Architecture Activities for Kids

Working from home and looking for activities for your children? Architecture: K-12 has compliled this list of architecture and design-related resources. Resources are on an ongoing basis, with newest entries added to the top of the list, so check back regularly for more activities!

• Adventures of Archie - an architecture activity book filled with fun exercises to introduce you to the basics of design, engineering, and construction!

• The AIA New York | Center for Architecture announces Fall 2020 after-school and Saturday architecture classes for youth ages 8-18 open for registration nationwide. These interactive STEAM programs are live, virtual, hands-on workshops led by the Center's Design Educators, giving design-curious kids an opportunity to learn more about the built environment and develop their own architectural designs using a customized kit of art and design materials sent to their door.

• NOMA - Project Pipeline Architecture Camp - Aug 10-17, 2020
• AIA National - Summer camps may be closed this summer, but this collection of activities and resources can help keep your children entertained.
• CKD Architecture Lessons - Message Mural, Carditecture, and Neighborhood of Geometic Shapes
• AIA NY - Architecture at Home
• AIA DC - Online Learning for Kids
• AIA - K-12 Architecture Resources
• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Virtual Classroom
• Chicago Architecture Center - Family Design Club
• The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures - Short online tours
• The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures - Book list
• The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures - Meet the experts
• Creative Action - Online Learning Hub
• Foster + Partners - Architecture Challenges for Children
• Rogers-O'Brien Construction – Construction Coloring Pages
• Wicked Workshop – Youth Architecture Classes (free trial)
• The Design Museum, London – Young Design Museum
• Gensler – Amazing Cities and Amazing Cities Kids Downloadable Coloring Books
• AIA Center for Leadership Committee – Kids' Home Architecture Camp
• Dyson – Engineering Challenges for Kids
• The Design Museum, London – Create and Make at Home Activities
• Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco – Newspaper Architecture
• Dallas AD EX – K-12 At Home Activities
• AIA DC/Washington Architectural Foundation – Online Learning for Kids
• Architecture Foundation of Oregon – Architecture In Schools Design Challenge
• Center for Architecture, New York – Building Bridges
• American Society of Landscape Architects – Discover Landscape Architecture Activity Book for Kids
• A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles – Book of Buildings Coloring Book
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum – Ready, Set, Design
• Smithsonian Institution – follow #SmithsonianEdu on Instagram

Do you have a K-12 activity you'd like to share? Send it to the Architecture: K-12 committee liaison.