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Preschool Sailboat Crafts For Summer

Well today I wanted to share a fun an creative list of ideas in the form of Sailboat crafts .

Making new things with the kids can be really fun. Sylvia and I love to make little, new and interesting crafts and we have been visiting the internet for sail boat inspiration.

I really love the idea of making crafts from recycled materials. So the wine cork boats and the boats using twigs are a real winner in my eyes.

I also love the idea of juice box and egg carton crafts . It’s great to use what we have in the home and make use of them for fun.

Which idea do you like the most?

I’d love to hear?

Twig Boat Craft

Crafts inspired by nature are the perfect ones to try during the summer, and this easy twig boat craft is just that! 

E asy Pirate Cork Boats

Time to put those corks to use! Get your toddler involved in this fun and interesting pirate themed cork boat activity! 

Wine Cork Sailboat Craft For Kids

And here’s another cork craft to get your toddler busy with! All you’ll need is a few toothpicks, colored paper and some corks! 

Juice Box Boats

Time to use up those empty juice boxes and turn them into something wow momma! Get your toddler involved in 

Milk Carton Crafts Boat

And here’s another super adorable and easy to make sailboat craft you can get your toddler to try out! This one’s made using milk cartons. 

Handmade Boats

A few twigs and sticks, a few strips of paper and some string- that’s all you need to get your kiddo to try making these handmade boats. 

Sailing On The 7 Seas Treasure Ships

Filled with parts of a map leading upto a treasure, this fun sailboat themed activity is an interesting one you can get your toddler to try out! 

Egg Carton Craft Ideas

Summer is here and it is the perfect time to try some fun crafts! This one makes use of that extra egg carton you have! 

Pool Noodle Crafts And Activities

Time to put that extra old pool noodle to use! Here’s not just one or two but 18 super toddler friendly activities using just that.

Be A Sailor Make A Boat

Using a simple cardboard box and a few other essentials, get your kid into some pretend play and try creating this fun little boat. 

Using just a few popsicle sticks, you can get your toddler to try making this awesome sailboat craft on a lazy summer afternoon. 

Boat Crafts For Kids

On the hunt for some more fun boat crafts for your kiddo? This one has a list of some of the best picks. 

Fun Sample Cardboard Boat

Approved by toddlers and lots of fun to make, this cardboard canoe craft project is an easy one to try! 

Paper Crafts Make A Boat

Super simple and easy to make, this is one boat themed craft activity that’s fun and yet, needs minimal supervision from your end too. 

Mayflower Craft And Science Activity

Turn egg cartons into mini pirate ships and get your toddler on board with this fun crafty and science themed activity! 

Kids Craft Milk Carton Boats

Use up those old milk cartons and turn them into boats. This is another fun summer themed activity you would want your toddler to try! 

Paper Plate Sailboat

And of course, no craft activity list is complete without a paper plate craft! Yes, you can use up those extra paper plates and turn them into a sailboat. 

Cork crafts Mini Beasts and Boat

And here’s one more fun cork craft you can get your toddler to engage in. And yes, it is super easy too. 

Tub Boat Craft

Ready to take your toddler’s activity time up a notch! Give this super fun self propelling boat activity a shot! 

Egg Carton Boat Craft

And last but not the least, here’s another inspired sailboat themed activity that needs you to use a few paints, egg cartons and some straws.

Have you seen our super fun Noah’s Ark Paper Plate Craft ? Check it out!

Angela Milnes is a  Qualified Early Years Teacher  who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on  Pinterest !

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These are so sweet! I feel the need to go and make a sailboat now…! x

Oh thanks Rosie. They are cute!

Those cork pirate ships are so adorable. You’ve picked out some lovely ideas here.

I know. I love them and this would be a great way to recycle too.

oh wow what fun ideas! I can really see the cork ones floating well

thanks Kitty. I love the cork one’s they are super cute!

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My kids love interactive crafts and we’ve just added a super fun Summer themed Interactive Paper Plate Sailboat to our growing repertoire. Kids will be unable to resist the lure of singing ‘Row Row Row your Boat’ as their sailboats cross the paper plate sea and with a swift spin, their boats can turn around and start all over again for a seamless play.

I had the pleasure of creating this craft for my friend Rachel who blogs over at I Heart Crafty Things , so head over there to see the full tutorial and have a good look around her site, as there’s lots of gorgeous crafts and activities to see!

