need them. What a great project for back-to-school or any time. 

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Forget about disposable sandwich bags or bulky tin containers and make yourself a reusable lunch bag instead. It’s environmentally friendly, easy to carry, and you can personalize it with your favorite fabric. 

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Kids will love making this simple backpack using real apples. You can also use it to to give a gift to a special teacher.

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Make these fun zipper pulls from felt. Kids will love having a personalized touch on their jackets, backpacks, or other zippers. 

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These adorable apples are made from plastic lids, some glue and a few other supplies. This is a fun craft for fall or when you’re headed back to school.

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Make a fun frame out of school rulers! It makes a great gift for a special teacher or a graduate, or keep it to display your school photos. 

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This is a great craft to make with a group of kids. Just air pop the popcorn (They’re less likely to eat it all without any butter or salt on it!) bring out the toilet paper rolls and glue and let them work on filling their ear of corn on the cob with as much popcorn as they can!

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Dress up your homework station with this easy cardboard tube desk caddy. It’s a great way to recycle empty tubes. 

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Cupcake liners are good for so much more than cupcakes! Use them and empty cardboard tubes to make these adorable hooty owls.

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Ease into the new school year with a printable back-to-school word search. There are 20 school-related words for the kids to find. 

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String together a whole solar system using string, glue and balloons.

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This framed stencil craft has it all! It’s fun, quick, easy and cleanup is a piece of cake.

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This sensory bottle is filled with black gravel, rocks, and space-themed toys. Kids can also use it as an I-Spy activity.

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Save those cardboard tubes! These cheery bumble bees are easy to create using cardboard tubes and colorful cardstock.

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Turn a pinecone into an apple! This easy and inexpensive craft is a fun way to welcome fall or celebrate the start of another school year.

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Ditch the paper bag book covers this year and make some out of recycled denim jeans! The pockets make a handy place to store pencils and pens. 

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Create these cool fossils from used coffee grounds. Kids can pretend they are on a real life dinosaur excavation!

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Discovery bottles are so much fun! This simple ocean-in-a-bottle activity is a classic that never gets old.

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Make these groovy mason jar lava lamps and add glitter for extra fun! This is a fun science experiment for kids.

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This balloon-powered car will keep kids busy for hours. It’s a great project for kids to learn while having tons of fun. 

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Make some sidewalk paint using simple ingredients such as cornstarch, water, and food coloring. It’s easy to make and provides hours of fun for your kids!

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Use three very common household ingredients to create an explosion of rainbow colors that will wow the kids! This is hands-on science at its best. 

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Use this recipe to make giant bubbles. Kids (and adults) will have a blast playing with these outdoors!

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Have you ever tried painting with ice cubes? Freeze a mix of water and liquid watercolors, then use the ice cubes to paint on paper or fabric. So much fun!

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Keep the kids entertained and learning with Oobleck. It is like slime, but it’s both a solid and a liquid. The intriguing texture of Oobleck makes it a great sensory activity that you can incorporate into a home school science lesson! 

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Salt painting is so much fun and good for fine motor skills development. The results are bright and beautiful!

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Kids of all ages will be wowed by this beautiful giant crystal rainbow. It’s fun, easy and a great activity to welcome spring!

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This project, adapted from the well-known Paper Plate Aquarium, is a unique and fun way for kids to create their own world under the sea. Give it a try!

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It’s so easy to make a collection of jellyfish in vibrant colors. This is a fun way to teach kids about sea creatures while enjoying an afternoon of crafting with kids.

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Capture relaxation in a jar with this simple beach terrarium idea using beach finds and a repurposed glass jar. The faux coral is actually driftwood. 

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Create an adorable fish using wire and beads. Vary the colors and make a whole school of fish!

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Porcupine fish blow themselves up with air or water to double their size and intimidate enemies. Porcupine fish further intimidate with the sharp spines all over their bodies. Make your own porcupine fish from a paper plate and construction paper.

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Spend the day at the beach or in the kitchen creating beach-themed Oreos! This tasty treat is great fun for any summertime get-together.

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These adorable life preserver sandwiches are fun to eat and easy to make! They’re a cute addition to an ocean-themed birthday, a picnic at the beach, or to make an ordinary day special.

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Use empty cereal boxes and glue to make a beautiful beach mosaic. This fun recycling craft is perfect for summer.

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Turn your child’s hand prints into adorable and summery crab t-shirts! This fun shirt is great for a trip to the beach or the aquarium.

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Turn a margarine tub into an adorable blue crab. This is a great way to use up little fabric scraps that would otherwise go to waste.

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