DIY Crafts

These simple instructions will help you build a piñata at home with your preschooler.

This activity will help your child build her self-confidence, while having fun making a collage about herself and her life.

Cardboard and felt can make a clean and quiet take-along toddler game.

Melting crayon shavings on spring flowers or fall leaves can result in lovely greeting cards or art for the wall.

Here are some great family-time activities using leaves. Try waxing, rubbing, and pressing them.

This art project results in a pouch that can hold all of your toddler's interesting discoveries.

Follow these instructions to make a beautiful felt and cardboard doll with your preschool child.

This craft is found in many cultures worldwide. It's easy to make and the result is quite attractive.

You can make a bed for your toddler's doll out of a large cardboard box.

This heavy bracelet is a fun art project for a preschooler, but it requires some help from a parent.

Follow these instructions for making homemade toys to throw and catch a ball.

This is a fun way to make use of old clothing – your child will start wearing it all over again!

Silly Putty is even more fun when you and your preschooler make it from scratch!

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.

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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.