Free Printable Banana Craft For Kids

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When you need a fruit-themed activity that holds kids’ attention from start to finish, this one is a winner! This free printable banana craft is designed for kids ages 3–6 and works great for small group time, center rotations, or a fun afternoon at home.

You’ll just need the template, scissors, glue, and a few basic craft supplies. Plan on about 15–20 minutes from start to finish. Kids will practice cutting, following directions, and putting the pieces together in the right order.

Use it for a fruit theme, healthy eating week, jungle units, or just a regular day when you want something ready to go.

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Supplies

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Banana template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the banana template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

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Arrange the main banana piece so it looks like the picture below. Take the highlight piece and glue it to the left side.

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Take the stem and glue it to the top of the banana.

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Place the eyes slightly below the stem and glue them in place.

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Create the mouth by gluing the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. Trim off any excess paper.

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Finish off the banana by gluing the completed mouth just below the eyes.

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That’s all there is to it! Can you believe how simple this craft is?!

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Jungle Books For Kids

Over in the Jungle – This delightful rhyming book is a great book for kids! Its illustrations are striking and will draw all the kids in closer to check out all of the beautiful details. Kids will love seeing all the various jungle animals too.

The Secret Life Of A Tiger – This cute little book about the secret things a tiger does during the night will have kids laughing! It’s a sweet story about all the kind things this tiger does to help other jungle animals.

Sloths Don’t Run – In this cute story, Hank, a sloth, determines to run in the great rainforest race! Everyone knows sloths don’t run, but Hank is determined to accomplish his goal. With the encouragement and support of his friend, he finishes the race. This book has a great lesson about fulfilling dreams and the importance of good friends!

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Crafting is a great activity for kids because it helps them with fine motor skills, exercises their creativity, is fun, and so much more! Add in more jungle crafts with some of our projects:

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Kids can explore new textures and scents with this sloth play dough kit. This is a great way to help your children develop creativity, imagination, and sensory awareness. The set includes tons of fun playtime for kids!

These jungle animal counters are not only great for play, but can help kids learn to count, categorize, and more! They’re a great learning tools to keep on hand for lots of activities.

These jungle animal printables for preschool are fun and will help kids with handwriting, letter recognition, fine motor skills, and more!

Work on the letter S with these s is for sloth worksheets. They’re great for kids learning the alphabet!

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4.67 from 3 votes

Free Printable Banana Craft For Kids

Author: Sam
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes

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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Banana template

Instructions

  • Download the banana template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Arrange the main banana piece so it is curved to the right. Take the highlight piece and glue it to the left side.
  • Take the stem and glue it to the top of the banana.
  • Place the eyes slightly below the stem and glue them in place.
  • Create the mouth by gluing the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. Trim off any excess paper.
  • Finish off the banana by gluing the completed mouth just below the eyes.

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Meet Sam

Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.

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23 Comments

  1. Cristian Varón says:

    Love this activity.

    1. Kamille - Community Support Assistant says:

      Really appreciate it!

  2. Merle Joseph says:

    This looks really fun, please send me the template. Thank you!

    1. Kamille - Community Support Assistant says:

      Hi! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, you just need to enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

  3. Raquel uriostegui says:

    Muy hermoso me encanto donde puedo conseguir moldes

    1. All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you.

  4. Pls send the banana template

    1. Since you’re a subscriber, you just need to enter your email in the form at the end of the post. After that, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

  5. Can you Pls send me the banana craft template ? Tks

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  6. please can you send me the template , thanks 🙂

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  7. Can someone please send me this template?

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  8. I haven’t received the PDF in my emails. Could you send me the link?

    1. I checked and this email isn’t in the system. All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  9. I want this template please

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  10. nice, I want it please

    1. Thanks! Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  11. please send me a pdf file.Thank you

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you ?

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