It’s that time of year where everyone seems to be looking for deep sea and summer crafts to try out with the kiddies, and we have a few right here for you to see!

Take a look at our Paper Plate Fish that’s inspired by the book ‘The Rainbow Fish’. Alternatively, you may like our  Puffy Octopus  that uses a really cool bubble wrap technique that almost brings the octopus to life and I can assure you, that you will not want to miss our amazingly popular Paper Plate Jellyfish – it’s even due to be featured on Buzzfeed!

Interactive crafts have become bit of thing here on Arty Crafty Kids and they usually involve a paper plate (as we love paper plate crafts!). We have pop-up chicks and bunnies that we designed for Easter, as well as a swimming goldfish within a paper plate bowl that forms part of a fun collective noun series. Did you know that a group of Goldfish is also referred to as a glint of Goldfish?

I hope you enjoy the paper plate sailboat and make sure you join us over on our facebook page to let us know what your kids think of their play and create craft!

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Sailboat Craft - Easy Kids Activities

By Damjana Jakos • Updated on Aug 13, 2022

See how to make a styrofoam boat that floats. This easy sailboat craft is perfect for kids during the summer. An easy and fun summer craft project your kids will love to do, and might extend into hours of water play fun! Check it out here.

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Check out this easy sailboat craft that kids can do to make diy sailboats out of styrofoam packaging. A great water play idea for the summer your kids will love!

Diy Sailboat Craft

To ensure these boats will float, we used some styrofoam packaging we got a few weeks ago. It's a great water play idea for the summer, and our kids love it. Yours will too! These DIY sailboats don't take a lot of time to make, and you probably have all the supplies at hand already:  

Supplies For Sailboat crafts:

Gathering your supplies will be quick - you only need these:

• a few pieces of styrofoam packaging
• a few pieces of self adhesive vinyl-coated color paper (the vinyl coated type will last longer!)
• toothpicks or thin sticks

How To Make An Easy Sailboat - Tutorial:

1) Cut an equilateral triangle from the self-adhesive vinyl-coated paper in the desired color.

Fine motor skills task for kids: cutting. If kids will be cutting these triangles, you can first draw them on the backside of the paper sheet.

2) Peel off the backing and tape the color paper around the toothpick, leaving the bottom third of the toothpick exposed. Here's your sail.

3) Stick the toothpick into a piece of styrofoam and here's your sailboat for hours of water play!

Totally easy and quick. You can make tons of them, depending on the number of players and the number of styrofoam pieces.

A great way for kids to have races - either in a giant bucket or a water table, it will always mean tons of fun for the summer!

Not only are these styrofoam boats easy to make, they float, too!    

It is not necessary to have a backyard for this kind of water play. At first, we simply used our kitchen sink, and it worked perfectly. one piece of advice, however: if you are about to set up the water play in your kitchen, make sure to have a towel at hand, to easily take care of any spills.

Hours of fun and play for your kids!

Once finished, they went to play with this diy masking tape racetrack we built on the floor a few days ago (again!)

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Adorable Footprint Crafts for Kids to Make

Kids grow up too fast and sometimes you wish you could just make time stop. One of my favorite activities to do with kids is footprint crafts! These are the perfect keepsake items that you, grandparents, parents, teachers, etc. will cherish forever.

I remember my mom keeping a whole portfolio of my art as a child and it is so awesome to be able to see it now as an adult.The sweet little baby footprint crafts are so cute, especially from newborns but you can do all of these up to elementary school age! Just click on the photos to get step by step directions. Enjoy :)

Footprint Dinosaur | Footprint Sailboat

Make a ferocious dinosaur head or float a little sailboat on water.

Footprint Duck | Footprint Ladybug

Create a squeaky rubber duck or a tiny ladybug.

Footprint American Flags | Footprint Bunny Craft

Show your American pride by making some flags or create a hopping bunny rabbit.

Footprint Alligator | Footprint Guitar

Show off those big alligator teeth or make a jammin' guitar.

Footprint Puppy Dog | Footprint Flower Blossoms

Turn your foot into a happy puppy or create some beautiful flowers in a pot.

Footprint Shamrock | Footprint Angel Craft

Celebrate St. Patty's with a shimmering shamrock or make a flying angel for Mother's Day.

Footprint Ghosts

Make some cute little ghosts for Halloween!

