Our favorite plaster crafts to try with your kids, including plaster casting, plaster sculptures, 3D art, and sidewalk chalk.
Updated May 2025
We love sculpture and 3D art projects for kids. Plaster is a great material for kids to experiment with when creating sculptures.
You can create your own plaster using equal parts white glue, flour, and water. Or you can use plaster of Paris, which starts out as a powder that makes a thick gooey liquid when mixed with water. You can then pour, color, shape, or press things into it. It dries fairly quickly into whatever shape you’ve chosen.
Here are some fun plaster and sculpture projects to try with your kids, whether using a DIY plaster or plaster of Paris.
The Best Plaster Crafts to Try with your Kids
1. Sandcast in the Sandbox
You can cast plaster shapes using sand from the sandbox (or the beach!). Simply dig a hole in the sand, line it with shells, rocks, and other found treasures, and then fill the hole with plaster.
2. Leaf Casting with Plaster of Paris
Use plaster of Paris to create beautiful 3D leaves that you can paint afterwards. These are so gorgeous for a Fall table scape.
3. Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
Learn how to make your own sidewalk chalk with Plaster of Paris! You can use it to draw outside on sidewalks or inside on a chalkboard.
4. Plaster Cloth Sculptures for Kids
Plaster cloth is a fun material for kids to create amazing sculptures. It’s a less messy alternative than paper mâché and engaging for a variety of ages.
5. Paper Mâché Bowls with Kids
Make your own plaster with paper mâché and use it to make a bowl that you can paint and use at home!
6. Paper Mâché Easter Eggs
These giant paper mâché eggs are so cool and so fun to decorate however you’d like!
7. Plaster Display Stands
Add bits of treasure, like sequins and beads, and a skewer to wet plaster poured into a small carton to create a unique stand to display your art!
8. Sand Sculptures
Create a beautiful abstract piece of art with an ocean theme by mixing equal parts sand and glue and then sticking in items from nature.
How about you? Do you have any favorite kid-friendly Plaster of Paris crafts to add to the list?
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