crafts Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:46:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png crafts Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 F is for Flamingo Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:40:10 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10634 Inside: How to make a low-prep torn paper flamingo craft with preschool or kindergarten students. This project uses just a free printable and basic supplies. Flamingos are such a fun bird! What’s not to love about a pink bird? My only complaint is that I have to visit a zoo or pull up a flamingo...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/feed/ 0 Free Printable Birthday Name Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/free-printable-birthday-name-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/free-printable-birthday-name-activity/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:41:22 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10488 Inside: Children can practice recognizing and spelling their names with this free printable birthday cupcake name activity. There’s nothing like a birthday for making a child feel special. You can add to their self-esteem by helping them learn the letters in their very own name! Who is this Name Activity For? This editable birthday activity...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/free-printable-birthday-name-activity/feed/ 0 Reindeer Antler Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:05:37 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10287 Inside: This easy prep reindeer antler craft helps preschoolers strengthen their fine motor skills and goes well with the picture book How the Reindeer Got Their Antlers. We love all the great picture books for the holiday season that are out there for preschoolers. (We even have a whole list of books about Santa Claus!)...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/reindeer-antler-craft/feed/ 0 Watermelon Summer Name Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 02:39:01 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9920 Looking for a fun and easy summer name craft? This watermelon craft will help your students work on spelling their names – and also brighten everyone’s day. When I think of summertime I imagine hot days, dips in the pool, flip-flops, and perfectly ripe watermelon. I can remember learning how to spit the slippery seeds...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/watermelon-summer-name-craft/feed/ 0 Letter X Activities and Crafts: Words that End in X https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:08:56 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9790 If you’re teaching your preschoolers or kindergartners about the letter X, you may want to focus on words that end in the /x/ sound, like fox, box, and fix. These letter X activities, crafts, and printables can help. I hope you found some valuable ideas here that help you teach the letter X and the...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/feed/ 0 Printable Bear Hibernation Hats for Kids https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-bear-hibernation-hats-for-kids/ https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-bear-hibernation-hats-for-kids/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:23:28 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9622 Dive into a mini hibernation unit with these fun bear hibernation hats for kids! They’re the perfect way to practice sequencing while teaching about winter animals at the same time. Kids are fascinated by the concept of hibernation. It’s hard to imagine that animals can sleep for months at a time! This makes hibernation a...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/printable-bear-hibernation-hats-for-kids/feed/ 9 Color Your Own Gingerbread House https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/ https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:07:07 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9623 Help your students make the most adorable gingerbread houses this year without baking a single cookie! These printable color your own gingerbread house templates are so much easier than decorating cookies and are a wonderful holiday activity for pre-K and primary students! Your kids will absolutely love this gingerbread activity! It feels more like playing...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/color-your-own-gingerbread-house/feed/ 13 Letter D Craft: D is For Dog & Dalmatian https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-d-craft-dog/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-d-craft-dog/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:33:52 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=8720 Inside: Letter D craft with a free printable template. Add this to your stash of favorite letter crafts for preschoolers, or plan to use it during your fire safety unit when you talk about how dalmatians are firehouse dogs. Letter D Craft This adorable letter D craft is just begging for you to make it!...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-d-craft-dog/feed/ 0 Fall Letter Craft for Preschoolers: L is for Leaf https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-letter-craft-leaf/ https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-letter-craft-leaf/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:40:00 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=8179 Inside: This fall letter craft takes leaf rubbings to the next level! Find out how we did it, and get a trick to make it easier for little hands. Autumn is finally here, and it’s time for a new fall letter craft! (Or even an old favorite leaf craft!) You can do this letter activity...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-letter-craft-leaf/feed/ 2 Letter T Craft for Father’s Day: T is for Tie https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-t-craft-for-fathers-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-t-craft-for-fathers-day/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:49:21 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7650 Inside: a letter T craft for preschoolers and soon-to-be kindergartners learning the alphabet and letter sounds. Includes a free printable template and worksheet! Father’s Day is around the corner – can you believe it?! I just published a great book list of Father’s Day books for preschoolers, and I wanted to add an educational father’s...

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