If you want even more ideas, follow my Footprint and Handprint Pinterest Board ! I add crafts daily!

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Sponge Sailboat Craft for Kids

Temperatures sure are rising so if you are in a search of a fun activity to cool with this sponge sailboat craft is just a thing to do with the kids.

These are not only fun to make, they are also extremely fun to play with. Your kids will be able to play with them in a tub of water or have a sailboat race in the nearby stream.

What you need Sponges -Used Ocelo brand, and they were 4.5″ x 3″ x 1/2″ Wood Skewers -used 8″ skewers but 12″ is fine construction paper scissors wire cutters glue

Trim your sponges with scissors. Green was trimmed in thirds Pink & Yellow cut in half Purple cut in half lengthwise (see notes)

For the Green sponges, I cut the skewer with the wire cutter to about 5.5″ in length. For all other sponges, I used the full size, 8″ skewer.

Create sails buy cutting triangles out of construction paper. If desired, Fold a small piece of construction paper in half and cut a triangle out on the fold. Glue the fold together on the top of the skewer.

Poke the skewer into the sponge so that it goes through the other side at least 1″. Remove the skewer. Poke a hole at the top of the construction paper triangle, along the long edge, and poke the skewer through the paper. Keep the skewer about 1/2″ to 3/8″ from the edge of the paper. Your sail does not have to be taunt on the skewer, it can bend.

Push the skewer with the sail through the hole in your sponge. Adjust the sail as necessary and sail away.

To sail. Place the boat into the water and let the sponge absorb water before letting go. You’ll need to adjust the skewer up and down through the sponge and adjust the sail for optimal sailing.

Note: They all tipped over at some point. And the sails got wet. But they still worked fine. It works best if the skewer pokes through the bottom of the sponge about 1-2″. Clearly you can experiment with this! The purple boat was the worst. Two masts and it never did officially stand up! It kept toppling over. You may want to omit, unless you have a determined child in the group.

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Great idea! Fun and easy. Using for my Toddler Sunday School class in telling the story of Paul and his ship wreck…so I hope the boat tips or sinks!

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25 Crafts & Activities For Boat-Loving Kids

January 11, 2023 //  by  Rebecca Przy

Some children will come up with almost any excuse to play in, or near, water. By engaging them in a host of unique boat crafts and STEM activities, you give them an opportunity to do so, as well as develop their fine motor skills along the way! Indulge your little ones in a few of our favorite crafts and activities; perfectly suited to any boat-loving, water-mad child! 

1. Nature Boats

Nature is full of great crafting material; children just have to look for it! It doesn’t take long to stumble through your local park and find assorted materials that can be used to build a nature boat. These nature boats were made of big leaves, sticks, and seed pods, and then pieced together using hot glue.

Learn More: Mother Natured

2. Easter Egg Boat

These colorful plastic eggs can be used in many awesome boat crafts. You only need plastic eggs, foam sheets, drinking straws, and hot glue to bring them to life and float the day away. 

Learn More: Happy Toddler Playtime

3. Water Bottle Boat

This fun craft is easy enough for your kids to make on their own. All they need are water bottles, cardboard, and pieces of duct tape to make a funky floating contraption. Feel free to add a toy sailor to steer the ship once it’s constructed!

Learn More: PBS

4. Juice Box Boat

Don’t throw away those empty juice boxes! You can turn these recyclables into reusable boats. You can make the sail mast using colorful straws and paper and then let your kids paint their boats to make them even fancier.

Learn More: Made With Happy

5. Sardine Can Boat

I love that many of these crafts can be made out of recycled materials. This one is made using a sardine can, wine cork, tape, and some other household materials. Taping a heavy nail to the bottom can help keep the boat upright and afloat.

Learn More: Artists Helping Children

6. Boat in a Nutshell 

Check out these adorable walnut boats! You can make these using half of a shell and filling it with clay or any other moldable material. Stick a toothpick with a paper flag into the boat and place it into a body of water to float about. 

Learn More: Crafts Ü Print

7. Sponge Bath Boat Toy

This isn’t your ordinary kitchen sponge boat. Using different colored sponges you can make this deluxe sponge boat with a googly-eyed crew. Consider using leftover sponges as icebergs in your tub of water.

