For the child who likes to build, work big, and create in 3D, try these sculpture ideas for kids that use cardboard, nature items, and wood blocks. Create wood and ice sculptures, build with toothpicks or construct a magnetic building set with cardboard.
This straw-based building set is my kids favorite and has been used to create all kinds of houses, castles, and other structures.
Kids can build modern-looking sculptures with styrofoam blocks and bamboo skewers.
Leaf casting with plaster of Paris is easy and the results are beautiful! This is a project you can do with kids or by yourself and use as seasonal decorations, gifts, or part of a nature study unit. Give leaf casting with plaster of Paris a try!
Plaster casting with playdough molds is an easy and fun craft project to do with kids.
Maia and Daphne created this wood collage yesterday, working on it off and on all day long. Maia was home sick from school and spent
Kids can create easy and fun wire sculptures with inexpensive, colorful materials.
Much encouraged by Teacher Tom, I decided it was time to turn Maia on to the joys of the hot glue gun. Here’s the result:
Our children’s art group met again yesterday to make papier mache bowls. This is a somewhat messy project, so we took our art table outside.
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