3rd and 4th Grade Construction & Sculpture Activities

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

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

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

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.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft 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.

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.

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

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!

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.

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

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

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

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

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

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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