Learn More: Handmade Charlotte

8. Sponge Pirate Ship

You can make a specialized pirate ship out of sponges for a fun bathtime toy. This tutorial walks you through just how to do this; from cutting up the sponges to putting it all together using a BBQ skewer. 

Learn More: Pirate Pete

9. Clothespin Pirate Ship

This sweet pirate ship craft is cute and simple to make. However, they won’t be the best option if you want a pirate boat that will actually float. You can make these using clothespins, craft sticks, cardstock, and a skull paper punch. 

Learn More: Crafting A Fun Life

10. Craft Stick Peg Doll Boat

Here’s a creative popsicle stick and foam fusion boat that your kids could have fun personalizing. They can glue the foam blocks and popsicle sticks together, and then paint the peg doll as their favorite character. 

Learn More: Rhythms of Play

11. Layered Popsicle Stick Boat 

This isn’t just an ordinary popsicle stick boat! Your kids stack popsicle sticks in a diamond shape to make a canoe-style boat. They can use any extra popsicle sticks as oars.

Learn More: Crafty Sticks

12. Simple Preschool Boat Craft

Here’s a nice and easy boat craft for your preschoolers to enjoy. It requires only a handful of simple supplies; an egg carton, a paper towel roll, tissue paper, glue, and tape. You can let your kids paint and decorate their boats as they, please!

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13. Easy Paper Boat Craft

Boat crafts that you can float in the water are great, but classic paper boat crafts that can be used as décor, are just as lovely! All you need is some paper, popsicle sticks, and crayons to get started!

Learn More: I Heart Crafty Things

14. Footprint Boat

Here’s a fun and creative idea! Your kids can dip their feet in paint and stomp their colorful footprints all over a piece of cardstock. Attach a craft stick mast and cut-up grocery bag for the sail and voilà- you will have a one-of-a-kind boat.

Learn More: Craftulate

15. Boat Collage

Pick up a few sailing magazines at your local used bookshop. Browsing these magazines can be an exciting experience for your kids to discover all the different boats in the real world. They can cut and glue their favorites onto a tissue paper sea.

16. Cardboard Oil Powered Sailboat Craft

This simple sailboat is made of cardboard, paper, and tape. The cool STEM component is how you get the boat to move. By dropping oil into the notch, the oil and water will repel each other and cause the boat to move.

17. Baking Soda Powered Boat

Here’s another science-powered boat project for your learners to try out. Add vinegar and baking soda to a bottle with a straw poking out the end to make this soda bottle boat. Once the ingredients mix, learners will enjoy marveling at an exciting chemical reaction that causes the boat to move!

Learn More: Science Sparks

18. Wind-Powered Boat Eggsperiment

Tape a blown-up balloon to a plastic egg to try this experiment. When your kid releases the balloon, the air will shoot out and the boat will move.

Learn More: Theresa A

19. Elastic Band Paddle Boat

This advanced boat craft is a good choice for your middle school students. Building it requires cutting up craft sticks, drilling small holes, and using lots of hot glue. The cool part about this boat is winding up the rubber band to make the boat propel itself. 

Learn More: DaveHax

20. DIY Boat From Popsicle Sticks

Some of your older kids may be looking for a bigger building challenge. This advanced popsicle stick boat could be just that! They can try to create their own complex and unique popsicle stick boat. 

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21. Tin Foil Boat Science Experiment

Boats can be great for teaching buoyancy; the tendency of an object to float in water. Your kids can use the video instructions to fold together a tin foil boat. Then, they can test how many pennies it will take to sink the ship.

Learn More: KSU iTeach

22. Simple Boat Science Experiment

Buoyancy can be tested on different types of boats. Your learners can design their own boat or follow this simple popsicle stick craft in the web link below. How many rocks will it take to sink this boat?

Learn More: East Coast Mommy

23. Duct Tape Boat Races

Duct tape comes in so many exciting patterns. It can be awesome for making colorful boat crafts. Your kids can follow the folding instructions to make these duct tape-covered paper boats. When complete, they can use straws to race their boats across a body of water.

Learn More: Mess For Less

24. Read “Busy Boats”

Here’s an awesome preschool boat book that can be used to teach students all about real-life boats. It talks about sailboats, rowboats, motorboats, and more! 

Learn More: Amazon

25. Boating

Nothing beats taking a trip on a real boat! With so many options for boat trips, perhaps you could take your kids to the lake and paddle around on a row boat.

