2nd - 4th Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

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

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 paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.

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 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.

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

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!

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.

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 Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

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

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.

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

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!

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.

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

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

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!