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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End of Year Lapbooking Templates
Build reflection into the last days of school with an end-of-year lapbook.
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Funky Reindeer Craft Template
Download the famous Teach Starter funky reindeer template! This Christmas craft activity is perfect for practicing Zentangle patterns.
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Rio Carnival Mask - Template
A set of two printable mask templates to decorate and use in the classroom.
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Chinese Dragon Puppet – Craft Activity
Bring the Chinese dragon to life with this dragon puppet craft activity.
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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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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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Printable Turkey Template Pack
Create a flock of fun Thanksgiving turkeys with a set of printable turkey templates.
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Create a Monster - Halloween Craft
Create a monster with a fun-filled monster craft template.
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Funky Grandpa - Grandparents' Day Craft
Make grandpa something extra special for Grandparents’ Day with our Funky Grandpa Craft Activity!
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Funky Grandma
Make grandma something extra special for Grandparents’ Day with our Funky Grandma Craft Activity!
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Solar System Mobile – Craft Activity
Use this printable solar system craft when learning about the planets and their position in relation to the Sun.
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Groundhog Day Paper Bag Puppet Template
Download a printable Groundhog paper bag puppet template for kids — the perfect kindergarten or 1st grade craft for Groundhog Day!
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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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Valentines Day Craft for Kids - Cupcake Valentine
Create a handmade Valentine’s Day craft with a cupcake template.
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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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Build a Sandcastle-Writing and Craft Activity
Excite your students for the upcoming summer with a narrative writing and craft activity.
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Funky Astronaut Craft Template
A fun craft activity using an astronaut with funky accessories.
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Funky Alpaca Craft Template
Teach about Zentangle art patterns with a fun (an funky) printable alpaca template for teachers.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'S' is For Snail
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'H' is For Hen
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.
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Year of the Ox – String Puppet Craft Template
A Lunar New Year-themed ‘Year of the Ox’ string puppet template.
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Science Inspired Photo Booth Props
Set up a science inspired photo booth in your classroom with a printable set of photo booth props.
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Fraction Robot Template
Build a robot using these fraction shapes for a fun activity to do with your students when learning about unit fractions.
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Year of the Dragon – Paper Lantern Craft
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with this Chinese New Year paper lantern craft 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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All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity
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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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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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Get to Know Me Classroom Quilt Template
Create a Get to Know Me Quilt with a printable quilt block template to show off the fantastic new students in your new classroom.
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Get to Know You Questionnaire - Mandala
Get to know your new students with a fun Mandala-style get-to-know-you questionnaire template.
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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.