Wacky walruses waltzed with watermelons. Intrigued yet? All of that and more can be found in these 22 letter “W” crafts!
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 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 of All About Learning Press. All your kids need is cardstock, googly eyes, glue, a pencil or marker, and the worm template 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.
Make the biggest splash with these whale drawings.
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 from Crystal & Co. To make this giant fruit kids will need to use colored markers, cardstock, construction paper, glue, and scissors.
Grab some watermelon afterward 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 are 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
Winter is coming. But ABCs of Literacy makes sure that it’s not as terrible as the final season of a certain show.
This is another really simple craft that even a toddler could do!
10. W is for Water!
All life starts with water; all water starts with the letter W.
Well, technically, it starts when a chemical reaction that forms two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.
But I think First School‘s “W is for water craft” prioritizes the alphabet first before the periodic table.
11. “W is for Web” Craft
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
Weave a web of letter W craft, like the one made by 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 to 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.
10 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!
There’s no stopping the cold pervading the warm rooms when these winter sensory bins are created.
14. Weather Wheel Craft and Activity
Who can do this: Preschoolers
We don’t have the power to control the weather; as it stands, predicting the weather is already a challenging task!
But thanks to Crafting Chicks‘s weather compass, we now have the capacity to brighten or temper our moods according to the situation. (Of course, having a sunny disposition is always preferable, but feeling down is sometimes unavoidable, and that’s okay.)
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
Beat 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
It’s 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.
21. Worm Origami
Who can do this: Kindergarteners
A paper crane is the most basic origami taught to a beginner. But these paper worms are much simpler than that, perfect for kindergartners.
123 Easy Paper Crafts DIY even showcases how children can blow on these worms to make them race one another.
22. W is for Witch Paper Craft
Who can do this: Preschoolers
These witches made by The Little Crafties aren’t evil, but they’re guaranteed to charm you!
Time will pass so fast during this activity that you’ll wonder whether you’ve been put under a spell.
It’s refreshing to see witches that look more like the Simpsons than those with the complexion of a vegetable.
These witch drawings will similarly put you in a spellbinding trance.
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?
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