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50 Easy Transportation Crafts & Activities for Preschoolers

• Last Updated: April 29, 2022

By Xyla Clarito

Trucks, cars, rockets and airplanes must be top of the list when it comes to toys that little kids love to play with, particularly little boys. For my toddler boy, it was anything with wheels! And now at the age of 4, this is still yet to change.

Whether you have a little one at home or have a gaggle (?!) of 3 or 4-year-olds in your care (hats off to you!), you’re sure to enjoy this list of easy and fun transportation crafts for preschoolers.

These art and craft ideas are perfect for your transport theme at preschool, or at home. I did several of these with my two little ones and a few of their friends when doing “school with Mommy” as they called it, back in Africa.

From air and water transportation crafts to car art projects, you’ll be sure to find something preschoolers will enjoy. Most are simply transportation-themed crafts so good to practice fine motor skills while getting the imagination and creativity going.

There are also several crafts with a more specific learning objective, from counting practice, to shape recognition as well as STEM crafts and activities – with the transport theme, there’s so much opportunity to engage little learners!

In terms of age, these transportation crafts are for 3 and 4-year-olds, your typical older toddler and preschooler age.

But if you’re looking for a fun car, boat or air transport craft for your 2-year-old, when the wheel fascination seems to start, you’re sure to find something easy enough too.

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Free Printable Transportation Crafts & Activities

If you’re short on time or have a lot of preschoolers to keep entertained, a free printable transportation craft might be a good place to start.

There are lots of fun and easy activities for preschoolers with a transport theme on this list. From land and air to water transport activities there’s quite a selection. All will help those all-important fine motor skills.

For supplies and materials for these activities, check out our recommended product list .

Do A Dot Transportation Art Project (with Free Printables!)

Paper School Bus Kids Craft and Photo Book

Letter B is For Bus

Alphabet Wheels Transport Activity Sheet

Here’s a fun way 2 and 3-year-olds can learn about matching colors, while for older toddlers and preschoolers they can match upper and lower case letter, all with a car theme. Grab the free printable and some dot stickers and you’re good to go.

Alphabet wheel transport activity from playtolearn_prek.

Fire Truck Craft – Free Template Included

Here’s a fun way to teach preschoolers about community helpers and fire safety. This fire truck craft includes a free printable template that you can precut; older preschoolers can practice their scissor skills, while younger toddlers can simply stick together to complete this fun transport craft.

Fire truck craft from craftingjeannie.

If you’re a lover of free printables and want to create some personalised artwork with your preschooler, check out our  free Valentines handprint art templates .

Car Art Projects for Preschoolers

Of all the transport-themed crafts, cars seem to be where the love starts. From small world play to learning activities, making cars center-stage is sure to engage little ones. So here’s an extensive list of car art projects and activities that’ll engage your toddlers and preschoolers.

For supplies and materials for these crafts, check out our recommended product list .

Juice Box Balloon Car Craft

Rubber Band Car

DIY Wooden Toy Cars and Trucks

Clothespin Car Craft

Rainbow Mini-Parade

Enjoy a mini-parade with rainbow cars made from rainbow-painted cardboard and wheels from old toys. You can use a paintbrush for a semi mess-free activity, but if you’re up to a bit of a challenge, finger painting can be fun. Kids will enjoy using their hands to paint.

Rainbow parade from allsmallcrafts.

Toilet Paper Roll Vehicle

Use some old toilet paper rolls and bottle caps for this fun and easy transportation craft for preschoolers. They’ll love decorating their vehicle to make their own unique set of wheels.

Toilet paper roll vehicle from treasures4teachers.

For more creative ways to use a toilet paper tube, check out these fun and cute toilet paper roll crafts .

Match Box Car Park

Practice and review basic colors with this matchbox car park. Young kids will love parking their cars, which will be a good test of coordination, fine and gross motor skills.

Match box car park from elyamama.learning.

Another good test of fine motor is this homemade twist-top board and for plenty of gross motor practice, try these fun movement games for preschoolers .

Car Treats – An Edible Transportation Craft!

Make crafting a little bit tasty with these car treats made of crackers, mini donuts, frosting, and sprinkles. They will definitely have a great time assembling and decorating it. Perfect for a transport-themed birthday or preschool party for your 2, 3 or 4-year-old.

Car treats from creative_cub_and_playful_pup .

