DIY Crafts

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!

Help your child make a memory box, where she can store her special mementos and childhood treasures.

A toilet paper roll and some paper make a simple kazoo for your toddler to enjoy.

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.