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Back To School Story Time Craft Ideas For Kids

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Back To School Story Time Craft Ideas For Kids

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school season kicks in, what better way to get kids excited about learning than with some engaging and educational craft ideas?

Combining story time with craft activities is a fantastic way to make learning engaging and fun for kids. These back-to-school craft ideas not only help children better understand and enjoy stories but also foster creativity, improve motor skills, and cultivate a love for reading.

Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, these crafts are sure to bring smiles and valuable learning experiences to your little ones.

So, gather your craft supplies and book collection, and get ready to embark on some creative storytelling adventures! Happy crafting and happy reading!

A children’s book titled “The Smart Cookie” sits beside a handmade card with a smiling cookie face wearing blue glasses and googly eyes—perfect for back to school story time, with “I am a Smart cookie!” written in marker.

THUMBPRINT SMART COOKIE CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK – THE SMART COOKIE

A hand drawn light bulb with eyes and a cartoon of a hand on a pile of books, perfect for back to school story time.

MY FUTURE IS BRIGHT KEEPSAKE

AFFILIATE LINK – TIME FOR SCHOOL MOUSE

HIGH FIVE TO AN AWESOME SCHOOL YEAR

HIGH FIVE TO AN AWESOME SCHOOL YEAR

AFFILIATE LINK – PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL

A children’s book titled Turkey Goes to School is next to a paper plate turkey craft made with red, orange, and yellow paint and a brown paper turkey body—perfect for a back to school story time—plus a blue plastic fork.

FORK PAINTED TURKEY

AFFILIATE LINK – TURKEY GOES TO SCHOOL

A back to school story time scene: A children's book titled The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!, a paper with a gumball machine drawing covered in colorful dot stickers, and a matching sticker sheet are arranged on a desk.

CODING LABEL GUMBALL CRAFT

AFFILIATE LINK – PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL

A children’s book titled Turkey Goes to School sits on colorful school-themed papers, perfect for back to school story time. In front of the book is a handmade paper turkey craft with a brown body and bright orange and yellow feathers.

COFFEE FILTER TURKEY

AFFILIATE LINK – TURKEY GOES TO SCHOOL

A children’s book titled Time for School, Little Blue Truck is on a stack of papers. In front, a yellow school bus craft made from popsicle sticks shines with googly eyes—perfect for back to school story time. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written below.

POPSICLE STICK SCHOOL BUS

AFFILIATE LINK – TIME FOR SCHOOL

A children’s book titled Turkey Goes to School sits on colorful papers, perfect for back to school story time, with a handmade paper turkey craft featuring a triangular body and handprint feathers placed on top. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK TURKEY

AFFILIATE LINK – TURKEY GOES TO SCHOOL

A children’s book with a blue pigeon on the cover sits behind a yellow paper craft school bus, perfect for back to school story time, on top of pastel alphabet papers. The bus is labeled “SCHOOL BUS.” The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE SCHOOL BUS

AFFILIATE LINK – DON’T LET PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS

A children's book called Time for School, Little Blue Truck is shown behind a craft school bus made from yellow popsicle sticks, black buttons for wheels, red gems, and 2024 written on it—perfect for a back to school story time. Patterned papers are underneath.

SCHOOL BUS PICTURE FRAME

AFFILIATE LINK – TIME FOR SCHOOL

Children’s book “Turkey Goes to School” paired with a handmade turkey craft—brown paper, glittery pouch—displayed on colorful papers. Perfect for back to school story time! Text: @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

STAINED GLASS TURKEY

AFFILIATE LINK – TURKEY GOES TO SCHOOL

Children’s book titled School is Cool! with illustrated animals on the cover—perfect for back to school story time. In front, a handmade craft of a character’s face on a popsicle stick sits among patterned papers. @gluedtomycrafts appears below.

