1st and 2nd Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

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

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

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

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.

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.

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

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.

Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

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

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.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

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

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

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.