2nd and 3rd Grade Construction & Sculpture Educational Resources

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

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!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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.

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

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

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

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

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.