Early Childhood Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

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.

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.

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

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

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

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.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

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

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

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

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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

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.

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

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!

Here's a fun preschool arts and crafts activity: make homemade clay bead jewelry. All you need is flour, cornstarch, and salt to get started.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

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

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

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

Bring a bit of the luck of the Irish into your St. Patrick's Day celebration by showing your preschooler how to craft a special pot of gold.

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Reuse and recycle your CDs by having your kid turn them into colorful, eye-popping suncatchers.

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

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.

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

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!