Miscellaneous Paper Crafts:

NAMEPLATE CRAFT These simple nameplates are easy to make and stand up on a desk. The student can use this nameplate to help learn to write their name.

POSTAL STAMP Make your own postal stamp to honor a person, commemorate an event, or remember a favorite place or thing.

STAR WREATH Make a patriotic red, white, and blue star wreath from construction paper and a paper plate.

BOUQUET IN HAND CRAFT This simple paper craft made from a child's handprint, paint or markers, and construction paper makes a great gift for a birthday or Mother's Day.

STAND-ALONE STAR Make a paper star that can stand by itself on a table.

POTATO FACE Make a silly potato face from a brown paper bag and construction paper.

HANDPRINT BUTTERFLY Make paper butterflies from handprint cut-outs.

CLOCK CRAFT Make a simple paper clock that you can use to practice telling time.

COMPLETE THE PICTURE Practice drawing using part of a picture from a magazine.

Curved-Flap Envelope Craft Make a special envelope/card out of any type of paper - it has unusual curved flaps.

HAND-MADE ENVELOPE CRAFT Make a special envelope out of gift wrapping paper, old maps, pretty wallpaper scraps, catalogs, brochures, newspaper, or magazines. You can even make a tiny envelope to match a gift exactly.

POP-UP CARDS

HANDPRINT PAPER LILIES Simple paper flowers made from a child's hand cutout.

PAPER BAG PINATA Make a scary party pinata from a paper bag and colored tissue paper.

OCCUPATIONS COLLAGE Make a great collage by cutting out pictures of workers from magazines and gluing them to poster board.

TETRAHEDRON FROM A SMALL ENVELOPE This is an incredibly easy way to make a tetrahedron (a pyramid) from a small envelope.

3-D HEXAFLEXAGON The hexaflexagon is a folded geometric figure that can be "flexed" to expose many sides. To make a 3-D hexaflexagon, print out the template, cut and fold carefully, then tape (or glue) into shape. You can then "flex" the 3-D hexaflexagon, exposing each of four six-sided faces, one at a time.

BUTTERFLY CARD A great butterfly card.

STAR LIGHT POEM CRAFT A simple craft about the rhyme "Star Light, Star Bright."

TANGRAM PUZZLE A traditional Chinese puzzle to make out of paper.

TEPEE CRAFT You can make a wonderful model tepee using a brown paper grocery bag and twigs.

LADYBUG COSTUME An easy-to-make ladybug costume that is made from a large paper grocery bag.

PRESSED AND DRIED FLOWERS Stationery and Cards Craft You can press and dry delicate flowers and then use them to make beautiful cards and stationery.

GOOD LUCK HAND (KHAMSA) The khamsa is a symbol of good luck from Morocco, Africa. You can make this simple version out of paper or aluminum foil.

DANCING DRAGON/LION TOY Make a dancing paper lion or dragon toy for Chinese New Year.

CHINESE LANTERN A simple lantern to make from paper.

FIREWORKS CRAFT Create your own fireworks by using dark construction paper, glue and different colors of glitter.

PAPER BOX Make a little paper box. You can put a small gift in it if you like.

PAPER FINGER PUPPETS Your fingers are the legs of these simple paper puppets. Make dinosaurs and nursery rhyme characters.

PAPER BAG PUPPETS An easy way to make a dog, panda, raccoon, pig, cat, frog, or mouse puppet.

ALLIGATOR CARD This very simple alligator is a cute craft that also makes a nice card.

PAPER EVERGREEN TREE Make a simple 3-dimensional evergreen tree from construction paper.

PINWHEEL Make a pinwheel from paper, a pencil and a pushpin.

MAGNIFICENT MASKS Print out and decorate many masks: lion, cat, dog, pig, koala, and robot.

5-POINTED STAR Make a 5-pointed star the same way that was used for the first US flag.

STRING OF STARS You can decorate any area with a patriotic flair!

BALLERINA MARIONETTE Make a dancing ballerina using paper, a printer, string, a hole punch, paper connectors, a needle and thread.

BIRTHDAY WHEEL Make a paper Birthday Wheel, a handy birthday reminder.

WOVEN HEART BASKET A simple basket to make with paper or felt. Great as a party favor.

HANGING JAPANESE FISH A beautiful Japanese hanging fish.

ORIGAMI PROJECTS Simple-to-make origami projects.

