Square Craft for Preschoolers

We love an easy craft that sneaks important skill-building. Create this simple square craft with your classroom or at your kitchen table.

Easy crafts are a great way to teach preschoolers some important concepts.

This square craft is great for teaching kids about shapes and primary colors.

Kids will even work on those important scissor skills and fine motor skills.

We’ve used this technique for lots of fun shapes.

• Triangles
• Christmas Trees
• Turkeys
• Hearts

As a bonus, this classroom activity uses simple craft supplies, like construction paper.

You can use this cutting practice activity in several ways.

• Decorate your classroom or playroom.
• Practice simple shapes like triangles and circles.
• Create them on cards to give to loved ones.
• Create them at your local library to go with some fun shape books.
• Use this craft during a primary color lesson plan.

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Why do we love crafting with construction paper?

Why do we love paper crafts? Because they secretly teach so many important skills for kids.

• Fine motor skills
• Cutting practice
• Following instructions
• Colors
• Counting
• and more!

If you’re looking for more ways to inspire your kids, check out our construction paper book!

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Yield: 1 square

Square Cutting activity for preschoolers

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This fun craft works on scissor skills while incorporating primary colors and the square shape!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Medium

Materials

• Construction Paper - Red, Yellow, & Blue
• Cardstock - White or Black

Tools

• Pre-Cut Cardboard Square or Ruler
• Glue Stick
• Pencil
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Start by cutting a piece of cardstock in half.
2. On one half, trace your cardboard square or use a ruler to create a square.
3. Lightly bend the paper in half, pinching inside of the square to cut a slit.
4. From that slit cut out to the outer edge of the square.
5. Finish cutting out the square.
6. Use half sheets of construction paper to start cutting paper strips.
7. Start gluing the paper strips onto the second half of cardstock.
8. Glue the cut-out square sheet of paper, pencil mark side down, onto the paper strips.
9. Trim around the outer edge.

More preschool crafts you will love!

If you loved this simple construction paper square, you’ll love these other ideas.

• 3D Rainbow – A rainbow that actually stands!
• Blue Square – A simple blue art project.
• Rising Sun – A sun craf that can rise and set

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Blue Color Day Art and Craft Idea

When you’re teaching the basic colors and shapes to preschool-aged kids. You want to keep the activities simple and fun.

Instead of doing crafts with rainbow colors, try doing a craft with just one color. This blue color day art and craft idea is perfect for teaching about the color blue and about the square shape.

If you’re throwing a blue day party, pair this art project with some fun blue snacks for a day your kids won’t forget!

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Tips for making primary colors square art.

• For younger children, you can pre-cut the squares so they only have to focus on the art project itself.
• Older children may be able to hold down the square while pulling the colors. Younger children will benefit from a little roll of painter’s tape.
• When cutting out your squares use thicker paper. This will help them keep their shape.
• You can use the paper squares multiple times.
• There are lots of smudging tools you can pick from. Cotton swabs, cotton balls, makeup pads, or even fingers. (this is messier, but fun)

Grab our simple color and shape dice for another fun way to learn.

Color blue crafts for preschoolers

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating these color blue crafts for preschoolers. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

Blue Pastel Squares

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• 2 Pieces Paper
• Pastels

Tools

• Paper Cutter
• Smudging Tool
• painters tape optional

Instructions

1. Start by cutting one piece of paper into as many squares as you like.
2. Place a stripe of your pastel along the edge of one of your cut out squares.
3. Use a smudging tool to pull the color onto your second sheet of white paper. You can secure your square with a bit of painters tape or hold with your finger.
4. You can also use multiple colors on the same square.
5. Remove the square to reveal your blue square design!

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More oil pastel art for kids you will love!

• Pastel Rainbow Hearts – Create colorful hearts with this fun art project.
• Soft Pastel Transfers – Kids trace fun shapes to create beautiful crafts.
• Resist Painting – With a fun twist!

More than just teaching the color blue to preschoolers

This art project may seem simple on the outside, but it’s quite perfect for a room full of 4-year-olds. Check out these ways to use this craft in your classroom, daycare, or kitchen table.

• Talk about squares! Don’t focus on the blue. Or make it red instead. This craft can help your child talk about this basic shape.
• Decorate your bulletin board with this colorful craft.
• What other shapes does your child like? You could make a red triangle, orange circle, or yellow star.
• Create an array of different colors and shapes and then frame them to decorate a child’s playroom.
• Use this craft during your blue day activities.

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