DIY Crafts

For a real tree effect, cut lollipop sticks and have your preschool child insert them in a Styrofoam cone.

Cardboard, popsicle sticks, and a glue gun make an easy and decorative art project for your child.

This easy-to-make beanbag has a real fish shape, complete with open mouth and gills.

Your preschooler can create Spoon People using glue yarn, buttons, and a wooden spoon.

Help your preschooler learn about climate, geography, and weather with this cloud-watching activity.

This magnetic ruler will let you display your child's artwork on the refrigerator.

This combination art and nature activity calls for gathering natural objects from the great outdoors.

Follow the instructions in this art activity to create a beautiful napkin holder using clothespins, paint, and glue.

Using glue dyed in different colors, your toddler can make a spaghetti mobile that you can hang from the ceiling.

This art activity provides plans for a homemade fan that's easy for preschoolers to make.

Using a precut wood shape, your child can create a message clip as a gift for a favorite adult.

Your child will have lots of fun waving the colors in this homemade ribbon toy.

Try this idea for making a colorful fan with your child -- use paint sample cards!

Make a vest for your child from a paper bag, and then let him decorate it himself.

You and your child can have fun making "rock people." All you need are some rocks, some glue, and a bit of decoration.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Making this bird feeder will help your child appreciate the beauty of nature, while also helping local wildlife survive the winter.

Teach your child about sculpture by letting him create art out of wood scraps.

Show your child how to she can turn her hands into puppets, and then have them talk to each other.