CRESTED COCKATOO CRAFT There’s something about hanging bird ornaments from the branches of a Christmas tree that just seems right. Birds and trees go together. Make these bright and colorful “flying” birds to decorate your tree or your classroom. BIRD FUN FACTS · Scientists have evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs. · Birds have hollow bones, making … Read more
PILGRIM HAT PLACE CARDS This craft is easy to make and looks cute on a Thanksgiving table. Each craft page has a pattern for 2 hat place cards; the boy hat (capotain) and the girl hat (coif). Start with a paper rectangle and fold it into a 3-D hat. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING The first Thanksgiving … Read more
TRIANGLE PIGGY BANKS This cute craft is fun and practical. If you are working on geometric shapes – this bank is a triangle and a prism. If you are working on counting coins – it’s a piggy bank. If you are doing a farm unit – it’s a pig. Your kids can be super creative … Read more
WHIMSICAL WITCH CONE This witch pattern has a smiling face, but if you want to make a scary witch, change the face to make it look angry. You can color her any way you’d like. FAMOUS WITCHES IN LITERATURE There are so many great stories that feature witches. Sometimes the witches are a little scary … Read more
You know it’s October when pumpkins are everywhere. If you need some pumpkins in your classroom – this is the craft for you. THE STORY OF THE JACK O’ LANTERN Jack o’ lanterns are an Irish custom from the 1600s. They have an origin in an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack. He … Read more
ORNAMENTAL OWLS Who’s who in the classroom? These owls are a great fall activity. The kids can decorate them any way they want. Each owl will be unique – just like your students. The owls are easy to cut out and assemble. OWL FUN FACTS
AUTUMN ASH PENCIL HOLDER This craft project is fun to make at the beginning of the school year when everyone has fresh, new pencils. This pencil holder craft is made of paper, another product that comes from trees. You might want to print the pattern on a heavier cardstock paper to make a sturdier pencil … Read more
NEW NAME TAG This back-to-school craft is fun and practical. Your students can make and decorate their own name tag. On the back there is an alphabet line in both manuscript and cursive. The craft also includes a ruler that slides into the name tag. The ruler doubles as a bookmark. BACK-TO-SCHOOL FUN FACTS The … Read more
MAKE A YARDSTICK (MEASURING TAPE) Print this craft in actual size (100%) to make it an accurate measuring tool. This activity is a fun one! Your students will love measuring everything in the room! You can even make a list of things they can measure: Your friend’s height, a desk, a shelf, a book, your … Read more
SAILBOAT RACES This craft is a perfect for a picnic day. Have each child make a sailboat. Give each child a straw. Have two children at a time place their boats on the edge of a picnic table. When you say “go” they blow through their straws to push their boats. Whose boat with go the … Read more
MAKE A PINWHEEL AND MAKE SOME NOISE! Celebrate the Fourth of July, or any day, with this noisemaker pinwheel. Make a red, white, and blue pinwheel and make some noise for freedom! JULY 4TH IS AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY! On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress (government representatives of … Read more
EAGLE EGG TREAT BOX CRAFT This little eagle egg craft is cute and fun! Decorate the basket, handle, and the eagle. Put the parts together to make an animated eagle toy. Tap the top of the handle and the eagle will bounce up and down. You can fill the box with Fourth of July stickers, … Read more
QUADS AND QUINTS This craft has two different paper doll chains to cut out and decorate. One chain has 4 people (quadruplets). The other chain has 5 people (quintuplets) . You can make them for fun or use them in one of the activities below. ALPHABET ACTIVITY: You can make 3 of each set and … Read more
MAKE A SOCCER GAME This is a tabletop game. It’s pretty easy to assemble. The soccer ball triangle is a little tricky to fold. This is a great activity for a rainy day. You can use the game to practice multiplication by giving a point value to each goal, setting a timer for play, and … Read more
MAKE A ZINNIA PENCIL TOPPER OR A WHOLE BOUQUET This craft is easy to make. You’ll need a pencil for the flower stem. If you make a few pencil flowers, you can create a really cute pencil flower pot. Just put a Styrofoam block in the bottom of a flower pot and push the pencils … Read more
MAKE A BUTTERFLY BOWL This is the time of year when butterflies are everywhere because flowers are everywhere. This craft is perfect for springtime. Your kids can color each butterfly any way they choose. They can be colored with imagination or the kids can color them in patterns that resemble actual butterflies. The bowl is … Read more
DOOR KNOB DELIVERY A BASKETFUL OF SPRINGTIME Hang a basket filled with springtime fun on a door knob. Knock on the door. Then run away. This craft project is fun to make. You can color it any way you’d like. Then cut it out and fold it. Fill it with pencils, stickers, toys, candy, or … Read more
GROW A GARDEN Early spring is a great time to start seeds indoors. This craft is a wrap around label for a plastic cup and a plant tag to place in the soil. Each student will create their own unique seed pot. If you want to turn this into a science activity, you can keep … Read more
MAKE A HAPPY HOPPERS GAME This game is super easy to make and super fun to play. You can use it as a math activity. Have your students play 5 times and add their scores. Or have them subtract the low score from the high score to find the difference. AMPHIBIAN FUN FACTS · Amphibians are … Read more
MAKE A RAINBOW The rainbow ruler is a paper compass. You can use it to draw 7 different sized arcs. When you color each arc, you’ll have a perfect rainbow! RAINBOW FUN FACTS:
LEPRECHAUN’S LUCKY BOX One of the greatest springtime activities is searching through clover patches trying to find one with four leaves…a lucky clover. Another is looking up into the sky after a rain shower and spotting a rainbow. This craft combines both of the greatest springtime activities. If you make this craft on St. Patrick’s … Read more
FEBUARY IS DENTAL HEALTH MONTH This goofy craft is easy to make and fun to play with. It has a nice puppet quality. But the best part about this craft is that it will help your students learn about what’s inside a human mouth. You can even use the mouth to demonstrate proper brushing and … Read more
VALENTINE POP-UP CARD This card is cute and easy to make. Color it. Cut it out. Fold it. Give it to someone you love! Valentine’s Day Fun Facts: It’s on February 14th every year. It was celebrated in ancient Rome as a day of love. The celebration was called Lupercalia. Cupid was the Roman god … Read more
Invent an Icy Game. Play it with a Friend This craft can inspire creativity in the kids who possess that attribute. And for the kids who don’t, there are instructions to construct a simple game. This is a great activity for keeping the kiddos busy on bad weather days. After they make their game, they … Read more
BUILD A SNOWFLAKE It’s January, so if you live in a snowy climate, you might need an activity for a snow day. And if you live in the South, you might like decorating your classroom with snowflakes to remind your students that much of the country has snowy weather this time of year. A student … Read more
