Crafts for Preschool Kids
Easy seasonal crafts, holiday projects, poems, fingerplays and book lists for preschool teachers and parents, organized so you can plan a week in minutes.
Seasons
Crafts for every season of the preschool year.
Fall Crafts for Preschoolers (Including Halloween)
Leaf Patterns Collect acorns outdoors and have children place matching amount to number. October Check-In Board Coffee Filter…
Winter Crafts for Preschoolers
January Check-In Board Yay! Snowmen! Who doesn't love snowmen? My students are thrilled to match their hat with…
Spring Crafts for Preschoolers
Using industrial sized coffee filters allow the children to color with markers then gently spray water across it…
Summer Crafts for Preschoolers
May Check-In Board Yay June! Summer is coming and what better way to celebrate then by learning about…
Holidays
Holiday crafts from Thanksgiving to Mother's Day.
Thanksgiving Crafts for Preschoolers
November Check-In Board Click on photo for tree Template and make this check-in board by tracing the tree…
Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers
December Check-In Board For December I wanted something that could stay up through the whole month (after Christmas)…
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Crafts for Preschoolers
Kwanzaa Our Celebrations Around the world Theme is a wonderful time when we talk about other ways people…
Valentine's Day Crafts for Preschoolers
February Check-In Board Help children recognize their names by having a check-in board. I change mine each month.…
St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Preschoolers
Leprechaun The wee little leprechaun What you need: •Orange, yellow, dark green, light green, black, pink,light blue, and…
Easter Crafts for Preschoolers
April Check-In Board Easter! This check-in board is simple to make using the stencils located in the templates…
Mother's Day Crafts for Preschoolers
Mother's Day Card What you will need: • white construction paper • red, pink or yellow paint •…
Themes
Theme units: apples, All About Me, transportation and favorite authors.
Apple Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers
Apple Fun! Click on picture below to purchase Attribute Apples! Torn Paper & Tissue Paper Apples Use small…
All About Me Crafts for Preschoolers
All About Me Book What you need: • 5 pieces of white construction paper per child • magazines…
Transportation Crafts for Preschoolers
Photo gallery: transportation crafts for preschoolers from the original classroom collection.
Dr. Seuss Crafts and Activities
Photo gallery: dr. seuss crafts and activities from the original classroom collection.
Eric Carle Crafts and Activities
Paint hand as shown to make the lamb and press onto light blue paper. Use two small…
More Crafts for Preschoolers
Discovery Bottles Use any bottles you wish to (I used tea bottles). Add water beads from the Dollar…
Poems & Fingerplays
Rhymes, songs and fingerplays for circle time.
Poems and Fingerplays for Preschoolers
My Hands I have ten fingers (hold up ten fingers) and they all belong to me (point to…
Fall Poems, Songs and Fingerplays
Five Autumn Leaves Five autumn leaves hanging from a tree (hold up 5 fingers) The first one said…
Winter Poems, Songs and Fingerplays
Five Silly Snowmen Five Silly Snowmen dancing outside my door, One rolled away, and then there were four.…
Summer Poems for Preschoolers
Five Clown Fish Five Clown Fish swimming in the sea, The first one said "You can't beat me!"…
Books
Read-aloud picks to pair with each theme.
All About Me Books for Preschoolers
Click to set custom HTML Book list I'm Growing (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books) by Aliki Parts My Five Senses…
Apple Books for Preschoolers
Book list Alligator arrived with apples by Crescent Dragonwagon Picking apples by Margaret McNamara Max & Mo Go…
Fall Books for Preschoolers
Book list Picking apples & pumpkins by Amy Hutchings The Little Scarecrow Boy by Jean Little The apple…
Thanksgiving Books for Preschoolers
Book list Thanksgiving is for giving thanks by Margaret Sutherland The first Thanksgiving by Nancy Davis 'Twas the…
Winter Books for Preschoolers
Animals In Winter $5.39 Ready For Winter $7.15 Welcome Winter! $5.39 All You Need For A Snowman $4.19…
Christmas Books for Preschoolers
Book list The littlest elf by Brandi Dougherty How to catch Santa by Jean Reagan A wish to…
Hanukkah Books for Preschoolers
Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah $4.17 Hanukkah Moon $5.40 Menorah Under The Sea $6.83 The Little Book Of Hauukkah…
Kwanzaa Books for Preschoolers
My First Kwanzaa $12..84 My First Kwanzaa Book $6.00 The Sound Of Kwanzaa $14.42
Valentine's Day Books for Preschoolers
Today Is Valentine's Day $7.15 Valentine Mice $5.39 The Valentine Express $6.29 The Night Before Valentine's Day $3.79…
St. Patrick's Day Books for Preschoolers
It's St. Patrick's Day! $3.63 St. Patrick's Day Countdown $5.39 The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! $5.69 St.…
Spring Books for Preschoolers
Book list Abracadabra, it's spring! by Anne Sibley O'Brien It's spring! by Linda Glaser When Spring Comes Snow…
Easter Books for Preschoolers
Book list Duck & Goose, here comes the Easter bunny! by Tad Hills The Easter Story by Patricia…
Behavior Books for Preschoolers
Book list Cool down and work through anger by Cheri J. Meiners Words are not for hurting by…
Pete the Cat Books
Book list Pete the Cat by James Dean, James Dean Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go! by James…
More Picture Book Picks
Book list File Organizer (Black) Pocket Chart by Scholastic Teacher's Friend Titles were identified from the ISBNs in…
Teacher Ideas
Tips, bulletin boards, templates, art recipes and cooking.
Tips for Preschool Teachers
Donations Needed! • A sign up sheet for Parents to donate items helps a great deal with cutting…
Great Ideas for Preschool Teachers
Teach sorting by separating the crayons into different containers like shown. Discovery Bottles Ask Parents to donate empty…
Bulletin Boards, Letter of the Week and Word Wall Ideas
Word Wall Bring some Positive Reinforcement to your classroom by making this easy fish bowl from poster Board…
Craft Templates
October and November Check-In Board November Check-In Board May Check-In Board April Check-In Board December Check-In Board March…
Art Recipes for Preschoolers (Playdough, Paint and More)
Colored Sand Purchase sand from your local pet store (I use the kind for reptiles it is thin…
Cooking with Preschoolers
Spiders using oreos, pull apart twizzlers, icing and m&ms. Ants On A Log Ants On A Log…
Supplies
Materials we use in projects.
From the blog
Preschool Snowman Poems
Snowman poems variations are a delightful way to celebrate the winter season with your preschoolers. These poems can…
A Magical Winter 2023
One of our favorite times of the year is a magical winter indeed. There is something that just…
five little snowmen fingerplay 2023
“ Five Little Snowmen fingerplay “: A Fun and Interactive Winter Fingerplay for Kids Winter is a magical…
Winter Poems by Famous Poets 2023
Winter poems by famous poets must be our favorite endeavor yet. Here we list the top 9 winter…
winter fingerplays 2023
Winter Fingerplays: Fun and Interactive Songs and Rhymes for Kids Winter Fingerplays are a fun and interactive way…
The List 2023
Straw Bag For Women. Color: Khaki View on Amazon Natural NEO Hand woven Round Rattan Bag View on…