Other Land Transportation Crafts for Preschoolers

Expand your toddlers’ love for transportation by introducing them to more vehicles seen on land. This includes school buses, farm vehicles, trains and so on. Through these land transport arts and crafts, ideal for preschool or home learning, you can teach your little learners how they work and how they’re involved in the community.

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School Bus Craft – Template Included

Popsicle Stick Tractor Preschool Farm Craft

For some easy fun with popsicle sticks try this list of no-prep toddler activities to do at home .

Recycled Paper Tube Train

School Bus Shape Craft

Snowplow Craft with Moveable Parts

Construction Zone Sensory Bean Box

For more sensory fun of the minimal mess variety, try one of these dry messy play ideas . Or if you’re not afraid of a little bit of wet and stickiness, try one of these easy sensory activities or how about some finger painting ?

Train Craft & Math Activity

This is another shape-based craft and activity, ideal for preschoolers and toddlers with shape and number recognition as well as counting practice,

Cut your shapes out of construction paper, then have your little learners piece them together to make the train engine. Write numbers onto rectangular blocks – the task is then to recognize the number and place them in the correct order.

Finally, stick the wheels on – some old bottle tops. A great art and craft idea for a transport theme, my two really enjoyed this one.

Truck Popsicle Stick Ornaments

These Christmas-themed popsicle stick ornaments will get everyone in the festive mood.

Truck popsicle stick ornaments from littleproblemsolvers.

For more cute and easy ornaments, check out these adorable Christmas tree ornaments for kids to make.

Air Transportation Crafts for Preschool

Paper airplanes are a hit with young children, but guess what? There are lots of different ways to make the “best airplane” that are both easy and fun for preschoolers. You’re sure to enjoy watching your 2, 3 and 4-year-olds zooming around the house afterward!

STEM Adventures with Dragon Paper Airplanes

Dr Seuss Hot Air Balloon Craft

Easy Straw Rockets with FREE Printable

Airplane Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Rocket Craft for Preschoolers

Paper straw rocket craft

Either you print out a rocket template or have your toddler draw one, this paper straw rocket craft will still be as fun.

Paper straw rocket craft from le.club.des.bidouilleur s via Instagram

Toilet Paper Roll Airplane Craft

Another easy airplane toilet paper roll craft, but this one you paint and then decorate – sure to get your preschoolers creativity going.

Toilet paper roll airplane from hekolbeekboys.

Popsicle Stick Helicopter

Help your toddler or preschooler make a cute airplane using glue, clothespins, and popsicle sticks. For a little less mess, simply skip the painting.

Popsicle stick helicopter from playideas.

Egg Carton Mini Copters

Turn an egg carton into cute mini helicopters. This easy DIY toy and transportation craft is a fabulous way to recycle your old egg cartons and would definitely keep my helipcoper-loving preschooler busy for hours!

Egg carton mini copters from playbahrain

Easy Serviette Parachute

I kept my toddlers and preschoolers busy for several afternoons by making a simple serviette parachute.

Tape some string or yarn to each corner of the fabric with some painter’s tape. And for the weight, let them choose their favorite character – Playmobil people are perfect.

My two loved this one and regularly asked to make more and more. A good STEM activity too – you can really make them fly far.

You’ll find plenty more tried and tested activities for outside in this list of easy outdoor activities for preschoolers .

Rocket Ship Name Craft

This transportation craft is an easy name and letter recognition activity for preschoolers. Cut out shapes from construction paper and add the relevant letters to each, then, have them put them together in the correct sequence to form their rocket.

Pretty sure your toddlers will enjoy this – just like my kids did – and they make a great keepsake too.

DIY Rocket Ship Juice Box

My preschooler became a little obsessed with rockets when we were learning about transportation at “school with Mommy”. This rocket craft is hardly Pinterest-worthy, but he loved it and played with his creation (which was mainly my creation) for hours.

Just goes to show that the best crafts aren’t necessarily the prettiest! The body of the rocket is made from a juice box and we used cardboard to make the cone on the top and the legs of the ship.

The yellow tissue paper flame was the final, and very important (!), addition. Such a fun air transportation theme craft for preschoolers.

Water Transportation Crafts for Preschoolers

How do ships sail? How deep can a submarine go underwater? What makes a boat float? So many things for your preschooler to learn and experiment with! Let your preschoolers explore different means of water transportation with these fun-filled arts and crafts.

