Paper playground

Second graders were busy learning about different types of lines this spring and it prompted us to make these fun playground sculptures out of paper. I gave each student a 9 x 12 piece of construc…

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

I try to choose process driven activities for kindergarten that afford lots of choice and problem solving. This is when are kiddos are so creative and we cannot hinder that by forcing them to create pre-fabricated projects. Here, they manipulated paper to make their own playgrounds. Normally, I wouldn't use print-out people for them to color, but it was a last minute request from a few students, so i thought, why not? The objective of the lesson was to manipulate paper to make it stand up…

Get ready for endless fun with printable Paper Playground crafts for kids! Create the cutest paper park and picnic set with this fun kids paper craft set! Download now! This build a playground set is perfect for park diorama boxes!

Playground/Sculpture Park Paper Sculpture Easy super duper-fun for all! Go to Storm King, MOMA Sculpture Garden, Socrates Sculpture Park or even to your local playground for inspiration. Materials: Glue sticks, Scissors, Construction Paper, Tissue Paper Day 1 Pre cut strips of paper. Easiest option is get 8.5 x 11 paper and use a paper cutter to slice them into 1 inch wide strips the short way. Keep these as the standard. Once comfortable-give them odd sizes. I like glue sticks the best…

Kids make the coolest sculptures from rolled paper.

Kids can make these Colored Paper Collage Sculptures as a sculpture and colored paper collage project all rolled into one.

Make moving art with this paper playground art project for kids! An invitation to learn about movement, shapes, and simple machines. With the first signs of spring come the welcome sounds of excited shrieks, whoops,

Create your own paper roller coaster using collage and sculpture materials.