4th and 5th Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

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

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

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.

Sick of the same old arts and crafts projects? Try a new kind of art--string art!

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

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Confetti balloons pack a triple-punch, with tiny messages, colorful confetti, and balloons. Use confetti balloons to add some fun to your next celebration.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

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!

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