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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Build-a-Bot - All About Me Template
Help your students get to know each other better with a fun robot-themed All About Me Craft template.
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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.
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Last Day of 5th Grade - Printable Then & Now Scrapbook Template
Reflect on the adventures of elementary school with this Last Day of 5th Grade printable memory scrapbook activity.
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Reindeer Outline Templates
Create a herd of fun Christmas reindeer with a set of printable reindeer outlines.
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Santa Hat Templates
Create easy Christmas crafts with a set of printable Santa Hat outlines.
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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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Printable Turkey Template Pack
Create a flock of fun Thanksgiving turkeys with a set of printable turkey templates.
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Grandparents' Day Craft - Sweet Adjective Sundae
Tell Grandma and Grandpa how ‘sweet’ they are with a Grandparent Adjective ice cream sundae craft
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Paper Spiderweb Template
Build scissor skills and create creepy crawly Halloween classroom decorations with a printable paper spiderweb template.
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Kandinsky Trees - Circle Art Activity
Create seasonal trees in the artistic style of Wassily Kandinsky with a fun Dot Day Art Project!
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Create a Monster - Halloween Craft
Create a monster with a fun-filled monster craft template.
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World's Best - Grandparents' Day Card Templates
Surprise grandma and grandpa with a “World’s Best Grandparent” trophy with our printable Grandparents’ Day Craft template.
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Bat Outline Template
Craft a colony of bats this Halloween with a printable outline of a bat.
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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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Funky Grandma
Make grandma something extra special for Grandparents’ Day with our Funky Grandma Craft Activity!
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Spider Outline Template
Create creepy eight-legged arachnids with a printable spider outline template.
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Mini Classroom Mailbox Template
Use this mini classroom mailbox template in a variety of ways.
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Funky School Bus Craft Activity
Go for a ride on the Funky School Bus with a fun Back to School Craft for Kids!
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2D Shape Finger Puppets
Use these cute shape puppets when discussing 2-D shape names and their properties with your students.
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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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Funky Fraction Craft Activity (Halves)
Use this craft activity to encourage students to color, match, and discuss two halves of a shape.
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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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Cereal Box Book Report - Author Study Book Bin Template
Research and write biographical text to create a literacy-themed book bin using an author study biography report template.
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100 Sprinkles for 100 Days Cupcake Craft
Sprinkle in some sweet counting practice on the 100th Day of School with a printable 100th-day celebration craft activity.
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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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Silent Letter Words - Sunflower Craft
Explore silent letters in a new and unusual way with this creative craft activity.
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Veterans Day Crafts - Soldier Bear Template
Create the perfect Veteran’s Day bulletin board with our Veteran’s Day Soldier Bear Craft activity.
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Recycling Craftivity - We Recycle Because...
Write about why we recycle and create this recycling craft to display in the classroom.
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Printable Skeleton - Halloween Bulletin Board Craft
Craft a bit of creepy classroom decor for Halloween with a build-a-skeleton template.
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Memorial Day Writing Craftivity
Remember and celebrate important heroes with this Memorial Day writing prompt and craft.
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Father's Day Exploding Pop-up Card
Make a pop-up Father’s Day card that is bursting with excitement!
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Letter Craft Activity - ‘W’ is For Wasp
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.