3rd - 5th Grade Construction & Sculpture Activities

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

This yarn heart is a rustic Valentine's Day decoration that will bring some heartfelt cheer to your home. Make a yarn heart with your little Valentine.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Fall in love with Cupid this Valentine's Day, specifically an adorable paper version of the classic Roman god!

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

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

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

Help your child create her very own invention just like Leonardo da Vinci as she develops her critical thinking skills and lets her imagination soar!

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

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.

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 the most original Easter eggs on the block with this beading craft to ring in the Spring!