POPSICLE STICK BOOKWORM

AFFILIATE LINK – SCHOOL IS COOL

A children’s book titled School is Cool! with illustrated animal characters is on top of colorful papers, perfect for back to school story time. In front is a handmade gnome craft made from paper, markers, and a popsicle stick. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK PENCIL GNOME

AFFILIATE LINK – SCHOOL IS COOL

A children’s book titled “School is Cool!” lies on top of school-themed paper, beside a cute apple craft made from red-painted popsicle sticks. Perfect for back to school story time! A tag reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

POPSICLE STICK APPLE

AFFILIATE LINK – SCHOOL IS COOL

A children’s book titled First Day Critter Jitters, perfect for back to school story time, is displayed next to a red paper plate craft with a popsicle stick dragonfly on top. Assorted colorful papers are in the background.

PAPER PLATE APPLE W/WORM

AFFILIATE LINK – FIRST DAY CRITTER JITTERS

A children's book titled The Smart Cookie is surrounded by heart-shaped cutouts and two craft cookies made from colored popsicle sticks, googly eyes, and paper glasses—perfect for back to school story time. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK SMART COOKIE

AFFILIATE LINK – THE SMART COOKIE

CREPE PAPER PETE THE CAT BUTTON CRAFT IDEA

CREPE PAPER PETE THE CAT BUTTON CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK – GROOVY BUTTONS

A children’s craft inspired by The Color Monster book, perfect for back to school story time, features a monster made from brown paint, googly eyes, and yellow squiggles on blue paper, surrounded by colorful monster toys and craft supplies.

USE A TOOTHBRUSH FOR THIS MONSTER CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK – COLOR MONSTER

Two craft stick raccoons with googly eyes and painted details sit atop the book A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon, creating a charming back to school story time scene with decorative fall-themed paper in the background.

USE POPSICLE STICKS & CRAFT PAINT TO MAKE RACCOON BOOKMARKS

AFFILIATE LINK –  A KISSING HAND FOR CHESTER RACOON

A copy of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, glue, black paint, Q-tips, cupcake liners, and blue paper are arranged on a table, perfect for a back to school story time and craft activity.

USE BROWN CUPCAKE LINERS AND CRAFT PAINT TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

AFFILIATE LINK – IF YOU GIVE YOU A MOUSE A COOKIE

A paper plate painted to look like a chocolate chip cookie sits on colorful paper, perfect for back to school story time. The plate features brown paint and black paper circles for chips, next to the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

PAPER PLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CRAFT – USE CRAFT PAINT FOR THIS FUN DIY

AFFILIATE LINK – IF YOU GIVE YOU A MOUSE A COOKIE

A brown paper bag decorated to look like a yellow pencil with googly eyes and a smiling face, perfect for back to school story time, sits next to crafting supplies and another plain bag on alphabet-patterned paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

PAPER BAG PENCIL CRAFT IDEA – FOLD/STAPLE THE BAG & DECORATE

AFFILIATE LINK – SCHOOL’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

A childrens book titled The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School sits next to a fish craft made from a blue cupcake liner, construction paper, a googly eye, and glue stick—perfect for back to school story time. Username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER FISH CRAFT IDEA – USE A BLUE LINER FOR POUT POUT FISH

A children’s book titled The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School sits beneath an ocean-themed craft with a red handprint fish, foam sea creatures, glitter, and blue paint—perfect for back to school story time. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAINT SPLAT OCEAN SCENE CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK – POUT POUT FISH GOES TO SCHOOL

A blue basket holds “The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School” book, wiggly eyes, paint swatches, craft sticks, Elmer’s glue, and a blue fish craft—perfect for a back to school story time. A tag reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK – POUT POUT FISH GOES TO SCHOOL

Children’s book “A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon”—perfect for back to school story time—pairs with DIY raccoon art made from black paper, googly eyes, and gray paint, set on patterned paper with a plastic fork. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark at bottom.

