Spring Crafts

Keep birds at bay with a jangly kitchen-gadget scarecrow

Stake out your territory with this spiffy copper-foil garden sign

Keep the luck of the Irish with you all the time with this fun craft.

This centerpiece is anything but garden-variety

Inspired by "The Incredible Secret Formula Book" by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, this is gorgeous stuff. Smooth and silky in your hands, it has a porcelainlike finish and a soft, eye-catching shimmer when dry.

Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Satellite Recycler around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill.

Easy-to-make homemade clay

Like the real ones, these sunny yellow blossoms sway in the breeze on their long pipe cleaner stems.

All it takes is a few pom-poms and scraps of felt to round up a flock of colorful feathered friends like the songbirds that led Prince Phillip to his destined bride.

Made from felt and rosy glitter, this lotus blossom hair comb is as pretty as the one Mulan wore, and it's guaranteed never to wilt.

Manny brought a little green into his neighbor's home when he built her a flower box. Now Preschoolers can learn about being green with this eco-friendly craft.

Directions for making a sunflower costume.