Construction Paper Craft

[Earlie Schwoyer]

Learnhow to make a sun paper craft that actually rises and sets. This simple sun craftivity is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners or any kid who wants to play with their craft when they are finished.

If there is one thing I keep repeating around here, it is my love for keeping things simple. Simple crafts and activities keep things fun and stress-free for me and my littles. Construction paper crafts definitely fit the bill.

Construction paper is one of the most basic of basic craft supplies. It is available in nearly every store, but you probably already have some at home! There are so many fun crafts that kids can make with construction paper. This post contains many great craft ideas using construction paper.

Below are 25+ construction paper craft ideas for kids to get them started. They are organized by type of craft and include simple construction paper crafts, construction paper animals, construction paper strips crafts, weaving crafts, quilling crafts, and paper chain crafts.

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I would highly recommend printing out the template onto cardstock. You can also use regular printing paper if you would like, however cardstock would probably be the best option. Since cardstock is a thicker material, it will allow you to much more easily trace the pattern onto the colored construction paper.

Feel free to download and print as many copies of the template as you would like. However, please do not edit or redistribute the files in any way. This fire truck template was created for personal or classroom use only.

Boys love cars and trucks. I know my son did. He would have loved to make his own Fire Truck out of construction paper. He also liked to be creative with his DIY projects. This is so cute for the little boys.

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This rainbow craft is super simple and only takes a couple of minutes to set up. Start by drawing a rainbow on a white piece of paper with markers. Try to follow ROYGBIV when drawing your rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple).

Next, tear colorful construction paper into small pieces. These paper pieces should be small, about the size of a nickel or dime. The colors of the construction paper pieces should match the marker colors. Have your kids glue the torn paper pieces on the corresponding color line on the rainbow!

This rainbow craft is perfect for preschoolers. My toddler also did this art project with us but she needed a little more assistance with the glue. If you happen to be doing to craft with toddlers, try using liquid glue to draw a line on each color one at at time. Have your toddler complete one color of the rainbow before moving on to the next. I continually asked my kids which color they were doing next, which helped to reinforce their knowledge of the name of each color!

I love making crafts with my kiddos. During the winter months, I also love sharing cups of hot cocoa with my kiddos. Last year in celebration of winter, my daughter and I made a hot chocolate craft from construction paper.

Construction paper makes such pretty paper flowers. I was amazed at the quality of the white paper made by Crayola! No need to buy the expensive crepe paper for this project. I bought a big packet of yellow and white paper, so now I can make a bouquet of construction paper flowers!

Construction paper makes a simple paper flower. You can fold and bend them a little bit to feel more organic but they will still have strong lines and the colors are strong and graphic. And for this daffodil project, it works out nicely.

Like I mentioned early, my husband taught art to children and he often had construction paper projects. I used one of them for an art camp that I taught and you can view the construction paper mural.

To make the center, cut out the circle template. Then using your wavy scissors, cut along the edge. Next, cut along the circle as shown. Starting with the outer tail, start rolling and gluing until you get to the center. Glue the rolled-up paper to the base of the circle.

All your paper crafts are stunning! And the way you put colors together is so beautiful. The technique you used for the daffodil wreath- with little pockets of solid yellow here and there- just perfect! Thank you so much for sharing your creations and inspiring me to try them myself!

I was astounded to see this picture on Pinterest and followed its link to your blog. I learned this craft from my cooperating teacher over 20 years ago when I was student teaching. I've been making them faithfully with my classes ever since. Only difference--we glue it together as opposed to stapling. The stapling looks so much easier so I think I'll try that this year. Thanks!

Great tutorial. If you want to save time and the paper you're using will stand up to a copy machine, you could print the cut lines right on to the paper. Then the kids wouldn't have to measure out the lines every time.

Thanks!

such a cute wreath. i am writing a series of posts for an Advent Countdown. i am including and linking back to your idea in one of the posts. i wanted to ask permission to use one of your photos from this post as well. i will give you credit and link back to you for readers to get instructions. please email me at getdownandgetyourhandsdirty at gmail dot com.

This was a great project for my year one class. We made lanterns early in the year, so this was a variation on that craft. We found it easiest to use pieces of sticky tape to secure as we went (gotta tame that tube!). The children were thrilled with their wreaths! Thank you.

As a pre-teen I agree stapling the paper into a tube was hard as stated, yet the results were impressive, and this was a great, last minute Christmas decoration for my class form room. Thanks, it looks great! (If I do say so myself) Everyone is sure to love it!

Step one - Cut about an inch off of your empty toilet paper roll. You may also skip this step, if you want Pikachu to be a little taller.

Step two - Wrap and cover the toilet paper roll with a yellow paper. Use glue to secure the construction paper.

Step three - Trace the Pikachu patterns from the template on your selected construction paper. Trace the head, ears, tail and arms on yellow paper, the 2 small round shapes on red paper and the mouth on pink paper. Cut out the traced patterns.

Step seven - Glue the head pattern on either end of the paper wrapped cardboard roll. Fold a half of a centimeter of the straight ends of the arm cutouts and the narrow end of the tail cutout. Apply glue on the folded parts.

Step eight - Attach the arm cutouts on both sides of the cardboard roll, keeping the head in the middle of the arms. Stick the tail cutout on either side of the roll, slightly towards the backside of the roll.

We love simple Christmas crafts and this one is one of the easiest. This little sparkly wreath craft is super quick but kids love is since it is super sparkly. I am all for crafts that requires only a few supplies. Plus my kids are convinced everything look better with sparkles!

Start by, cutting a circle from a piece of green construction paper, then cutting out a smaller circle inside to make a wreath. We found it easiest to trace 2 different sized plates and then cut out the circles. Then simply glue on the jewels and a ribbon hanger.

Hands-on crafts, like these construction paper crafts, are a great way for kids of all ages to enhance their fine motor skills while creating fun art projects that they can display anywhere. Today we have so many fun construction paper craft ideas for your little ones.

Construction paper is one of those materials that you just have to have available at home or in the classroom at all times. There are endless easy crafts you can do with some colored construction paper and other supplies like toilet paper rolls, paper plates, googly eyes, scrapbook paper, pipe cleaners, and tissue paper.

The best thing is that you can find a lot of these supplies in most craft stores, and your kid can create beautiful crafts on a rainy day (or a regular day too)! Some of these craft projects are perfect for toddlers while others are more suitable for kindergarteners or elementary-aged children. But one thing is for sure: they are the best activities for your creative kid!

One of the reasons kids paper crafts are so popular is that they require very few craft supplies and are very inexpensive. Most of our favorite paper crafts can be made with just these supplies you likely already have on hand:

Celebrate Earth Day with this cute and simple handprint Earth craft for kids. All you need is colored construction paper, scissors, a glue stick, a large pom pom, glue dots, and the Earth craft template. From Simple Everyday Mom.

These LEGO boxes and gift bags are perfect for LEGO-themed birthday parties. This craft is more suitable for older kids and adults as the instructions can be a bit complex for little ones. From 30 Minutes Crafts.

I am SO excited to share this fall kids craft idea with you because these 3D paper pumpkins are so easy to make, and they look adorable as a table centerpiece, tucked on a shelf, on the kitchen windowsill, or anywhere you want to put them! Use construction paper, or dress them up by using scrapbook paper in fun fall prints.

Step 1: Start by tracing 8 circles on orange paper. We used cups as our circle pattern, which works so well. You can use either end of your cup in order to make pumpkins of different sizes, or grab cups with different widths.

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