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DLTK's Preschool Crafts for Kids
Paper Crafts Index

Paper Crafts are perfect for preschool and kindergarten children.  I'm not going to put age ratings with the individual paper crafts unless they are atypical.  Cut and paste paper crafts are usually the easiest on the site.  Unless otherwise indicated, they are suitable for Ages 2+.  It's easy to expand these crafts to target older children -- check out DLTK's "Grow With Me" Craft Concept

If you're new at crafting with young children (or are frustrated with the process), you might want to read the blurb I wrote as part of the frog paper craft.  It might give you some ideas on how to go about crafting with little ones!  You might also like to check out the Note on Crafting with Preschoolers.

Idea from a viewer: 
"Before doing the project, I brush it with stamp glue.  Then the kids can lick and stick the paper craft together after they color and cut it out.  It's less messy (for car or airplane travel) and a nice change from regular gluing."  Ilona

Idea from a viewer:  
"My kids love the alphabuddies (one of the paper crafts) and I just wanted to share with you how we used them.  After cutting them out we glue them to junk mail envelopes that have been stuck together and the bottoms cut off to make alphabuddy puppets.  Then the kids put on an alphabet play.  I have also used them for individual students I tutor to make their own alphabuddies alphabet books.  The kids love the crafts no matter how we make them.  Keep up the great work!"   Cyndia


3D Paper Models - various

Aardvark

Acorn (paper strips)

Address Practice

Advent Christmas Tree Calendar

Advent Santa Claus Calendar

Advent Wreath

Alien  (star)

Alice in Wonderland

Alligator

Alphabuddies:  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)  (G)  (H)  (I)  (J)  (K)  (L)  (M)  (N)  (O)  (P)  (Q)  (R)  (S)  (T)  (U)  (V)  (W)  (X)  (Y)  (Z)

Angels:

Animal Cracker Ark

Anteater

Apple (Awesome Apple)

Armor of God

Backpack

Bagpiper

Baker

Bald Eagle

Baseball Buddy

Baskets for Easter  (Age 4+)

Basket Weaving  (Age 6+)

Basketball Buddy

Bear

Bear (Letter B)

Bear  (shapes)

Bear Crafts:

Beaver

Beaver  (shapes)

Bird House

Bird Mobile

Black Colors Buddy

Blue Colors Buddy

Blue's Clues

Boat  (shapes practice - halves)

Bobby (British policeman)

Bookworm

Bowling Buddy

Boy (Dressed for Church)

Bracelets 
     Red and White
     Red, White and Blue

Branch in autumn (Squirrels and Acorns)

Branch in spring (Bird Nest)

Branch in summer (Beehive)

Branch in Winter (Snowy Owl)

Bride

Broccoli (Big Boy Broccoli)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

Brown Colors Buddy

Bumblebee

Bunny

Bunny Basket (or Hat or Decoration)

Bunny Crafts:

Butterfly Paper Chain

Cactus

Camel

Camel Silhouettes  (Age 4+)

Canada Puzzle

Candy Corn

Car Shapes

Cartoon Brain

Carrot (Cutie Carrot)

Cat

Cat (shapes)

Caterpillar - Alphabet

Caterpillar - Colors

Caterpillar - Numbers

Caterpillar Paper Chain

Caterpillar (Age 4+)

Catrina (Day of the Dead)

Chameleon

Chameleon (Scissor Skills)

Cheerleader

Cheese

Cheetah

Chef

Cheshire Cat

Chick

Chick Craft  (shapes practice)

Chika Chika Boom Boom

Christmas Baskets

Christmas Coupons

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree Shapes

Christmas Tree - Sorting Practice

Chocolate Box - Learning Colors

Chocolate Box - Learning Letters

Chocolate Box - Learning Numbers

Chocolate Box - Learning Shapes

Circle

Circle (shapes practice):

Cloud (Bluster the Cloud)

Clown

Clutter Bug

Coconut Tree

Corn Cob

Cornucopia

Costume Paper Dolls

Cow

Cow 2

Crocodile

Cross (Poppy)

