Wood sculptures for kids are easy to make with wood pieces and hot glue. Paint or add additional details with permanent markers.
Updated February 2025
Making sculptures with wood pieces is a fun and easy way for kids to be creative in a totally different way than drawing or painting. They can stack, build, and design anything they imagine.
We used hot glue because it dries quickly, so our kids could build as they go. Some of our structures were built skewers and some were just built on a piece of cardboard. Some are abstract and some are very specific structures that our kids created for pretend play.
Either way, we had a lot of fun creating these wood sculptures and then painting them with bright tempera cakes. And we love the way they look on display!
Easy Wood Sculptures for Kids
MATERIALS
- Wood pieces*
- Hot glue
- Skewers
- Sturdy cardboard or a flat wood piece for a base
- Paint (optional)
*A note about wood: We bought this container of wood bits and beads from Michael’s but you can find others on Amazon, or you can cut your own wood pieces or ask a woodworker for wood scraps.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Gather materials
Cut a piece of cardboard or wood as your base. We stuck a piece of air dry clay to the cardboard and then used that to hold a skewer for building.
- Create your sculpture
You can glue your wood pieces to the base as desired. Some of our pieces were beads and so we stuck them onto the skewer to build a tall structure.
Keep going until your sculpture is how you want it. Let dry.
- Paint
If you’d like, you can paint your wood sculptures. We used tempera cakes, but you could use any craft paint. Let dry.
- Display!
Set your unique sculpture somewhere where you can admire it.
We love the way our easy wood sculptures came out and will definitely be using these wood bits and beads for more crafts!
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