Construction & Engineering
Towers, ramps, bridges that hold.
34 activities
Building and engineering activities for kids — towers, ramps, bridges, cardboard architecture, and simple machines. Great for STEM homeschooling and open-ended weekend building.
Ages–yrs
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Construction & EngineeringAluminum Foil Boat Load Challenge
30 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringBuild a LEGO Shadow Puppet Theater Stage
45 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Arcade Claw Machine
45 min Ages 7–12 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Automata with Moving Cam Mechanisms
75 min Ages 8–12 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Box Pet Palace
90 min Ages 4–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Lid Marble Labyrinth
30 min Ages 5–10 years
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All Construction & Engineering
34 activities
Construction & EngineeringStuffed Animal Rescue Squad Engineering Challenge
30 min Ages 4–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringRecycled Robot City Construction Challenge
90 min Ages 4–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Box Pet Palace
90 min Ages 4–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringPaper Straw Rocket Blow Launcher
25 min Ages 5–9 years
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Construction & EngineeringSmall Box City Neighborhood
45 min Ages 5–9 years
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Construction & EngineeringNewspaper Log Fort Construction Set
120 min Ages 5–9 years
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Construction & EngineeringConstruct Life-Sized Wearable Cardboard Dinosaur Armor
120 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringToothpick & Gumdrop Geodesic Domes
30 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringBuild a LEGO Shadow Puppet Theater Stage
45 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringMarshmallow & Toothpick Bridge Challenge
60 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringThe Great Gravity-Defying Wall Tube Tangle
60 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringPaper Tube Wall Rollercoaster
30 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Ramp Toy Car Race
45 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringCardboard Lid Marble Labyrinth
30 min Ages 5–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringDry Spaghetti Standing Tower Challenge
30 min Ages 5–12 years
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Construction & EngineeringPVC Pipe Sheet-Fort Frame
40 min Ages 5–12 years
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Construction & EngineeringIndex Card Skyscraper Weight-Bearing Challenge
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringTwinkling Tissue Paper Stained Glass Castle
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringPool Noodle Marble Run Super-Structure
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringRecycled Material Conveyor Belt Contraption
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringClothespin & String Mini-Crane
35 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringAluminum Foil Boat Load Challenge
30 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringMoonbeam Milk Carton Space Station
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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Construction & EngineeringStraw and Pipe Cleaner Geodesic Dome
60 min Ages 6–10 years
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