Crown

Curling Buddy

Dairy Duo

Dandelion Seed

Delilah

Diamond

Diamond shapes buddy

Different Emotions

Diwali Diya

Dog

Dog (shapes)

Dog Sled with Huskies 

Donkey

Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)

Dove (Flying Bird)

Dragon

Dragonfly

"Dressed for Church" Boy

"Dressed for Church" Girl

Duck

Easter Bunny

Easter Egg  (boy)  (girl)

Elephant

Elephant (shapes)

Elf

Elf (Cone)

Emotion-Bots

Emotions

Emojis

Emotions (Little Miss & Mr. Men)

Family

Finger Puppets:

Fire Fighters

Fire Truck

Fish (Bible Song)

Fish (Rainbow Fish)

Fish (Salt Craft)   (Age 4+) 

Fishing Game

Five Little Chickens

Flags - American Flags

Flamingo  (Hearts)

Floating Ark  (Age 6+)

Flower

Fox

Fox (origami)

Fox (star)

France Boy Paper Doll

Frog

Frog 2

Frog Life Cycle

Gecko

Gecko Scissor Skills Craft

Geometric Art

Gingerbread Chain
(Age 4+ - must be able to use scissors)

Girl (Dressed for Church)

Ghost

Goat

Good Samaritan

Goose

Goose  (Hearts)

Grandma

Grapes (Groovy Grapes)

Gray (Grey) Color Buddy

Green Colors Buddy

Groundhog

Groundhog (Predictions)

Groundhog Puppet

Groom

Guard

Guy Fawkes

Hamster

Hats:

Heart Animals:

Heart (Paper Strips - Patterning)

Heart Spiral Mobile (age 5+)

Heather the Heart Shapes Buddy

Heaven's Gate

Hedgehog

Hedgehog with leaves

Hippopotamus

Hockey Buddy

Holly

Horse  (Letter H)

Horse  (Shapes)

Horse Head Silhouette

Hot Air Balloon 

Hot Pepper

House (age 5+)

Hummingbird

Husky  (model)

Ice Cream

I'm a Little Teapot

"I'm So Smart!" poetry project

Inuit Woman

Jack (nursery rhyme)

Jack-'o-Lantern

Jack-o'-Lantern faces

Jack o Lantern (shapes)

Jefferson, Thomas

Jester (shapes)

Jesus Walks on Water

Jellyfish

Jill (nursery rhyme)

Joseph and His Coat   (Age 5+)

Juan Matachin

Jungle Scenery

Kaleidoscope

Kangaroo

Kinara Kwanzaa

Kings (three wisemen --
           can also be used as generic kings)

Kite

Knight

Koala

Lacing Projects:

Ladybug 3D

Lamb

Lamb (Circles/Shapes)

Lamb (cotton ball)

Lamb - Origami (Age 4+)

Lantern:

Learn About Plants

Lederhosen

Lemur

Leprechaun

Leprechaun (Easy)

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget Angel

Life Cycle of a Butterfly Craft

Life Cycle of a Frog Craft

Lighthouse

Lincoln, Abraham

Lion

Lion (hearts)

Lion (shapes)

Lion Paper Model  (Age 6+)

Little Boy Blue

Little Critter

Little Jack Horner

Little Miss (various)

Lobster

Loon Collage

LOVE hanging

Mad Hatter

Mailbox

Maple Leaf Man

Maple Leaf Woman

Mariachi Paper Doll

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

Masks

Matador

Matryoshka Doll 

May Day Basket

Meaningful Messages for Mom

Medals (Necklaces)

Menorah - Hanukah

Milk

Mittens

Mobiles:

Monkey

Monkey Puppet

Moose 

Mountie

Mouse

Moses (10 commandments)

Moses (Baby)

Moses (Red Sea)

Mother Earth

Mouse Folded Heart

Mr. Men (various)

Mr.  Salt  (Blue's Clues Character)

Mrs.  Pepper  (Blue's Clues Character)

Narwhal

Native American Boy

Native American Girl

Necktie

Necktie (paper strips)

Nest

Number Buddies  (0)  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (6)  (7)  (8)  (9)

