Bus Shape Craft
This bus shape craft turns simple shapes into a cheerful school bus for back to school fun.
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Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayola Bold & Bright marker
- Bus Shape Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing the three window pieces onto the left side of the bus.
- Glue the front windshield onto the front of the bus, below the sign area.
- Glue the school bus sign inside the sign area at the top of the bus.
- Glue the eye pieces onto the front windshield, below the eyebrows.
- Look for the front grill and glue it to the back and right side of the bus.
- Glue the rectangular bumper piece to the right side of the bus, beside the front wheel.
- Glue the two wheel pieces below the curved wheel guides at the bottom of the bus.
- Finally, use a white Bold & Bright marker to color the centers of the wheels.