Aren’t mushrooms such a cool plant?
We don’t live in an area where brightly colored mushrooms grow, but we sure did have fun making this cute mushroom craft for kids!
If there’s one season that comes to mind with mushrooms, to us, it’s fall. And this simple papercraft is great for making at home or in the classroom with kids.
Just download the free template, grab your paper and get crafting! It’s simple enough to make with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten aged children.
On top of that, it’s super quick too – probably only taking around 10 minutes to make total!
Watch our quick tutorial or read our step by step directions below.
Check out all of our fun fall crafts for kids while you’re here too!
Cute Paper Mushrooms
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Mushroom template (download form located at the end of this post)
Directions
Download the mushroom template, print and cut out the pieces.
Start by gluing the eyes just above the mouth. There are 2 different eyes in the template, so feel free to mix and match to whatever your child prefers.
If you’re making the red mushroom, glue the circles in the open spaces of the mushroom, then use scissors to trim off any excess that falls off the cap.
Now it’s time to glue on the stalk. For the red mushroom, glue the stalk to the back of the cap. For the brown mushroom, glue it to the front of the stalk, just beneath the smile.
That’s all there is to it to make this cute mushroom craft.
As you can see it’s super simple and perfect for helping kids work on scissor skills and fine motor skills!
Preschool Fall Unit Plans
Wondering how to incorporate this simple fall craft into a larger fall unit for preschool? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots of ideas for you to choose from!
We always love using cute preschool printables like these fall themed ones to begin with. This bundle will help kids with a variety of topics like:
- counting
- pre-writing practice
- graphing
- letter recognition
- subitizing
- and more!
They’re virtually no-prep and great for keeping kids engaged and learning.
Besides worksheets, we love hands-on activities like these fall themed pattern block mats. All you need are pattern blocks and a laminator to get started with hands-on math fun!
If your child is working on learning sight words, these fall color by sight word worksheets are perfect!
We also love unstructured play time and this fall sensory bin is perfect for that! Simply prepare ahead of time and let your child enjoy lots of fun fall exploration!
Finish off the excitement with this cool fall slime! It’s great for sensory playtime.
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Mushroom Craft For Kids
This cute mushroom craft for kids is a fun and super simple fall or nature craft!
Materials
- Colored paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Mushroom template (download form located at the end of this post)
Instructions
- Download the mushroom template, print, and cut out the pieces.
- Start by gluing the eyes just above the mouth.
- If you're making the red mushroom, glue the circles in the open spaces of the mushroom, then use scissors to trim off any excess that falls off the cap.
- Now it's time to glue on the stalk. For the red mushroom, glue the stalk to the back of the cap. For the brown mushroom, glue it to the front of the stalk, just beneath the smile.
Free Mushroom Craft Template
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