Great Letter G Crafts & Activities for Preschoolers
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Bring some fun to letter learning with letter G crafts and activities for preschoolers. Each one’s a gem!
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Kids will be giddy with excitement to explore the greatness of the letter G with these groovy crafts and activities. Adding interactive, hands-on letter activities can help keep young learners excited and engaged as they work to master the letters of the alphabet.
These letter G crafts are tailored for preschoolers to enjoy with adult supervision as they work to become more familiar with the shape and sound of the letter G.
Some of these letter G crafts and activities require the outline of a letter G. You can draw one yourself or find one in our free printable collection of letter G worksheets.
1. G is for Glitter Glue
Add some sparkle to learning the letter G with glitter glue!
Required Materials
- paper
- pencil
- glitter glue
How To
Use a pencil to trace the shape of uppercase and lowercase letter Gs onto a sheet of heavier paper, cardboard, or card stock.
Then, invite your child to trace over the letters with sticks of glitter glue, using the colors of their choice. Extend learning by asking your child to write a few more upper and lowercase letter Gs to trace with glue.
2. G is for Garden
Using a unique painting tool, like a pencil eraser, brings an added element of fun to this letter G craft.
Required Materials
- thick paper or card stock
- paint
- paint brush
- pencil
- paper plate
How To
Create a glorious garden at home in just a few simple steps. Have your child pick out a few colors of paint to create their garden, making sure green is included for the stems and as a way to practice making the letter G sound while painting.
Work with your child to create flower stems with their paintbrush. Then, add flowers to your garden by lightly dipping a pencil eraser into the paint and gently stamping dots onto the paper above the stems. Let your child get creative with their flowers, growing a garden with paint and their imagination.
Tip: If you’d like to explore coloring mixing with your child, try stirring together yellow and green paint to create light green or mixing white paint into another color to create a lighter hue.
3. G is for Gifts
This gift-themed activity is a great way to explore the letter G and practice color recognition too.
Required Materials
- various colors of paper
- scissors
- marker
- glue
How To
Draw several squares onto various colors of paper. Add a grid inside each square and a bow on top to mimic the appearance of a gift. Then, write an upper or lowercase G into one of the squares in the grid of each gift box. Cut out the gift boxes, gluing one of each color onto another sheet of paper.
Give your child the remaining “gifts,” asking them to match the gifts to those on the paper. You can have your child match uppercase Gs with uppercase Gs or complete a set by matching an uppercase G with a lowercase G. They’ll also need to pay attention to the gift’s color to make sure they have a match. After your child matches up the gifts, challenge them to fill in the remaining grid spaces with the same letter G they see on the gift.
4. G is for Goose
Lean into the letter G even more by using gray feathers.
Required Materials
- paper plate
- construction paper
- glue
- craft feathers
- scissors
- googly eye (or marker)
How To
Begin by cutting a plain paper plate in half to create the goose’s body. Then, assist your child in gluing feathers onto it. Next, trim a long neck and face from the construction paper, as well as a beak and webbed feet. Assemble and glue the goose’s beak, neck, body, and feet onto another sheet of paper and add the googly eye.
Tip: If you’d like, you can simply draw the neck, face, feet, and beak onto the sheet of paper after gluing down the goose body.
5. G is for Green
Fill in a letter G outline with any green goodies you have at home!
Required Materials
- letter G outline
- small green items
How To
Print out our letter G template (found in our letter G worksheets) and challenge your child to fill it in with something green. Choose from gobs of green playdough, green gum drops, or green stickers, beads, or fabric scraps. This activity not only reinforces the letter G shape and sound, it also provides practice with color recognition and fine motor skills.
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6. G is for Grapes
Whether using green or purple, painting grapes provides a great way for children to practice saying the letter G’s sound while getting creative.
Required Materials
- paint
- paper
- paint brush
- cotton swab
- clothespin
- paper plate
How To
Squeeze purple paint onto a paper plate. Pinch a clean cotton ball in between the tip of a clothespin, creating a tool to make nice-sized grapes. Dip the cotton ball into the paint and press it onto the paper, carefully lifting it off to reveal a “grape.” Repeat this process to form a bunch of grapes. Then use a paintbrush to paint a green stalk on top!
7. G is for Ghosts
Use child-safe scissors if you plan to let your preschooler try cutting out the ghosts themselves.
Required Materials
- white and brown construction paper
- scissors
- black marker
How To
Create adorable ghosts with just a few snips in this G-inspired craft. These simple ghost shapes invite young children to practice their cutting skills while working with the letter G sound. Encourage your child to create any ghost shape they’d like, whether it’s a smooth and wavy shape or a wonky and jaunty shape. Then, use a black marker to create eyes and a mouth.
Tip: Get more inspiration from our ghoulish ghost coloring pages!
8. G is for Glasses
Design a pair of custom glasses with just craft sticks, card stock, and glue!
Required Materials
- card stock (or cardboard)
- craft sticks
- scissors
- glue
How To
Trace the outline of a pair of glasses onto card stock or a thin piece of cardboard (two circles joined in the center with a bridge). Ask your child for their input on the shape and size of the frames. Cut out the glasses, leaving extra paper on the outer edges to adhere the craft sticks.
Then, trim out the inside of the circles to form an opening for your child’s eyes. If they’d like to add colors or stickers to the frames, now is the time to do it. Finally, glue the craft sticks onto the extra paper on the edge of the glasses. Let it dry overnight before letting your child try on their one-of-a-kind glasses.
Tip: Keep this activity even easier by shaping glasses from pipe cleaners twisted together.
9. G is for Green Grass
Green paper fringe looks just like grass in this letter G craft.
Required Materials
- letter G outline
- green construction paper
- glue
- scissors
How To
Draw or print out the outline of a letter G. Ask your child to help you cut strips of green construction paper (use a child-safe scissors). Then, trim fringe into each strip of green paper, creating a grass-like appearance. Fill in the letter G outline with the strips of green fringe and glue them down. Trim off any excess green paper.
Tip: Need to keep it easier? Ask your child to use green crayons or markers to fill in the letter G with grass.
10. G is for Gingerbread
Pair this letter G craft with some letter G baking and whip up a batch of edible gingerbread too!
Required Materials
- paper bags
- scissors
- white crayon or pencil
How To
Draw the outline of several gingerbread men onto brown paper bags (use a cookie cutter as a guide if you have one). Use a scissors to cut them out and ask your child to draw in their faces and any other decorations they’d like to add. Incorporate some math by counting the number of gingerbread men you created together.
Tip: Add on to this activity with these free gingerbread coloring pages.
More Letter G Fun
Delight your child with more fun ways to explore the letter G, including:
The ideas, pictures, and copy for this post were provided by Smitha Katti from smilingcolors.com
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