Alphabet Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Alphabet Crafts are a crucial part of every preschool curriculum. Even if you stay at home with your toddler getting them ready for school should be a part of your routine. Whether you do a letter of the day, week, or month, you’ll want to include at least one craft for each letter to engage kinetic and visual learners.

This is my collection of alphabet crafts I’ve done with Roo. I’ve also included an Amazon shopping list of supplies you’ll need to make the crafts. Most use the same supplies, so there isn’t much.

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Construction Paper

Stick on Jewels

Crayons and/or Markers

Cardstock

Yarn

Pom Poms

Pipecleaners

Washable Paint

Feathers

Leaf and Heart Stickers

Glitter

Glue

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A is for Alligator

B is for Bee

C is for Caterpillar

D is for Duck

E is for Elephant and Eagle

Isn’t this elephant alphabet craft cute? Paint your child’s hand and press it to the paper. Once it’s dry draw on the features!

F is for Feather

G is for Giraffe

H is for Hearts

I is for Igloo

Draw the shape of an igloo (or print out my template!) and have the child fill it with cotton balls. Trace the lines with glue and sprinkle with glitter. I used a lot of glue then hung it while wet to get the drips!

J is for Jellyfish and Jewel

Look closely to find the Js hidden as the tentacles on this jellyfish letter craft!

K is for Koala

L is for Leaves

M is for Mountain

 

N is for Night and Necklace

Jewels stuck along a pre-drawn line, great for fine motor and pre-writing practice!

O is for Owl

P is for Pig

Q is for Quilt

Fabric scraps are glued to the template to make a Quilt!

R is for Rain and Rainbow

We used white, purple, and blue pom poms to make this puffy rain cloud.

This was great practice for Color matching and the Rainbow order!

S is for Squirrel

 

T is for Tiger and Tree

Green and Brown paper scraps are glued to the top and bottom of a pre-drawn T shape.

U is for Unicorn and Umbrella

 

Half of a paper plate and a pipe cleaner make up this umbrella, while the rain was main by blowing blue water color with a straw!

V is for Vegetables

Save your next grocery store coupon list and cut out pictures of vegetables for your child to glue over a V shape.

W is for Watermelon and Whale

 

Another cute hand print craft this time made into a whale by adding a tail and face!

X is for Xylaphone

This alphabet craft was great practice for lining up things by size!

Y is for Yarn

Cut a Y from cardstock and have the child wrap yarn around it.

Z is for Zebra and Zipper

 

Take an old zipper (I cut this one from an outgrown pair of PJs) and cut it in 3 pieces. Have the child glue the pieces in a Z shape.

 

Alphabet Craft Keepsake Book

You’ll need a large three ring binder, like this one, and at least 13 clear page protectors. Insert each craft into a page protector and clip it in the binder. Not only will you have a keepsake of your child’s crafts, but they will have an alphabet book to review! The page protectors keep the glitter and other items in place better than just punching holes into the construction paper, and they won’t tear as easily. I had Roo paint a picture for the cover and I wrote the year over the top. It’s one of my favorite keepsakes, and Roo takes a lot of pride in seeing her alphabet crafts displayed!

Prepping crafts ahead of time helps keep preschoolers engaged. Sketching out the shapes for the letters was probably the most time consuming part. If you subscribe to my email list I’ll send you FREE templates for all the letter crafts!
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