FORK PAINTED RACCOON CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK –  A KISSING HAND FOR CHESTER RACOON

Children’s craft inspired by A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon book; perfect for back to school story time, it features a raccoon puppet made from a paper bag, black cut-out hands, a raccoon cutout, star shapes, and patterned paper in the background.

PAPER BAG RACCOON PUPPET CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK –  A KISSING HAND FOR CHESTER RACOON

A handmade raccoon craft made from paper and two black cut-out hand shapes is displayed alongside a raccoon figurine, A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon book, and gold star decorations—perfect for back to school story time on a polka-dot background.

HANDPRINT RACCOON CRAFT IDEA

AFFILIATE LINK –  A KISSING HAND FOR CHESTER RACOON

A children's book titled Spookley the Square Pumpkin sits beside a pumpkin craft made of torn orange paper, large googly eyes, and a green leaf handprint—perfect for back to school story time amid autumn leaves and Elmer’s school glue.

TORN PAPER PUMPKIN CRAFT IDEA

A brightly colored childrens book titled Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The First Day of School lies on patterned paper next to a pumpkin craft—perfect for back to school story time—with orange popsicle sticks, googly eyes, and a green pipe cleaner stem.

POPSICLE STICK PUMPKIN CRAFT IDEA

Three colorful popsicle stick crafts with hats and googly eyes are displayed in front of the book The Day the Crayons Made Friends—perfect for back to school story time. Decorative papers are in the background, with the @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK CRAYON FRIENDS CRAFT IDEA

A back-to-school themed flat lay featuring two children’s books for back to school story time, a popsicle stick frame decorated as notebook paper with a child’s photo, star cutouts, and @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS on the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK NOTEBOOK PICTURE FRAME CRAFT IDEA

A colorful arrangement of children’s books for back to school story time, a paper school bus, a paper school building, and a large rosette reading “Hooray! I had a great first day!” with @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BADGE CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled “School Is Cool!” rests on colorful school-themed paper, perfect for back to school story time, next to a yellow, smiling pencil craft with googly eyes. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK PENCIL CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon lies next to a handmade raccoon craft made from craft sticks, googly eyes, and paper shapes—perfect for back to school story time on a heart-patterned paper background.

POPSICLE STICK RACCOON CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Butterflies on the First Day of School lies on a dark surface, partially covered by a large, yellow, glittery butterfly craft—perfect for back to school story time with its school bus and girl featured on the cover.

BUTTERFLY SUNCATCHER CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Butterflies on the First Day of School lies on colorful paper, with a large, handmade red apple craft on top—perfect for back to school story time. The @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS handle is displayed at the bottom.

APPLE SUNCATCHER CRAFT IDEA

A flat lay featuring a book titled The Night Before Kindergarten and a cotton candy craft made with pink puffy paint and heart confetti—perfect for back to school story time. All items are placed on colorful school-themed paper with @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS visible.

COTTON CANDY CRAFT IDEA – THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE SWEET!

A book titled “Butterflies on the First Day of School” lies on two patterned papers, decorated with three colorful butterfly crafts made from clothespins, paper, and sequins—perfect for back to school story time. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is displayed at the bottom.

CLOTHESPIN BUTTERFLY CRAFT IDEA

A “First Day of School” craft with a red handprint apple, paper pencil, and googly eyes is displayed on paper. Behind it are “The Night Before Kindergarten” and school-themed cutouts—perfect for back to school story time fun.

HANDPRINT APPLE – FIRST OF SCHOOL KEEPSAKE PRINTABLE

Children’s book “Time for School, Little Blue Truck” is displayed with a blue truck craft made from popsicle sticks and paper, perfect for a back to school story time, featuring a smiling person drawn in the window.

POPSICLE STICK BLUE TRUCK CRAFT IDEA

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Whether you’re crafting with your kids at home or planning a fun group activity in the classroom, these projects are sure to bring smiles and spark imaginations.

So, grab those craft supplies and let the crafting adventures begin! Don’t forget to share your little ones’ masterpieces – we’d love to see their story time creations!

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