Get your little learners excited for the new school year ahead! One fantastic way for kids to prepare is by teaching them how to spell their names. It’s an important skill to have so they’re able to recognize their name and write it on their school work.

This school bus name craft is a fun way to get kids creative while also practicing spelling their names. Kids will have a blast creating a cute school bus and spelling out their names on shapes that look just like stop signs. 

Explore more back to school crafts to get your kids ready and eager for a fantastic year of learning and growth. Let’s make this school year the best one yet!

Name Bus Craft Idea

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This activity helps children learn different shapes like circles, rectangles, and octagons. Plus it’s a fun way to boost their letter recognition, fine motor skills, and scissor skills.

We’ve made it easy for you with a free, editable template that you can download. You can customize the PDF with your child’s name or leave the spaces blank for kids to practice their handwriting.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• School bus template (free download below)

Directions

Start by downloading the school bus template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this school bus to life!

First, guide your child to glue the windshield above the mouth of the school bus.

Next, help your child glue the red lights to the top of the bus.

Now, take the eyes and glue them to the windshield.

Position the bumper to the bottom portion of the bus and glue it in place.

Create the headlights by gluing the grey circle on both sides of the mouth.

Place the blue circle on the center of the grey circle and glue them in place.

Take the tires and glue them to the back and bottom portion of the bus.

Next, encourage your child to glue the completed school bus to the blue background paper.

Finally, glue your child’s letters below the school bus to spell their name.

Be sure to check out our name crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

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Kids’ Ideas For Back To School

Ready for more back to school fun? Make a list of kids’ ideas that will make the transition back to school exciting for them! We’ve gathered a bunch of fun projects and educational activities that are sure to get your little ones excited to go to school and eager to learn.

Keep reading below for ideas of fantastic books to read with them, creative DIYs, and hands-on activities that will be a big hit with your young learners.

Children’s Books About School

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!

Back To School Craft Ideas

Crayon Box Craft – Time to get colorful with this cute crayon box! Kids will create paper crayons nestled in the iconic yellow and green box. This fun project helps kids identify colors and practice fine motor skills. Download the free template and gather a few basic supplies to get started!

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Pencil Name Craft – Here’s another fun personalized craft to help kids learn to spell their names. Kids will make a pencil by arranging the letters in the correct order to spell out their names. Grab the editable template to customize it for your child!

Back To School Gnome Craft – This gnome is ready to go to school! He’s dressed up in a pointy pencil hat and has an apple for the teacher. This playful project will spark your child’s creativity and get them excited for the new school year ahead.

Back To School Bus Craft – When you think of going to school, a big yellow bus probably comes to mind! Let’s get creative and make one with the kids. This fun project will have your kids excited to hop on and start learning.

School Activities For Kids

Taking photos with this editable first day of school sign is a cute tradition for families! It’s a great way to commemorate your child’s first day back to school and show off your school spirit. Our free printable signs are perfect for this!

Just download the editable file, customize it with your child’s name and the school year, and snap a picture of them holding it up on their first day. 

Back to school means backpacks, crayons, notebooks, scissors and more! These hands-on back to school worksheets feature all of these on each sheet.

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They will have kids learning to recognize and write the letter Cc for crayon, the letter Bb for backpack as they make their way through a letter maze, and complete patterns filled with different school items. Download these printables to set your kids up for success!

Learning the alphabet is a huge building block of early learning, starting with recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters. These fun preschool alphabet worksheets are a quick and engaging way to reinforce what your child has been learning.

Each of the 26 printable pages focuses on a different letter to help kids with letter recognition. Gather crayons or dot markers and let your child enjoy these educational activities.

Kick off the new school year with these exciting back to school color by letter worksheets! They’re great for preschoolers aged 3-5, and will keep little hands busy and minds engaged.

Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, these worksheets creatively reinforce letter recognition and color identification skills, so download them for your kids today!

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