from the editors
Whether you’re looking to keep your kids happily entertained for a few minutes (or a few hours!), teach them new skills, or reconnect during a particularly busy season, crafting together offers a fun family activity. Making things together engages and challenges young minds as you choose a project, source the materials, and then see a creative spark take hold. That is why we’re so excited about this collection of crafts for kids! We share projects to make after school—or on an unexpected snow day—with supplies you can find around the house (“Raid the Recycling Bin,” page 12). There are crafts for when you need a weekend activity: Try out a new STEM experiment (“Silly Science,” page 22) or create a custom cardboard playhouse (“Play Pretend,” page 46). And we give ideas…