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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

Acorn (paper strips)

Address Practice

Advent Christmas Tree Calendar

Advent Santa Claus Calendar

Alien (star)

Alice in Wonderland

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

Apple (Awesome Apple)

Baskets for Easter (Age 4+)

Basket Weaving (Age 6+)

Basketball Buddy

Bear (Letter B)

Bear (shapes)

Bear Crafts:

Beaver (shapes)

Black Colors Buddy

Blue Colors Buddy

Boat (shapes practice - halves)

Bobby (British policeman)

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)

Broccoli (Big Boy Broccoli)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

Brown Colors Buddy

Bunny Basket (or Hat or Decoration)

Bunny Crafts:

Butterfly Paper Chain

Camel Silhouettes (Age 4+)

Carrot (Cutie Carrot)

Cat (shapes)

Caterpillar - Alphabet

Caterpillar - Colors

Caterpillar - Numbers

Caterpillar Paper Chain

Caterpillar (Age 4+)

Catrina (Day of the Dead)

Chameleon (Scissor Skills)

Chick Craft (shapes practice)

Chika Chika Boom Boom

Christmas Baskets

Christmas Coupons

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Tree Shapes

Christmas Tree - Sorting Practice

Chocolate Box - Learning Colors

Chocolate Box - Learning Letters

Chocolate Box - Learning Numbers

Chocolate Box - Learning Shapes

Circle (shapes practice):

Cloud (Bluster the Cloud)

Costume Paper Dolls

Diamond shapes buddy

Different Emotions

Dog (shapes)

Dog Sled with Huskies

Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)

Dove (Flying Bird)

"Dressed for Church" Boy

"Dressed for Church" Girl

Easter Egg (boy) (girl)

Elephant (shapes)

Emojis

Emotions (Little Miss & Mr. Men)

Finger Puppets:

Fish (Bible Song)

Fish (Rainbow Fish)

Fish (Salt Craft) (Age 4+)

Five Little Chickens

Flags - American Flags

Flamingo (Hearts)

Floating Ark (Age 6+)

Fox (origami)

Fox (star)

France Boy Paper Doll

Frog Life Cycle

Gecko Scissor Skills Craft

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

Girl (Dressed for Church)

Goose (Hearts)

Grapes (Groovy Grapes)

Gray (Grey) Color Buddy

Green Colors Buddy

Groundhog (Predictions)

Groundhog Puppet

Hats:

Heart Animals:

Heart (Paper Strips - Patterning)

Heart Spiral Mobile (age 5+)

Heather the Heart Shapes Buddy

Hedgehog with leaves

Horse (Letter H)

Horse (Shapes)

Horse Head Silhouette

Hot Air Balloon

House (age 5+)

Husky (model)

I'm a Little Teapot

"I'm So Smart!" poetry project

Jack (nursery rhyme)

Jack-'o-Lantern

Jack-o'-Lantern faces

Jack o Lantern (shapes)

Jefferson, Thomas

Jester (shapes)

Jesus Walks on Water

Jill (nursery rhyme)

Joseph and His Coat (Age 5+)

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

Lacing Projects:

Lamb (Circles/Shapes)

Lamb (cotton ball)

Lamb - Origami (Age 4+)

Lantern:

Learn About Plants

Leprechaun (Easy)

Lest We Forget Angel

Life Cycle of a Butterfly Craft

Life Cycle of a Frog Craft

Lincoln, Abraham

Lion (hearts)

Lion (shapes)

Lion Paper Model (Age 6+)

Little Boy Blue

Little Jack Horner

Little Miss (various)

LOVE hanging

Maple Leaf Woman

Mariachi Paper Doll

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

Matryoshka Doll

Meaningful Messages for Mom

Medals (Necklaces)

Menorah - Hanukah

Mobiles:

Moses (10 commandments)

Moses (Red Sea)

Mouse Folded Heart

Mr. Men (various)

Mr. Salt (Blue's Clues Character)

Mrs. Pepper (Blue's Clues Character)

Native American Boy

Native American Girl

Necktie (paper strips)

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

Obedience Ark (Age 5+)

Octopus in the Ocean

Orange Colors Buddy

Origami - various

Oval shapes buddy

Owl (scissor skills)

Owl with leaves

Owl Shapes Practice

Panther (Black)

Paper Bead Cross Necklace (Age 5+)

Paper Chains:

Paper Dolls:

Paper Puzzles:

Lightbulb Brain

Peacock (Shapes)

Percy the Small Engine No. 6

Picture Frames for Dad

Picture Frames for Mom

Pineapple (Paula Pineapple)

Pink Pals Color Buddy

Pinwheels:

Pochibukuro Envelopes

Pokemon Christmas Cones

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?

Praying Hands Silhouette

Promise in my pocket

Promise Suitcase

Purple Pansy Colors Buddy

Pyramid (origami) (Age 10+)

Queen of Hearts

Quilts - Countries (age 5+):

Quilts - Holidays and Seasons (age 5+):

Quilts - Other (age 5+):

Rangoli Designs

Rectangle shapes buddy

Red Colors Buddy

Roosevelt, Teddy

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

Santa (in PJ's)

School Bus Activity Sheet

Scissor Skills Practice:

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

Shamrock (girl) (boy) (hearts)

Slippery Soap (Blue's Clues character)

Snakes - Alphabet

Snakes - Colors

Snakes - Numbers

Snake Paper Chain

Snakes - Shapes

Snake - Springy Spiral

Snake - Cobra (Age 4+)

Snowflakes - Spooky

Space Fishing Game

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Square Buddy Shapes Practice

Squirrel with leaves

Star Fold and Cut (age 6+)

Sticker Backgrounds:

Stuffed Paper Crafts:

Butterfly (Spring/Summer)
Frankenstein (Halloween)
Heart (Bible)
Heart (Valentine's Day)
Owl
Poppy (Veteran or Remembrance Day)
Pumpkin (Thanksgiving, Fall or Halloween)

Sun Paper Strip Patterning

Sun and Sunflower

Sunflower - Learning Numbers

Sunny the Sunflower

Table Tennis Buddy

Teeth (Happy Teeth)

Telephone Practice

Theodore Tugboat

This Little Light Activity

Thomas the Tank Engine

Tomato (Tom the Tomato)

Train - James the Red Engine No. 5

Trees:

Triangle Fish (shapes practice)

Triangle Buddy Shapes Practice

Tulip (Tammy Tulip)

Turkey (Hearts)

Turkey (Shapes)

Turkey - Colors

Turkey - Give Thanks

Turkey - Letters

Turkey - Numbers

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

Wind Sock Crafts:

Winter Clothes Paper Doll

Winter Toque Paper Strip Craft

Witch Paper Doll

Wreaths (construction paper loops):

Yellow Colors Buddy Craft