Craft Activities for Teachers
Hey Teachers! The craft activities for kids and printable templates you need for your holiday celebrations, classroom parties, art projects and a whole lot more are here! You'll even find free printable crafts!
Explore a collection of printable craft templates created by teachers for teachers like you to bring out your students' creative sides this school year.
From craftivities to engage students in learning about our home planet this Earth Day to printable gift templates to use around Mother's Day, Father's Day and a whole lot more, we've got your entire classroom calendar covered. Plus, you'll find arts and crafts you can use to make your core subject instruction more engaging with craft projects students can complete in ELA, science, math and even their social and emotional lessons.
Curious about using craft activities in the classroom? Read on for some tips and tricks from our teacher team, including bulletin board ideas for November, January and more — all incorporating classroom crafts!
10 Craft Activities to Use For Hallway Bulletin Boards This School Year
Are you using crafts on your bulletin boards? If you aren't, this may be the school year to start!
Adding a craft element to your bulletin board — especially a school hallway bulletin board — gives you a chance to show off your students' work, and it also reduces the total amount of decorating you have to do. It's a win-win!
Here are just a few of our team's favorite crafts to use for bulletin boards:
- Back to School Bulletin Board — Print out our Funky Apple Back to School craft template for your bulletin board, and challenge students to write about one important thing they learned over the summer.
- Science Bulletin Board — Use our funky scientist craftivity (it's got a Zentangle element), and have your students write their own rules for the science classroom.
- March Bulletin Board Idea — Has March Madness taken hold of your school? Lean in with a bit of "math madness" with our printable math basketball craft, and show your spirit on your bulletin board.
- Grandparents' Day Bulletin Board — Download our Grandparents Rock craft template, and challenge students to write about their grandparent. Holding a grandparents tea? Students can invite their special someone to view their work on your bulletin board!
- November Bulletin Board Idea — Print our free "bound to be thanked" craft printable (it's free!), and have students write thoughtful messages of thanks to school staff members. As staff pass by throughout the month of November, they can open the flap for a lovely surprise.
- Another November Bulletin Board Idea — Use our printable sugar skull mask craft templates while teaching students about calaveras, short and silly poems often written around Dia de los Muertos. Students can decorate their own masks for you to hang up for the Day of the Dead, along with their own calaveras.
- January Bulletin Board Idea — It might be cold outside, but there's plenty to warm the heart when you have students fill out our End of Year Review glyph before winter break. Hang the completed crafts on your bulletin board, and take the time to read through them yourself as a reminder of the incredible impact you've already had on your class. This is a great board to keep up throughout the month of January, especially if your school holds parent-teacher conferences during the first month of the year!
- Another January Bulletin Board Idea — Use our printable New Years writing crafivity, and challenge students to write their goals for the year. Hang the crafts on your bulletin board to inspire other students.
- April Bulletin Board Idea — April showers bring us Earth month, and our recycling craft template printable is a great way to get students thinking about — and writing about — ways to recycle and reuse items. Put all the crafts together on your bulletin board, and you have the perfect April bulletin board to celebrate Earth Day at the end of the month.
- Spring Bulletin Board Idea — Celebrate spring and teach students about life cycles with a butterfly craft! Our printable accordion book covers the stages of life that a butterfly goes through — from egg to fully formed butterfly — and it makes for an eye-catching display in the spring.
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Lettuce Get To Know You Craft Activity
‘Lettuce’ Get to Know You with a fun back-to-school Hamburger All About Me activity.
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Editable Template - All About Me in Grade _____
Use this printable Grade Level Getting to Know You Form to engage your students on the first day of school.
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Get to Know Me Collaborative Tessellation Art Activity
Invite your students to get to know each other by creating a collaborative About Me Tessellation Art Project.
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End of Year Crest Project
Design a classroom crest and reflect on the year with a printable End-of-School Year activity.
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Dear New Students - Advice for Next Year Writing Activity
Reflect on the year, work on writing skills, and make something special for your next group of students with an End-of-Year Advice activity.
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Veterans Day Craft - Red Poppy Craft Template
Use this printable poppy craft template when commemorating Memorial Day and Veterans Day with your students.
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How to Make a Sundae - Informational Writing Craftivity
Inspire students to write informational text with a fun, summer-themed end-of-year writing assignment and craft.
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Dot Day Pointillism Art Activity
Celebrate Dot Day and introduce your students to the artistic style of Pointillism with an exciting National Dot Day art activity.
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Spider Outline Template
Create creepy eight-legged arachnids with a printable spider outline template.
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Text Connections Craftivity
Practice making connections to text with your students with this simple craftivity.
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Paper Lantern Craft
Hang your lanterns in the belfry at Old North Church, and signal the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere with a printable lantern template.
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World's Most Huggable Mom - Mother's Day Card Template
Make Mom a special Mother's Day card with a special teddy bear card template.
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"Taco" Bout a Great Year - End of Year Memory Craft
Encourage your students to “Taco Bout” their school year with a tasty, taco-themed memory craft activity.
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Surfing into Summer Craft Template
Celebrate the end of the school year and make plans for summertime fun with a printable summer craft activity.
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Memory Jar - End of Year Reflection Craft
Capture all the amazing memories from the school year and place them inside a memory jar with a fun end-of-year craft.
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3D Poppy Craft With Writing Prompts
Create unique Veterans Day crafts with a printable 3D poppy template with writing prompts
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Cut-Out Owl Template
Create a whole parliament of owls with a printable owl outline template.
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International Dot Day Textured Mandala Template
Celebrate International Dot Day in style with a printable Dot Day Textured Mandala Template.
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Thanks For Helping Us Grow Flower Craft for Kids Templates
Print these "thank you for helping us grow" flower craft templates for your students to make thank you gifts for teacher's aides and other support staff on Teacher Appreciation Week, gifts for mom on Mother's Day, or even thank you gifts for Grandparents Day!
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Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Backpack Craft and Book
Promote mindfulness and social and emotional learning with this Mindfulness Backpack activity.
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Sweet Memories - End of Year Ice Cream Sundae Craft/Reflection
Reflect on the sweet memories of the school year with an End-of-School Ice Cream Craftivity.
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End of Year - Buckets of Fun Writing and Craft Activity
Reflect on the school year that was Buckets of Fun with a printable last day of school craft activity.
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Year in Review Glyph
Encourage student self-reflection with this end-of-the-year glyph.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'X' is For Fox
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'F' is For Flamingo
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.
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Unit Fraction Flowers Craft Activity
Construct unit fraction flowers and discover different ways unit fractions can occur.
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Funky Scientists Craft Template
Introduce your students to what scientists do and have fun creating a Funky Scientist with a printable template.
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All About Me - Long Dog Craft
Go back to school with a ‘pawsitively’ adorable All About Me Long Dog craft.
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Getting To Sew You Quilt Template - Back to School Craft
Create a colorful classroom quilt with our Getting to ‘Sew’ You All About Me PDF.
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I'm Outta This World - About Me Kids' Craft
Create an easy paper craft that is out of this world with a printable Alien-themed All About Me template.
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All About Me Backpack - Get to Know You Template
Pack your Back to School bag and get to know your students with a printable All About Me Backpack Craft activity.
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Funky Santa Craft Template
Add a bit of ‘funk’ to your Christmas crafting sessions with a printable Funky Santa Craft template.