Construction & Sculpture

Have the kids make Mom a wooden "Love Box" for Mother's Day (or any other day!) to show her how much she means to everyone.

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

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.

Learn about dehydration with a wonderful craft project that you can do together, and enjoy this unique doll for years to come!

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Have your child imitate the masters or create her own work of art with a bar of soap!

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.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this second grade shamrock tote bag craft.

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

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!

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

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

The start of a new school year is always a great time to decorate a locker. Here's a way to help your middle schooler get off to an organized, stylish start!

Kids can enjoy the fun of tap shoes without the expense by turning bottle caps and string into removable taps. Strap them on and cut a rug.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

Create a beautiful pop-up paper lantern and will serve as the perfect decoration at your next party.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Make a homemade expressionist masterpiece using dough and paint! Practice brainstorming skills with this fun and easy arts and crafts activity.

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!