1st - 5th Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

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

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

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!

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

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.

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

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.

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

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

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

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

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

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

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

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

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

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

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

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

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.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

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.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!