Construction paper is an easy and inexpensive medium for students to express their creative side! Here are 35 crafts for kids to refine motor skills and complete a fun project with their friends. Activities span a wide range of ages, seasons, and types. Have fun exploring all that you can achieve with this staple crafting material! 

1. Paper Chain Caterpillar

This is a fun craft for students to complete after reading Eric Carle’s famous book. Students must tape strips of paper together in interlocking rings to form a chain link. Help them add googly eyes, antennae, and a smile to finish it off.
 

2. Fish Mobile

These fish mobiles make easy and colorful party decorations for a class party. Students use an accordion fold to fold two sheets of paper and join the straight edges. To finish, they can add a googly eye and tail before stringing them up around the classroom.

3. Paper Hyacinths

Paper flowers make beautiful Mother’s Day gifts! To make these beautiful paper flowers, students will first roll tubes for the stems. They must then carefully fold short strips of paper, fringe one side, and finish by gluing these strips to their stems.