3rd and 4th Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

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