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Back To School Craft: Paper Bus

September 1, 2011

Materials:

  • Paper
  • Crayons
  • Embellishments (shape cut outs, glitter glue, pom poms, etc.)
  • Pictures (either pictures of people that your children draw, or actual pictures of your family)
  • Scissors
  • Glue or tape

 

Directions:

  • Draw or trace a picture of a bus.
  • Cut out the bus, or if your children are old enough, let them complete this step.
  • Draw and cut out squares or rectangles on the bus for the windows.
  • Glue or tape pictures to the back of the bus, so you can see them through the windows.
  • Have your children color and decorate their bus however they choose.  Have a variety of things available for your child to choose from.  If your children are just starting to learn to write, they could write a name on their bus, or practice writing numbers.
  • Add a magnet to the back of the bus to hang on the refrigerator, or use for pretend play.