Sponge Boat Craft

Sail away with this fun water transportation craft for 2 and 3-year-olds. All you need is a sponge, popsicle stick, some markers and cardboard. With that all set, your preschooler will be ready to set sail!

Boat craft from artia_crafts.

Potato Stamp Boat

Make cute sailboat art using potatoes. Just dip them in different colors and press them onto the blue cardstock to make adorable boats. It’s a great summer activity that’ll make potato stamping super fun!

Potato stamp boat from ourkidthings.

Footprint Sailboat Craft

Use your toddler’s footprints to make this cute sailboat artwork. You will need a bit of time and patience to get a good footprint but if the outcome is as good as those above, this water transportation craft for preschoolers will be so worth it.

(Make sure you use baby-safe paints for hand and footprint crafts.)

Foot print sailboat craft from preschoolactivities.

You could also turn this into a cute birthday card for someone who likes boats or loves sailing. Check out these handprint and footprint birthday cards for more inspiration.

Egg Carton Sailboat

Upcycle egg cartons to make sailboats that your toddler or preschooler can decorate. They’re then sure to have fun boarding their favorite characters to their boat and setting them sail.

Egg carton sailboat from ourtripswithtwo

Rocking Boat Paper Craft with Video Tutorial

DIY Propeller Boat

For preschoolers who are fascinated by understanding how things work, this boat STEM activity is sure to engage. Fill the bathtub and see how far watch this cute boat can go! Lots to learn with this fun transportation craft.

DIY propeller boat from toddler_ed.

Edible Boat Craft

Here’s another fun way toddlers can learn about water transportation. It’s a tasty boat lunch made out of watermelon, cheese, pretzels, and some salami. This is also a great way of getting them involved in helping them prep the lunch and try new foods.

Boat lunch from creative_cub_and_playful_pup.

DIY Floating Egg Carton Boats

Here’s another fun water transportation craft I did with my preschoolers. Similar to the boat egg carton craft above, but again, much less picture-worthy. We wrapped the egg cartons in tin-foil to make them water-tight.

My preschoolers and their friends enjoyed blowing them across the water-filled plastic shell. Lots of learning opportunities here, making it perfect for a transport theme.

Best taken outside, this is one of many simple outdoor activities we’ve tried.

Paper Plate Transport Crafts

Paper plates are cheap and so versatile – there are so many crafts and activities you can do with them. We’ve enjoyed many a paper plate craft in our house. (These paper plate Santa faces were a hit!)

So here are some fun transportation crafts for preschoolers made with paper plates.

Paper Plate Plane in the Clouds

Rocking Paper Plate Submarine Craft

This rocking paper plate submarine is a great water transportation craft for preschool. This is so simple! Just use a paper plate for the base, yellow paint for the submarine, and blue tissue paper for the ocean.

Ripping the tissue paper into pieces and gluing them onto the plate will be a good test of fine motor and a fun sensory activity. There are so many easy ways to stimulate their senses using simple materials.

Rocking paper plate submarine craft from redtedart.

Paper plate cars

These paper plate car crafts for toddlers and preschoolers look easy and fun. Cut the plates in half first and you have your basic car shape. Spread glue or paint and then decorate.

Paper plate cars from Artlabtry via Instagram

Easy Fire Truck Paper Plate Craft

Here’s a simple fire truck paper plate craft for preschoolers. Start by having them paint the paper plate red. Once dry, add the different parts of the truck.

Fire truck paper plate craft from myparentsjob.

Police Car Craft

Introduce community helpers through this police car craft.  It’s a simple transportation craft activity that your 3-year-olds will enjoy.

Police car craft from teachingtinyhumansabcs.

ACCESSORY arts and crafts for your transport-theme

DIY Paper Tunnel

With colored construction papes and decorative tape you can create these DIY paper tunnels for toy cars. Have your preschooler decorate them if they want to. Pretty sure this activity will keep them busy!

DIY paper tunnel from mycrafty_home.

DIY Cardboard Toy Car Parking Garage

DIY Cardboard Parking Garage

Painters Tape Tracks

Simple and Fun DIY Cardboard Car Wash

Which transport-themed craft will you start first.

So there you go – 50 different fun and easy transportation crafts for preschool. There are so many ideas, from rocket ships, submarines and trucks to train and car art projects, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Time to crank it up a notch and get crafting!

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