Back To School Craft for Teachers and Parents
Free Printable Template
This Free Printable School Bus Craft is a cute and easy papercraft, making it perfect for a fun Back to School activity or classroom decoration!
The craft uses a simple template that you print, cut, and assemble.
Parents can use this printable to help prepare children for school or to display school photos in a unique way.
Teachers can create a whole fleet of buses for a back-to-school bulletin board or tie the craft into a field trip theme.
The finished bus looks great with plain blue windows, or you can add photos to create a special, one-of-a-kind keepsake!
Getting Started: Supplies and Printing 📄
You only need a few common craft materials to bring this paper school bus to life.
Required Supplies
- Construction Paper or Cardstock: You will need paper in Yellow, Gray, Light Blue, Red, and Black. Using cardstock will make the finished bus sturdier.
- Scissors: For cutting out the template pieces.
- Glue: A Glue Stick or White Glue for assembly.
The Free Printable Template
The template provides all the necessary pieces to cut out and assemble the bus.
- Download Link: Click HERE to download the free printable school bus PDF.
- Printing: Print the template pages using the paper colors listed on each page for the correct pieces.
- Spare Pieces: The template provides a few extra pieces, which you can save to make another bus!
Step-by-Step Assembly Instructions 🖍️
Once your pieces are cut out, the bus comes together quickly.
- The Pieces: You will cut out the main bus body, two yellow wheel wells, one gray bumper, one curved blue window, three square blue windows, one red stop sign, three red lights, and two black tires.
- Personalization: If you want to personalize the craft, add photos of your children to the blue windows before gluing the bus together.
- Gluing: Assemble the pieces onto the main bus body and secure them using your glue stick or white glue.
🚌✂️ Printable School Bus Craft Checklist
🚌 Supplies
- Free Printable School Bus PDF
- Construction Paper or Cardstock (Yellow, Gray, Light Blue, Red, Black)
- Scissors
- Glue Stick or White Glue
- Optional: Photos for the Windows
📝 Instructions
- Download: Download the free school bus printable PDF template.
- Print: Print the template using the specified colors of paper (Yellow, Gray, Light Blue, Red, Black).
- Cut: Carefully cut out all the bus pieces according to the template.
- Personalize (Optional): If making a keepsake, add your children’s photos to the back of the blue window pieces.
- Assemble & Glue: Assemble the school bus components and glue the pieces together (e.g., glue the bumper, lights, windows, wheel wells, and tires onto the main yellow bus body).
- Display: Display your finished school bus for a fun back-to-school decoration!
Ready to Craft Your School Bus? ⬇️
This simple paper craft is a fun and low-cost way to celebrate the start of the school year!
Will you make this a classroom project or at home as a keepsake?
Click HERE to download the free printable school bus, so you and your kids can craft up some back to school fun!
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