Nurse

Obedience Ark (Age 5+)

Octopus in the Ocean

Olympic Wreath

Orange Colors Buddy

Origami -  various

Oval

Oval shapes buddy

Owl  (scissor skills)

Owl with leaves

Owl Shapes Practice

Ox

Panda

Panther (Black)

Panther (Pink)

Paper Bead Cross Necklace  (Age 5+)

Paper Chains:

Paper Dolls:

Paper Puzzles:

Parchment

Parrot

Peacock (Shapes)

Penguin

Penguin (Easy)

Percy the Small Engine No. 6

Phoenix

Picture Frames for Dad

Picture Frames for Mom

Pig

Pig 2

Pilgrim Boy

Pilgrim Girl

Pilgrim

Pineapple (Paula Pineapple)

Pink Pals Color Buddy

Pinwheels:

Pirate

Plumber

Pochibukuro Envelopes

Pokemon Christmas Cones

Polar Bear

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?

Police Officer

Pot of Gold

Praying Hands Silhouette

Promise in my pocket

Promise Suitcase

Pumpkin Book

Purple Pansy Colors Buddy

Pyramid

Pyramid (origami) (Age 10+)

Queen of Hearts

Quetzal

Quilts - Countries  (age 5+):

Quilts - Holidays and Seasons  (age 5+):

Quilts - Other  (age 5+):

Rabbit

Rabbit 2

Raccoon

Rainbow

Rainbow Fish

Rangoli Designs

Rectangle

Rectangle shapes buddy

Red Colors Buddy

Rhinoceros

Roosevelt, Teddy

Rooster

Rooster (Age 4+ - easy version) 
(Age 8+ - hard version)

Sailor

Samson

Santa

Santa (cone)

Santa (in PJ's)

Scarecrow

School Bus Activity Sheet

School Bus

Schoolhouse

Scissor Skills Practice:

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

Shamrock

Shamrock  (girl)  (boy)  (hearts)

Shepherd

Slippery Soap (Blue's Clues character)

Sloth

Snakes - Alphabet

Snakes - Colors

Snakes - Numbers

Snake Paper Chain

Snakes - Shapes

Snake - Springy Spiral

Snake - Cobra  (Age 4+)

Snowflakes

Snowflakes - Spooky 

Snowman

Soccer Buddy

Softball Buddy

Space Fishing Game

Spacesuit

Spider Web

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Square

Square Buddy Shapes Practice

Squirrel

Squirrel with leaves

Stained Glass

Star Fold and Cut (age 6+)

Sticker Backgrounds:

Strength

Stuffed Paper Crafts:

Sun Paper Strip Patterning

Sun and Sunflower

Sunflower - Learning Numbers

Sunny the Sunflower

Table Tennis Buddy

Teepee

Teeth (Happy Teeth)

Telephone Practice

Tennis Buddy

Theodore Tugboat

This Little Light Activity

Thistle 

Thomas the Tank Engine

Tiger

Tomato (Tom the Tomato)

Train - James the Red Engine No. 5

Train

Train

Treasure Map

Trees:

Triangle

Triangle Fish (shapes practice)

Triangle Buddy Shapes Practice

Tulip (Tammy Tulip)

Turkey

Turkey  (Hearts)

Turkey  (Shapes)

Turkey - Colors

Turkey - Give Thanks

Turkey - Letters

Turkey - Numbers

Turtle 3D

Two Peas in a Pod

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Valentine's Day Paper Craft

Very Hungry Caterpillar  (Age 3+)

Veteran Sailor Paper Craft

Veteran Soldier Paper Craft

Viking Paper Craft

Volleyball Buddy Paper Craft

Vulture Paper or Handprint Craft

Walrus (shapes) NEW!

Washington, George

Watermelon Paper Craft

Whale Origami Craft  (Age 5+)

White Colors Buddy Craft

White Rabbit

Wind Sock Crafts:

Winter Clothes Paper Doll

Winter Toque Paper Strip Craft

Witch

Witch Paper Doll

Wreaths (construction paper loops):

Wrestlers

Yak

Yellow Colors Buddy Craft

Zebra