PAPER SCARECROW This easy-to-make scarecrow makes a nice fall decoration.

MAKE A PAPER HOUSE Print out plans for a simple paper house.

PAPER PYRAMID Make a pyramid and decorate it using paper, scissors, and crayons.

PAPER FAMILY TREE Make a Family Tree from construction paper.

POLYHEDRA Make regular polyhedra from paper.

DOVE OF PEACE Make a beautiful dove that symbolizes peace.

PAPER FROG PUPPET A simple-to-make frog puppet made from a piece of paper. This puppet's mouth moves!

SPIDER WEB CRAFT Make a dazzling, glittery spider web for a Halloween decoration.

LINCOLN'S HAT Make a tiny version of Lincoln's stovepipe hat from construction paper and a paper tube.

LETTERHEADS

HANDPRINT RAINBOW The handprints of many children form a beautiful rainbow, making a great classroom decoration or bulletin board. This project is great for a group of children.

BROWN GROCERY BAG CRAFTS Many crafts you can make from brown paper grocery bags, including cards, hats, a teepee, a canoe, gingerbread men, a Christmas stocking, and others.

THANKFUL LEAF WREATH Make a wreath of leaves that features what you are thankful for.

The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Craft Make a lady and the animals she ate from paper -- these accompany the rhyming story The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

MITTEN AND FOREST ANIMALS A mitten and forest animals made from paper -- these accompany the Ukranian folk tale The Mitten.

FIREPLACE Make a fireplace from 2 brown paper grocery bags and red tempera paint.

KWANZAA PLACEMAT Make a woven placemat from construction paper.

Japanese Crafts:

MINIATURE JAPANESE GARDEN A miniature Japanese garden made from paper, pebbles, and an egg carton.

HANGING JAPANESE FISH A beautiful Japanese hanging fish made from paper.

ORIGAMI PROJECTS Make a wearable Samurai warrior hat, a frog that jumps, dolls, a whale, or a beautiful butterfly.

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Halloween Word Mini Book A Printable Writing Book A tiny, printable book about simple words related to Halloween-- for early readers and writers. The book has 2 pages to print and makes 8 pages for the student to cut out, color, and write in. The words are: bat, candy, cat, spider, web, witch, and "Can you think of another Halloween word?"	Apple Shape Book A short book about apples to print, with pages on Johnny Appleseed, how to say apple in many languages, the seasons to label, apple facts, and apple questions.	Bat Shape Book to Print A short book about bats to print.	Combien? Halloween Items Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers in French, with a Halloween theme and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and a short phrase to copy. The pages are: Je vois ___ araignée, bonbons, squelettes, chats, crânes, sorcières, toiles d'araignée, fantômes, potirons, et chauves-souris.
Fall Colors Book A short book about fall colors to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and write a short phrase.	Halloween Color Book A short Halloween book about colors to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and write a short phrase.	Halloween: How Many? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, with a Halloween theme and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, animals to color, and a short phrase to copy. The pages ask: How many spiders, jack-o'-lanterns, skeletons, cats, skulls, witches, webs, ghosts, pumpkins, and bats.	Haunted House: How Many? Printable Book A short, printable book about counting and adding Halloween items, including ghosts, bats, witches, webs, skulls, spiders, jack-o'-lanterns, scarecrows, skeletons, and cats.
Haunted House: Subtraction Printable Book A short, printable book about subtracting Halloween items, including ghosts, witches, bats, skulls, spiders, webs, cats, skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns.	How Many Apples? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, about apples and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and a short phrase to copy.	How Many Bats? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, about bats and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and short phrases to copy.	How Many Leaves? Printable Activity Book A short, printable book about the numbers from 1 to 10 for early readers, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and a short phrase to copy.
How Many Pumpkins? Printable Activity Book A short, printable book about the numbers from 1 to 10 for early readers, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and a short phrase to copy.	I See ... A Halloween Printable Activity Book A short, printable book about Halloween for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, color and copy a short phrase. The pages are: I see a cat, bat, web, ghost, skull, witch, pumpkin, and skeleton.	Leaf Color Book A short book about colors to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and write a short phrase.	Leaf Shape Book A short book about leaves to print, with pages on leaf anatomy, a maple maze, match the leaves, leaf facts, and leaf questions.
Pumpkin Patch: How Many? Printable Book A short, printable book about counting and adding fall items, including pumpkins, scarecrows, haystacks, leaves, apples, pies, webs and ears of corn.	Pumpkin Patch Perimeters: All Around the Farm Printable Book A short, printable book about perimeters, using pumpkin patch terms, including the perimeters of a pumpkin patch, chicken coop, pigpen, corn field, goat pen, horse corral, barnyard, and vegetable garden.	Pumpkin Patch: Subtracting Printable Book A short, printable book about subtracting fall items, including pumpkins, scarecrows, apples, ears of corn, webs, leaves, pies and haystacks.	Pumpkin Shape Book A short book about pumpkins to print, with pages on the pumpkin's life cycle, a pumpkin maze, draw a jack-o'-lantern, pumpkin facts, and pumpkin questions.

