Back to School Crafts

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A school bus and a caterpillar to fill with torn or cut paper: two first-weeks crafts, five difficulty levels.

What’s inside

  • 3 pages: 2 craft templates and a grown-up and therapist guide
  • School Bus craft (School Rocks!)
  • Caterpillar craft (Learning Takes Time!)
  • The 5-level ladder: place pre-torn tissue, rip tissue, rip construction paper, cut squares on the lines, cut shapes and curves

Skills it builds

  • Scissor skills
  • Pincer grasp
  • Two-hand coordination

How to use

Choose a paper skill, glue the pieces on to fill the shape, then add pom-poms, glitter or stickers. Perfect for the first weeks of school, meet-the-teacher night or an open-house display. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Tissue or construction paper, glue stick, child-safe scissors. Pom-poms or stickers optional.

Save with a bundle

Get this pack in the Back to School Fine Motor Bundle and save compared with buying the packs one by one.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).

A school bus and a caterpillar to fill with torn or cut paper: two first-weeks crafts, five difficulty levels.

What’s inside

  • 3 pages: 2 craft templates and a grown-up and therapist guide
  • School Bus craft (School Rocks!)
  • Caterpillar craft (Learning Takes Time!)
  • The 5-level ladder: place pre-torn tissue, rip tissue, rip construction paper, cut squares on the lines, cut shapes and curves

Skills it builds

  • Scissor skills
  • Pincer grasp
  • Two-hand coordination

How to use

Choose a paper skill, glue the pieces on to fill the shape, then add pom-poms, glitter or stickers. Perfect for the first weeks of school, meet-the-teacher night or an open-house display. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Tissue or construction paper, glue stick, child-safe scissors. Pom-poms or stickers optional.

Save with a bundle

Get this pack in the Back to School Fine Motor Bundle and save compared with buying the packs one by one.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).