Help your kids enjoy the learning process with these 20 letter “W” crafts they can make in the comfort of their own home. These crafts are a great way to enhance creativity and motor skills, as well as to retain what they learn much, much easier.
They’ll be able to easily memorize the appearance, sound, and some of the words associated with the letter “W” with these fun crafts!
A Quick Note
Safety scissors are typically best for young children to use when cutting is involved. When in doubt, cut out templates and shapes for them before getting started!
Also, while some projects on this list provide a letter “W” template, here are templates just in case there isn’t one available.
12 Letter “W” Crafts
1. “W is for Worm” Craft
Who can do this: Toddlers
Wiggling their way into your home, here’s an easy-to-do worm craft courtesy by All About Learning Press. All your kids need is cardstock, googly eyes, glue, a pencil or marker, and the worm template available on their site.
2. “W is for Walrus” Craft
Who can do this: Toddlers
They have large tusks and they weigh a ton! While that may sound like I’m describing an elephant, walruses also fit that description.
Our Kid Things shows kids how to make a walrus craft, tusks and all, with craft foam, paper or cardstock, scissors, googly eyes, glue, a black marker, and their letter “W” and walrus templates.
3. “W is for Whale” Craft
Who can do this: Toddlers
Behold the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale! Kids can bring one home thanks to Kids Activities using pipe cleaners, googly eyes, scissors, glue, and construction paper.
4. “W is for Wings” Craft
Who can do this: Toddlers
There are lots of critters on this planet that have wings, like birds, insects, and bats. This sensory wing craft by No Time for Flash Cards that’s based on birds is one of the simplest crafts on this list. All kids need is construction paper, glue, scissors, feathers, and markers.
5. “W is for Watermelon” Craft
Who can do this: Kindergartners
Here’s a yummy and mouth watering watermelon craft form Crystal & Co. To make this giant fruit kids will need to use colored markers, cardstock, construction paper, glue, and scissors.
Grab some watermelon afterwards as a celebratory snack during a hot summer day!
6. “W is for Wagon” Craft
Who can do this: Preschoolers
If your kids are really into wagons, then The Teaching Aunt has a fun and unique wagon craft just for them! The only materials you’ll need is art paper, scissors, glue, a pencil, and a ruler.
7. “W is for Wind” Craft
Who can do this: Toddlers
Here’s a really simple letter “W” craft toddlers can do from Evolving Motherhood. Here are the materials you’ll need: a paintbrush, paint, straws, a marker, paint cups, and optional glue and glitter.
This is a great sensory activity for kids to start learning how to work with different types of materials!
8. “W is for Water and Wave” Craft
Who can do this: Preschoolers
Moments of Mommyhood has a two-for-one craft that combines both water and waves. Kids can make this super easy-to-do craft with scissors, glue, colored construction paper, and a pen/marker.
9. “W is for Winter” Craft
Who can do this: Preschoolers
Bring the cold winter season home sooner with this winter craft from ABCs of Literacy that your kids can make with a snowflake puncher, scissors, cardstock, and glue.
This is another really simple craft that even a toddler could do!
10. “W is for Weather” Craft
Who can do this: Preschooler
Now here’s a really fun and exciting sensory weather craft! This project highlights different elements of the weather such as the sun, rain, wind, and even snow.
Momstown is to thank for this 4-in-1 craft kids can make with construction paper, scissors, craft foam, paper scraps, cotton balls, paint, glue, and a paintbrush.
11. “W is for Web” Craft
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
Need a letter “W” craft for Halloween? Then check out this neat web craft from School Time Snippets. Kids can learn all about a spider’s web as well as the letter “W” with just yarn, a hole puncher, a toothpick, construction paper, and a plastic spider.
12. Origami Letter “W”
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
Here’s a really simple origami “W” from Paper Craft that will help your kids’ explore and refine their fine motor skills.
Don’t forget that kids can always use larger sheets of paper to give them an easier time with folding.
8 Other Letter “W” Arts and Crafts Projects
13. Winter Tree Art
Who can do this: Preschoolers
Fancy bringing winter inside your home? Then get ready to let your kids forage in their own backyard for materials to create this simple winter tree by Fantastic Fun & Learning.
All they’ll need are twigs, Q-tips, paint, glue, and construction paper. It’s that simple!
14. Weather Wheel Craft and Activity
Who can do this: Preschoolers
What’s the weather today? Kids can make their own predictions about the weather with this neat weather wheel activity by the Crafting Chicks!
All you need for this fun project is a paper plate, scissors, glue, a round head fastener, a black marker, a ruler, crayons, and the free weather templates available on the site.
15. Worm in an Apple Craft
Who can do this: Preschoolers
Help your kids grow to love apples even more with this apple craft by Glued to My Crafts. The materials they’ll need are a paper plate, a jumbo popsicle stick, paint, a foam paintbrush, googly eyes, scissors, glue, a black marker, cardstock, and a stapler.
16. Paper Roll Whale Craft
Who can do this: Kindergartners
Don’t throw away the next empty toilet or paper towel roll! Instead, use it to make this relatively simple whale paper towel roll craft by Easy Kids Craft.
On top of the empty paper roll, kids will also need scissors, glue, paint, a paintbrush, cardstock, and a black marker. It’s SO easy!
17. Paper Watermelon Fan
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
Keep cool in the heat with this paper pop-up watermelon fan! Craft Daily shows kids how to make this really simple paper fan craft using various colored construction paper, glue, scissors, a black marker, string, double sided tape, and some jumbo popsicle sticks.
18. Wind Vane
Who can do this: Preschoolers
Want to see which direction the wind blows? Then here’s a wind vane craft from Owlkids that can also be done for a science project! The materials needed to make this wind vane are straws, clay, markers, scissors, paper, cardboard, a pencil, and a pin.
19. Paper Roll Windmill Craft
Who can do this: Kindergartners
Time to harness the power of the wind with this paper roll windmill craft by Paper Craft Ideas. To make this really cool windmill craft you’ll need empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls, glue, scissors, ruler, marker, cardstock, cotton swabs, a pin, and a bit of scrap foam.
20. Paper Plate Wings Costume
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
Soar to the skies with this paper plate wings craft courtesy of Mini Mad Things. While a grown-up will be doing all the heavy lifting, kids can still help out with choosing colors and ultimately modeling the end result!
You’ll need paper plates, paint, a paintbrush, a glue gun, and elastic cords.
Whimsical Crafts for the Letter “W”
Your children will be mastering the alphabet in no time with these 20 letter “W” crafts. The best part about these projects is that kids of all ages can do them! Who says learning can’t be fun and constructive?
Did your kids try any of these “W”crafts yet? I’d love to hear about your experience in the comments below!
Want even more cool crafts to keep the kids busy? Then here are magical mermaid crafts they can do!