Elementary School Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources : Page 2

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

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

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

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!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Make a gingerbread house with your kid with this tutorial. Learn how to make a gingerbread house using a milk carton, graham crackers, and frosting.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

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

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

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

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

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

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 to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Honor dad's fatherly achievements with a handmade plaque for a job well done!

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.