Paper Plate School Bus Craft for Kids – Back to School Craft
Are you looking for a super cool and fun craft activity to kickstart the back to school season? Well, I think we’ve got just the thing for you; this paper plate school bus craft for kids. Best, of all it’s got a super cool moving feature which makes it all the more fun! It’s a total blast and your students are going to love it! This makes for such a fun transportation craft for back to school and is a great way to break the ice and get kids engaged. This moving paper plate school bus craft is sure to bring out a ton of giggles and laughter as the kids explore the craft they’ve created all while practicing fine motor skills and starting off the back to school season with a bang!
Paper Plate School Bus Craft for Kids – Back to School Craft
This paper plate school bus craft is a great activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners and can be used in so many ways.
You can opt to use this craft as part of transportation unit, classroom community activity or just a back to school craft for your kindergarteners.
Since this is a super simple and easy paper plate craft, it is a great craft activity ‘craftivity’ for your younger learners, preschoolers and kindergarteners.
Read on to get the directions needed and have fun with this fun school bus craftivity!
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Supplies Needed
- Paper plate
- Paint (blue and black), use washable paint for an easy clean-up
- Paint brush
- Construction papers (yellow and black)
- Tissue or cotton wool
- Double sided paper / white paper
- Scissor
- Popsicle stick
You can replace the double sided paper with some strips of white paper, as you shall see later when making the craft.
Directions (Step-by-Step): Paper Plate School Bus Craft
Gather the supplies for this craft. The required supplies are listed under ‘Supplies’.
Take the paper plate and paint the upper part of it blue. Use washable paint if your learners are younger, especially if you think this activity might become messy. (Spoiler alert: It likely will.😅)
Paint the lower part of it black. Keep it aside to dry.
Next we need to make the school bus. For this , you’re going to need the FREE template which you can download at the end of this blog post. Just enter your details into the orange box at the end of this blog post and you get the template in your inbox immediately.
Using the template cut out the pieces for the school bus. Cut out the body of the school bus onto yellow construction paper.
Using black construction paper and the template, cut out three black squares, two circles and one rectangular strip.
Now we can assemble the school bus. Use the photo below for reference. This bus is absolutely adorable!
Take a popsicle stick and using a glue dot or just regular glue attach the popsicle stick onto the school bus.
Take the now dry paper plate and make a cut along the black border to create a slit. A grown-up can help students with this.
Crumple up some tissue paper to resemble clouds and stick it on the blue part of the paper plate. Cotton wool can also be used for this.
Take white tape or small strips of white paper and add it just below the line you cut. This is to resemble a road which the bus will be moving on.
Now all that’s left is to inset the popsicle bus into the paper plate.
Now, your learners can jiggle and wiggle the bus around through the slit as though the bus is moving.
Ideas for Play with the Paper Plate School Bus Craft for Kids
This school bus craft is a great back to school craft for your learners. It’s a great way to get your learners involved and engaged in their class especially during the first week.
This craft will also help to develop their fine motor skills as the cutting helps to develop the muscles in their fingers.
This bus craft is also a fun pretend play activity as learners can use their buses while singing songs and nursery rhymes.
Incorporate this craftivity into a transportation unit to teach learners about school buses. You can also do this craft when learning about community helpers (bus drivers) or community vehicles (school buses).
In conclusion, this moving paper plate school bus craft for kids makes for a great craft activity for your kindergarteners. Whether it be for a back to school craft or a transportation craft there are endless uses for this craftivity, and best of all it’s a ton of fun for your learners.
Quick Craft Instructions – just like a recipe!
School Bus Paper Plate Craft
Make this awesome moving school bus paper plate craft for a fun back to school activity or a hands-on transportation craft!
Supplies
- Paper plate
- Paint (blue and black), use washable paint for an easy clean-up
- Paint brush
- Construction papers (yellow and black)
- Tissue or cotton wool
- Double sided paper / white paper
- Scissors
- Popsicle stick
Instructions
Directions
- Paint the upper part of the paper plate blue and the lower part black. Leave it aside to dry.
- Grab your free template at the end of this blog post.
- Using the free template assemble the school bus. Cut out the body of the school bus from yellow construction paper. Using black construction paper, cut out 3 squares, 2 circles and 1 rectangular strip. Then assemble it to create the school bus. Use the photo as a reference.
- Attach a popsicle stick to the school bus using double sided tape, glue or a glue dot.
- On the now dry paper plate, make a slit along the black-blue border so you can insert the school bus.
- Crumple up the tissue paper to create clouds. Attach it to the top of the paper plate on the blue part.
- Cut some white strips of tape and add it just below the slit in the paper plate.
- Insert the popsicle stick school bus into the slit and there you have it! A moving school bus made from a paper plate!
Free Template – School Bus Craft
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