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Back to school season is a wonderful time to get kids learning with a fun and simple activity like this pencil tissue paper craft. Children can practice important fine motor skills as they scrunch colorful pieces of tissue paper and glue them onto the pencil template.

There’s something extra fun about making school supplies into art, and this cute tissue paper pencil is a great way to get started. Fill your backpack with even more back to school crafts for fun and engaging ideas to make the new school year exciting.

Completed pencil tissue paper crafts on colorful backgrounds with bold text reading 'Tissue Paper Pencil Craft' – fun and easy back-to-school activity for kids.

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Preschool Pencil Craft

Kids will have a ball scrunching up bits of tissue paper and gluing them in place to build this classic school supply.

This hands-on project helps your little ones strengthen fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, and focus. These important early skills support handwriting and classroom readiness in a creative and fun way.

Print the free template, grab some glue and tissue paper, and you’re all set for a back to school project the kids will love. This activity is sure to brighten up bulletin boards, classroom walls, or even the fridge at home.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Tissue Paper Squares
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Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this pencil to life!

Printable pencil tissue paper craft template with labeled parts including eraser, metal band, mouth, tongue, and eyes – easy back-to-school activity for kids.

Place the blue background with the outlined pencil shape in front of your child. Help them scrunch up the black tissue paper squares to form the pencil tip. Show them how to crumple the pieces into little balls, then glue them down inside the tip outline.

Hands scrunching black tissue paper next to blue pencil craft base and light yellow tissue paper squares – step in a back-to-school pencil tissue paper craft for kids.

Next, have your child crumple the yellow tissue paper squares into little balls (this builds fine motor strength). Then, glue them inside the pencil body area. Keep going until it’s fully filled in.

Hands pressing yellow tissue paper onto a pencil craft base – simple and engaging back-to-school activity for kids.

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Now let’s add that classic pink eraser to the top of the pencil. Simply glue the pink piece on top of the yellow tissue section.

Hands gluing a pink eraser piece onto a yellow tissue paper pencil craft – fun back-to-school activity for kids.

Glue the gray band just below the eraser. This part makes the pencil look real and gives it that polished touch.

Hands attaching a gray band below the pink eraser on a yellow tissue paper pencil craft – creative back-to-school project for kids.

Stick the eyes right onto the yellow tissue, just below the gray metal band. This is where the pencil starts looking oh-so-cute!

Hands gluing cartoon eyes onto a yellow tissue paper pencil craft – fun and easy back-to-school activity for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Time to give your pencil some personality! Glue the mouth right under the eyes.

Hands adding a smiling mouth to a yellow tissue paper pencil craft with cartoon eyes – cute and simple back-to-school activity for kids.

Finish by adding the little pink tongue inside the smile for that playful touch.

Hands attaching a pink tongue to a smiling pencil tissue paper craft – cheerful back-to-school project for young kids.

Isn’t this such a fun way to kick off the school year? If your kids enjoyed this activity, keep the excitement going with our school bus crafts. They’re just as easy and super fun for little hands!

Hand holding a completed pencil tissue paper craft with big cartoon eyes and a smile on a blue background – perfect back-to-school art project for kids.

Easy Glue Bottle Craft

Back To School Books For Kids

We Don’t Eat Our Classmates – This silly book is about a dinosaur named Penelope who is starting school and just can’t resist eating her classmates! Kids will love the fun drawings and crazy antics of Penelope, while also learning that being mistreated is never fun.

Chairs On Strike – The chairs have had enough of all the crazy things the kids do to them so they go on strike! This story helps kids learn to take care of their property and has lots of fun and silly humor.

Daniel Goes To School – If you have a little one who’s starting preschool or kindergarten and is reluctant to be away from you, this book is perfect for them! Daniel Tiger learns “grown-ups come back” at the end of every school day. We love this cute book!

Hand holding a finished pencil tissue paper craft with cartoon eyes and smile on green background – fun back-to-school activity for preschool and kindergarten kids.

Back To School Kids Crafts

Back To School Bus Craft – Hop on the bus to back to school fun with this bright and cheerful paper craft. This easy project is a creative way for kids to celebrate the new school year. Kids can create a bus that’s ready to roll into learning using our free template and a few simple supplies!

Worm In Apple Craft – Say hello to the new school year with a wiggly friend! Kids will love making this adorable paper apple, complete with a little worm peeking out. It’s a fun and memorable way to welcome the season, and little ones will be proud to show off their cute creations!

Crayon Box Name Craft

Crayon Headband Craft – A classroom of students can become a rainbow of colors when they wear these cute headbands!

There’s two versions to choose from where they can either piece it together with colored paper or use real crayons to add the color. Wearing their new headbands is sure to inspire them to use their imaginations and play pretend.

Pencil Puppet Craft – Turn a simple paper bag into a silly pencil puppet that’s ready for back to school fun! Use our free template and a few supplies including a paper bag to have kids create this pencil pal.

They’ll not only enjoy making the puppet, but also enjoy making up stories or telling about their day at school with it.

Back To School Printables

Celebrate the start of a new school year with our free printable first day of school signs! You can easily edit the template to include your child’s grade and school year.

These signs will add a special touch to your children’s milestone photos taken at the start of a new year. Snap a picture and create memories you’ll treasure as you look back on how much they’ve grown each year.

collage image of 4 Back To School Printables

These back to school pattern worksheets come with three pages full of school themed images for kids to analyze.

Once they figure out which is the missing picture, they’ll cut and paste it in the correct box to complete the pattern. This activity is a hands-on way to build early math skills, logical thinking, and visual discrimination. Watch your little learners beam with pride as they solve each puzzle!

Back To School Dot To Dot Printables

Add a splash of color to the first days of school with these back to school color by numbers pages! This set includes 8 school themed pictures, from backpacks to buses, just waiting to pop off the page with crayons or markers.

Kids will build number recognition, improve focus, and strengthen fine motor skills as they match numbers to colors. It’s the perfect mix of learning and creativity, and they’ll make easing back into the school routine a breeze!

Completed pencil tissue paper craft with cartoon face on green background, surrounded by glue sticks, scissors, and colorful paper – fun and easy back-to-school activity for preschool.

Get little hands moving with these fun back to school line tracing printables! These sheets help kids build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness, plus they’re a simple way to introduce writing and drawing basics.

Parents and teachers will love how easy they are to prepare, and kids will feel proud as they trace their way toward writing success.

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

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