Construction & Sculpture

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Your kindergartener will be delighted to create a kid-friendly and festive Menorah that she will have the honor of "lighting"!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

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

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?

This safety pin brooch is elegant and slightly edgy project for your young fashionista. It's an excellent accessory or gift.

Spider crafts help your child get into the Halloween spirit! Make our spider craft, featuring a spider and its web, this October to decorate for Halloween.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Make this turkey craft with your child to get into the Thanksgiving spirit. This turkey craft is made of a tissue box and other assorted craft supplies.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

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.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

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

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Help your child will learn about shapes and patterns by creating her own masterpiece mosaic out of dried beans.

With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house. Here's how:

Make a roaring rocket ship toy out of a paper towel roll and some tissue paper.

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.