Pumpkin to Jack-O'Lantern Printable Activity Book A short, printable book about a pumpkin turning into a jack-o'lantern - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, color and copy a short phrase. The pages are about being big, orange, having a stem, 2 eyes, a nose, a mouth, and being a jack-o'lantern.

The Scarecrow's Clothes A short book about clothes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, clothes to color, and a short phrase to copy. The clothes include pants, shirt, belt, hat, gloves, scarf, and umbrella.

Witch and Wizard Words Mini Book A Printable Writing Book A tiny, printable book about simple words related to witches and wizards -- for early readers and writers. The book has 2 pages to print and makes 8 pages for the student to cut out, color, and write in. The words are: witch, broom, wizard, ghost, web, cauldron, and "Can you think of another witch-related word?"

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Simple Origami Projects:

FORTUNE TELLER Make a fortune teller (or cootie-catcher) from a piece of paper.

ORIGAMI JUMPING FROG Make a frog that really jumps! Then you can have a frog jumping contest.

ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY A simple-to-make origami butterfly made by folding a piece of paper.

ORIGAMI DOLL Very simple dolls to make and play with.

ORIGAMI SAMURAI HAT A wearable Samurai warrior hat.

ORIGAMI WHALE A simple-to-make folded paper whale.

Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts:

PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Make a cute caterpillar from a paper chain.

ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY A simple-to-make origami butterfly made by folding a piece of paper.

BUTTERFLY COLORING BOOK A butterfly and caterpillar book you can print out and color.

Native American Crafts:

TOTEM POLE Make a Totem Pole from a paper towel tube and paper.

PAPER CANOE Make a tiny birch bark canoe from construction paper (or a brown paper grocery bag) and yarn.

Hats:

BLACK CAT HAT A scary black cat hat made from construction paper.

ORIGAMI SAMURAI HAT A wearable Samurai warrior hat.

MORTAR BOARD Make a great graduation hat from poster board and yarn.

REALLY BIG HAT Make an incredibly huge hat from a large brown paper grocery bag. This is a nice, simple craft that works well at children's parties.

LEPRECHAUN HAT Make a tiny Leprechaun's top hat from paper.

Cool Cards:

FROG POP-UP CARD A great card for a birthday.

POP-UP FLOWER GARDEN CARD A beautiful card for a birthday, Mother's Day, Spring, or a Get Well Soon card.

DELIGHTFUL DOG CARD An easy-to-make card for dog lovers.

CUTE CAT CARD A cute card for cat lovers.

ALLIGATOR CARD This very simple alligator is a cute craft that also makes a nice card.

BROWN PAPER AND RIBBON CARD Make a beautiful card from a brown paper grocery bag and ribbon.

SCARY SPIDER POP-UP CARD Make a spider pop-up spider card that will scare everyone!

HAPPY BIRD-DAY POP-UP CARD Make a "Happy Bird-day" card using paper, scissors, and crayons.

SCARY POP-UP CARD Make a pop-up card that a friend will always remember!

Nature Crafts:

WHALE MOBILE Print out whale templates to make a mobile.

OCEAN DIORAMA Make an ocean scene in a box. Print out the sharks and whales, then color, cut, and hang them in a decorated box.

Dinosaur Crafts:

DINOSAUR COLORING BOOK A dinosaur book you can print out and color in.

DINOSAUR DIORAMA Make a dinosaur scene in a box. Print out the dinosaurs, then color, cut, and paste them in a decorated box.

BUILD A T. REX Create a fierce Tyrannosaurus rex out of paper, cardboard, glue, scissors, and crayons.

STUFFED DINOSAURS Print out dinosaur templates to make stuffed dinosaurs.

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