Fun Websites for Little Builders

Architecture, Building and Construction links for kids
This website features many hands-on activities for elementary-age children, and interesting facts about famous construction projects, such as Seattle’s Space Needle.
http://www.b4ubuild.com/kids/kidlinks.html

Construction Activities for Children
With birthday party ideas and coloring pages, this is a great site for little construction workers in the making.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/transportation/construction/index.htm

Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation
John Ratzenberger of 1980’s sitcom “Cheers” fame is the spokesperson for this foundation and their numerous activities for young people across the country.
http://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/

Blockworks
Kids can construct buildings and towns virtually on this fun website.
http://www.hypervisual.net/blockworks/

Construction Kids Page
This simple website has a fun dump truck puzzle for pre-school age little builders. http://www.prekinders.com/construction_kids.htm

Bob the Builder
The famous cartoon for preschoolers has a website with coloring pages and posters, online games, and resources for parents.
http://www.bobthebuilder.com

 
Activities and Lessons

Zoom into Engineering

This site has  fantastic and fun science-based engineering lessons and experiments teachers can use in their classrooms.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/grownups/engineering/

Host a Lego Competition

Block Kids is a fun, hour-long competition designed by the National Association of Women in Construction to introduce elementary age students to construction project planning and design.