Construction & Sculpture Science Activities

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.