12 Back to School Cut and Paste Crafts

Here are 12 back-to-school crafts that are easy for preschoolers and kindergarteners to make!

These cut-and-paste activities are perfect for the first week of school.

Make one the night before to get your kiddo excited for their first day!

You’ll just need the printable template, crayons or markers, scissors, and a glue stick.

Planning your first week back? Grab this free all about me backpack worksheet too!

All of these templates are included in the back-to-school and September cut and paste bundles. Take a look at them assembled below!

Build Your Own Backpack

This backpack craft is the perfect one to start with! Kids can decorate it to look like their own backpack and practice writing their name on the front.

Build Your Own School Bus

This school bus craft is a fun way to talk about how lots of kids get to school! Kids who ride the bus can share what they’re excited about or what their first ride was like.

Build Your Own Lunchbox

This lunchbox craft is a fun way to get kids thinking about their first school lunch! They can pack the food pieces inside and practice writing their name across the front.

Build Your Own Notebook

This notebook craft is a fun one to make when kids are excited about all their new school supplies! They can color the cover and add their name to make it look like one of their own notebooks.

Build Your Own Pencil

This pencil craft is a cute way to get kids excited about all the writing and drawing they’ll do this year! The personalized design also makes it a fun choice for a first-week classroom display.

Build Your Own Crayon

This crayon craft is a fun one for kids who are looking forward to arts and crafts! They can choose their favorite color for the wrapper and add their name down the middle.

Build Your Own Box of Crayons

This box of crayons craft is a colorful way to kick off the new school year! Kids can fill the box with their four favorite colors.

Build Your Own Schoolhouse

This schoolhouse craft is a good one for talking about what a new school year might look like. Kids can share something they’re excited to see or do at school.

Build Your Own Reading Owl

This reading owl craft is a cute one to get kids excited about reading! You can ask them to share their favorite story or book.

Build Your Own Apple

This apple craft is a simple one to include since apples are such a familiar back to school symbol! Kids can color it to look like their favorite kind of apple.

Build Your Own Apple Tree

This apple tree craft works well if you’re using an apple theme during the first few weeks of school! The three separate apples can be placed anywhere on the tree.

Build Your Own Worm in an Apple

This worm in apple craft adds a silly twist to the traditional school apple! The smiling worm peeking through the opening makes this one especially cute when it’s finished.