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11 Crafts for Letter W

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Visit this post for 11 fun crafts for letter W!

I shared this post years ago, when my children were young. I love looking back at the fun things we did to fill our days as I taught my kids the alphabet! I highly recommend doing sensory, art, and fine motor activities with your preschooler simply because it’s fun. These activities also provide opportunities to develop oral language and other early literacy skills. However, please note that research tells us that direct instruction in letters and sounds is the most efficient way to teach and learn the alphabet. Find our full alphabet curriculum here.

11 Crafts for Letter W

Paper Plate Watermelon Craft

letter W painted watermelon craft

My kids loved this craft from Lil’ Miss Smartypants. I gave them each half a paper plate, construction paper squares, and watered down glue. Using a paintbrush they painted glue on their plates and applied the squares. My Four was obsessed with leaving not a single bit of white. I won’t pretend I don’t know where his perfectionist streak comes from!

Water Bead Painting

letter W water bead painting

This was our first experience with water beads. Have you ever used them? I bought mine at Michaels, and they were already hydrated. I think you typically buy them as tiny little balls and then let them soak for a day or so before you can play with them. Each of my kids had a piece of white paper inside a box lid. We got out a bunch of plastic cups and put a handful of water beads in each. Then I squirted washable tempera paint in each cup, and the kids had a blast dumping the cups and rolling the water beads over their paper. They had even more fun playing with the water beads when they were done with their paintings. (This was an outdoor activity.) Baths followed! For more about this fun art idea, see Growing a Jeweled Rose.

Paper Weaving

letter W paper weaving

It was immediately obvious that this was beyond my Three, but my Four and Six loved the challenge and caught on quickly. I cut slits down the black paper and gave them each construction paper strips an inch wide. They wove the paper in and out. Then they glued down the loose edges and trimmed the ends. A great fine motor activity which yielded a beautiful result!

W is for Weather

letter W cut and paste weather craft

This was a simple craft to show four types of weather: sunny, windy (the green paper is blowing leaves), snowy, and rainy.

Windmill Toilet Paper Roll Craft

letter W windmill toilet paper roll craft

My Four and Six had fun making these simple windmills. Save a toilet paper tube and get the pattern from DLTK-kids.com.

Little Red Wagon

letter W cut and paste little red wagon

I gave my Three the pieces for this craft, and he was able to figure out the puzzle and make a wagon. A simple and fun craft for a young preschooler.

Printable Wolf Craft

letter W printable wolf craft

The kids all loved painting these wolf patterns from Learn Create Love. After painting the patterns, we let them dry. The next day we cut out the pieces and assembled the wolves. It was also a lesson in color mixing, as each of the kids chose a basic color and mixed it with white to get a new shade. If you’re looking for more printable crafts, Learn Create Love has a giant collection of them!

Salty Watercolor Art

letter W salty watercolor craft

This was too challenging for my Three, but my Four and Six loved it. They each squirted school glue all over a piece of paper set inside a large baking dish. Then they sprinkled salt on the picture. We shook it off. Finally, they each took a paintbrush and painted watercolor along the salty glue. It was fun to see how the paint spread all by itself as they worked. For a detailed tutorial, check out the lovely website The Artful Parent.

Whale Craft

letter W cut and paste whale craft

My personal opinion is that it’s good to mix open-ended art (like the water bead painting and salty watercolor art) with crafts like this one. For my Three, especially, they’re just the thing. He loves putting glue on pieces and placing them just so on his paper. It may not allow for a lot of creativity, but it allows for some basic skills practice. He’s also very proud of the result! Don’t you love the whale’s smile?

Window Box Flowers

letter W cut paste and paint window box flowers

When I saw this window box art on Pinterest, I knew we had to try it. The kids used finger paint to paint flowers on large sheets of white paper. Later they cut around the flowers. After gluing white strips on blue paper to make windows, they added the flowers. We glued on the black window boxes to complete the projects.

 

W is for Watermelon 

letter W cut and paste watermelon craft

Finally, my Four and Six glued tissue paper on W shapes to create a watermelon. Since we had watermelon for lunch, they glued on real seeds! For this and other fun watermelon ideas, visit Simply Sprout.

 

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21 Comments

  1. Nilanga

    May 13, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Lovely ideas.thanks

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  2. Kristen B

    June 28, 2013 at 6:11 am

    Thanks for linking up at Artsy Play Wednesday. Pinned to our group board.

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    • annageig

      June 29, 2013 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you so much for the pin, Kristen!

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  3. Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/

    June 26, 2013 at 9:22 am

    Love the ideas… pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!

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    • annageig

      June 29, 2013 at 9:51 pm

      Thanks for the pin, Debbie!

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  4. Carrie

    June 21, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Some great lessons and crafts. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

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    • annageig

      June 21, 2013 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks for stopping by again, Carrie!

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  5. Kristen B

    June 19, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Love the watermelon crafts. Fun and easy with great results.

    I would love it if you would come link up at Artsy Play Wednesday kids’ craft linky.

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    • annageig

      June 21, 2013 at 9:09 pm

      Thank you, Kristen! I try to link at your party each week.

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