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A completed craft showing a basketball craft with a smiling cartoon face going through a hoop with colorful paper and supplies around it

Basketball Craft for Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This basketball craft is a fun activity where kids create a scene of a basketball swishing into a hoop while building fine motor skills.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Crayola Bold & Bright markers
  • Basketball Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the eyes onto the basketball piece near the top center.
  • Color in the mouth piece and glue it just below the eyes.
  • Glue the cheek pieces on each side of the mouth.
  • Use a white Bold & Bright marker to trace the dashed lines to create the basketball net.
  • Glue the starburst pieces above the basketball net on each side.
  • Glue the completed basketball onto the background, centering it between the starburst pieces.
  • Use the white marker to extend a few of the net lines onto the basketball.
  • Finally, glue the rim piece across the lower part of the basketball.