1st and 2nd Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

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.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

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.

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

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

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

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

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

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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.

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

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

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

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

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

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Kids make a cute pipe cleaner bumble bee craft and learn a few interesting bee facts along the way in this spring-themed arts and crafts activity.

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

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.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

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

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.