3rd - 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.

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

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

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

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

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

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.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

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.

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

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