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Letter E craft ideas

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You'll find seven letter E crafts in this post! Check it out!

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. 

Tissue Paper “E” 

tissue paper block letter E

My four-year-old boy really loved this one.  I printed out a large E and gave him a bag of tissue paper squares.  He painted on a water/glue mixture and very carefully applied each square.  He was very serious about doing a neat job.  I think he would not have enjoyed this had we used straight Elmer’s or a glue stick.  It would have been too messy and frustrating.

child painting glue on newspaper and index cards

My toddler had no interest in the project. He did enjoy using the glue paint to attach tissue paper to an index card and the newspaper.

Handprint Eagle

child with letter E handprint eagle

Here’s an eagle craft I did with my two oldest when my daughter returned home from kindergarten.  She traced her own hands and cut out her own eagle beak, but I drew the rest of the pieces for her to cut out. This was from Nicci’s Little Angels. 

Elephant “E” letter E cut and paste elephant

Here’s a quick, simple project.  My four-year-old cut out his own (left).  You can find this idea all over the Internet, but for a  free pattern go to Fun with Mama.

Cut & Paste Elmo

letter E cut and paste Elmo

Even though my kids have never seen Elmo onscreen, they love him. (You’ve got to hand it to Sesame Street’s marketing team.) This was a fun craft for them. I cut out the pieces. Can you guess which one my two-year-old made?  Get the pattern from Fun with Mama.

 Paper Plate Elephant

letter E paper plate elephant

We got this idea from Activity Village.  My four-year-old painted the plate (he chose the color). The next day I cut out the other pieces for him to glue.

E is for Envelope

letter E envelopes on wall

I know this envelope craft isn’t the most beautiful thing to look at, but it is such a terrific, age-appropriate project for your toddler or preschooler.  For instructions, visit No Time for Flashcards.

 Milk Jug Elmer

letter E milk jug Elmer

Okay, I feel a little bad about saying this, but I’ve never really liked the Elmer books about the patchwork elephant.  The stories just don’t grab me.  But when I saw this project on Pinterest, we had to read an Elmer book and save a milk jug. After I cut off the top of the jug and cut some more plastic to make the legs, my kindergartner used a water/glue mixture to attach the tissue paper.  

 

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11 Comments

  1. Lisa

    January 6, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    The envelope activity worked great for my kindergarteners today! I made upper and lower case Ee’s in different fonts, and had them cut them out and sort into the different envelopes. They LOVED that they were able to make a take-home game for themselves!

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 6, 2021 at 3:46 pm

      I love how you made this into a game, Lisa!

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  2. Barbara Moore

    April 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    Elmo is priceless! I was looking for something different for my pre-k class and I can’t wait to do this them next wee!

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 13, 2015 at 11:51 am

      I hope they enjoy it, Barbara!

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  3. Jaclyn

    May 29, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    How did you make the glue/water mixture?

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  4. Safiyya

    December 26, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Hi ,i am statring a playcentre and would like to know what letters first you start introducing first and do you do the uppercase or the lower case letter recognition first

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    • Anna Geiger

      December 30, 2013 at 8:39 pm

      Hello, Safiyya! I start introducing letters based on the order in which they’re easiest to write. You can see that order in this post: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/teaching-the-alphabet-to-preschoolers-why-and-how/

      I do uppercase letters first. With my own kids, they have picked up recognizing lower case letters on their own without a lot of direct instruction – just by reading books and talking about letters. Also, after practice with upper case letters it isn’t too hard for them to start forming lower case letters on their own. But in a classroom setting it would be good to have more of a plan. I would recommend contacting some bloggers who are also preschool teachers, like Mary Catherine at http://fun-a-day.com/ or Deborah at http://teachpreschool.org.

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  5. Capri + 3--Theresa

    May 1, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Thank you for sharing these great ideas for the letter E on Artsy Play Wednesday! We will have to try the Elmo project as our four two-year old toddlers are big fans.

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    • annageig

      May 3, 2013 at 6:06 am

      Thanks, Theresa! My boys really loved that one.

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