Preschool - 2nd Grade Construction & Sculpture Activities

Make a peace dove to commemorate Black History Month and hang it in your home as a quiet reminder of the spirit of the movement.

Celebrate Groundhog Day with this cute groundhog pop-up toy. All you need is construction paper, a craft stick, and a paper cup to get started.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Recycle your cereal boxes and engage your child's creativity with this fun arts and crafts project.

Get into the Halloween spirit by creating creepy (but cute) spiders from paper egg cartons, paint, and pipe cleaners.

How do you turn an everyday object into a scary skeleton? This project is the perfect way to practice counting while using cotton swabs to create a skeleton.

This activity spotlights everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, and preserves your child's handprints in his "antlers".

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

Wishing for snow? If the weather refuses to cooperate, take charge and make your own snow in this fun painting activity!

Looking for a noisemaker that's more musical than your kid's typical banging and clanging? Make a paper plate tambourine!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Valentine's Day is a great day to show loved ones how much you appreciate them, and this love bug craft is an adorably simple way to spread the love.

Valentine's Day means an avalanche of cards and candy, but where to put them all? This is the perfect solution to help your kid keep track of all his goodies.

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

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

This homemade snow globe is fun for kids who are excited about the arrival of winter. Kids can complete this snow globe craft quickly and easily.

This Valentine's Day, spend a couple of hours with your child constructing a colorful, spring-limbed "heart man"!

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Sweets are for the sweet, but this pretty frame will last longer than a box of chocolates.

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.