Year one Science Construction & Sculpture Activities

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Build a year one bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Use simple items to create a year one "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Invite your year one marine biologist to practise in scientific identification and categorization while she creates a lovely treasure box.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Help your year one or year two child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house. Here's how:

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what colour appears.

Teach the kids how a bird's nest is made by making your own nests using only natural materials!

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learn about bears and winter hibernation.

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

In this fun activity, kids practise measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to kindergarten science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.