Cutting out shapes for kids

✂ FREE Printable Cutting Shapes Worksheets

Learn shapes for kids with this free printable cutting shapes worksheets that children can turn into a book. This no prep Cut and Paste Shapes activity is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Print the cut and paste shapes printable pdf file and complete a shape maze, learn shape names, and glue 2 real world shape pictures to each free printable cut and paste shapes worksheets. Or turn all the shape worksheets into a my book of shapes including squares, circles, triangles, ovals, hexagons, octagons, and rectangles.

Free Printable Cutting Shapes Worksheets

This NO PREP shape activity will help kids learn their shapes while having FUN! Try this cut and paste shapes with toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students to learn the following shapes: square, circle, triangle, oval, hexagon, octagon, and rectangle. On each free printable cut and paste shapes worksheets students will learn shape names, complete a fun shape maze, and cut and paste shapes onto the correct pages. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love these printable shapes to cut for learning shapes! Use this cut and paste shapes worksheets for kindergarten as extra practice, summer learning, math center in your classroom, or supplement to your homeschool math curriculum.

Printable shapes to cut

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The shapes cut and paste pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

free printable cut and paste shapes worksheets

Each of the cutting shapes worksheets has a shape maze kids love completing. Besides working on visual observation and problem solving skills, these cut and paste worksheets is great for shape recognition.

Children will also cut and paste the name of the shape on the pages with the correct shape maze.

Cutting shapes worksheets

Finally students will affix the pictures of real world shapes onto the correct cut and paste shapes worksheets. There are 2 pictures of cute clipart for each page. Encourage kids to colour the pictures with crayons, markers, or colored pencils to strengthen fine motor skills they will need to begin writing letters and words.

Cut and paste shapes

The following kindergarten shapes are included in this free shapes printable:

square – cracker and fly swatter
circle – clock and lemon / orange
triangle – paper airplane and slice of pizza
oval – leaf and watermelon
hexagon – screw and glasses
octagon – stop sign and gazebo
rectangle – suitcase and door

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Shape Worksheets

Looking for some simple, no prep free shape worksheets to make practicing learning shapes fun? You will love these shapes worksheets for kindergarten and early learners:

These Do a Dot Printables Shape Worksheets use bingo dauber markers to make them perfect for young learners!
Complete these super cute Preschool Shape Worksheets with playdough or laminate and trace with dry erase markers
Complete a HUGE variety of activities with these free shape printables pack
It doesn’t get much simpler that thes handy, FREE Shape Worksheets – pick a shape and trace the shape in different sizes along with learning the shape name too.
Handy Tracing Shapes Worksheets for Kindergartners learning their shapes
Christmas Cut and Paste Shape Worksheets
Or work on shapes with these cute Gingerbread Worksheets for Preschool
Cut and Paste Shapes Printable Worksheets to use on their own or make into a shape book once you complete the pages
Circle the shape with these Spider Worksheets Preschool that work on shape recognition

Shape Printables

We also have free shape printables from readers to shape puzzles, shape crafts, free printable shape flashcards, and more!

Shapes coloring pages to learn your shapes including real world objects to color, shape word to trace, and more!
Grab these Free Printable Shape Puzzles to work on 2d and 3d shape recognition with early learners!
Simple Mouse and Lion Strips allow kids to practice Tracing Shapes for Preschoolers
Work on Teaching Shapes to Preschoolers with this Pirate Shapes Printable Reader
Match the flower shapes with the correct shape word with this pretty, fun and FREE Flower Kindergarten Math Crafts
Learn Shapes while tracing, coloring, and making a fall leaf book with this Fall Kindergarten Activity
Fun Shape Flashlight Constellations activity for kids
Flower Shape Printable Clip Cards
Grab these handy shape flashcards to hang on the wall or use in shape games

Drive your hot wheels on these Road Shapes Mats to learn your preschool shapes while having FUN!
Free Shape Matching Wheel Activity
Free printable shape activity for preschoolers with popsicle sticks, trace the shape word, and identify the shapes
Shape Buddy Preschool Shape Activities and Crafts

Shape Sorting

The following activities help kids work on grouping similar shapes together:

Super cute, hands-on Spider Shape Sorting Mats
Penguin Shape Sorting Activity for kids
Sort the fall leaves with this Free Printable Leaf Activities for Kindergarten
Balloon Shape Matching Activity
Happy Pumpkin Shape Matching Game for October
Popsicle Shape Sorting is a fun, engaging Summer Preschool Activities
Shape Activities for toddlers with printable cards and popsicle sticks

Shape Game

Kids learn best when they are having FUN! Try one of these fun shape games that are completely FREE!

Match real world objects with their correct shapes in this super cute, fun Shape BINGO Game
Play this Free Shape Games with a printable gameboard
Work on shapes with this Groundhog day activities for preschoolers
Plant a Pumpkin Patch with this fun Pumpkin Shape Matching Game
Free Tanagram Shapes Printable
Work on learning shapes with this free Christmas Preschool Activities
Fish themed, free pritnable Shape Matching Game
Head out on a Shape Scavenger Hunt with our printable shape flashcards
Do you want to build a snowman? Build a shape Snowman activities for preschoolers
FREE Shape Pattern Block Printables

Shape Playdough Mats

Young kids learn best by doing and getting their hands involved! These shape playdough activities are a great way to not only learn shapes, but strengthen hand muscles too!

Super cute Monster Playdough mats for making shapes and learning shape names
Happy Pumpkin Playdough Mats for working on forming shapes
Trace & Erase or build with playdough Shape Activities for Preschoolers
Build a pretty spring flower while practicing making preschool shapes with these cute Flower Playdough Mats
Make a shape carrot out of playdough in this Spring Preschool Activity
Spring Rainbow themed 2D Shape Playdough Mats
Build some Shape Chocolates with this free printable valentine activities for preschoolers
Ready for some summer fun? Build some delious Ice Cream Shapes with this fun ice cream preschool activities
Plus, don’t miss these fun shape books for kids or these free printable shape scavenger hunts

Cut and Paste Worksheets

Looking for more kid-favorite, free cut and paste worksheets? Check out these resources:

Cut and Paste Short U Worksheets
Ice Cream Cut and Paste Worksheets to make a Sight Word Reader
Gumball I Spy Cut and Paste Alphabet Worksheets
Flower word family cut and paste worksheets
Trigraph Cut and Paste Worksheets
ABC Order Farm Cut and Paste Worksheets
Cut and Paste Alphabet Worksheets
Free Cut and Paste Worksheets
Long and Short Vowels Worksheets
Acorn Cut and Paste Math Worksheets for 1st grade
Money Cut and Paste Worksheets
Free Cut and Paste Sentences
Animal Classifications Cut and Paste Worksheets
Free Alphabet Cut and Paste Worksheets with writing pracctice

Looking for more fun, creative ways you can begin your free homeschool? We have over 1,000,000 pages of FREE Printable Worksheets including resources for: pre k worksheets, kindergarten worksheets, 1st grade worksheets, 2nd grade worksheets, 3rd grade worksheets, 4th grade worksheets, 5th grade worksheets, 6th grade worksheets, and more. Plus see our history lessons for kids, hands-on countries for kids, printable math games, language arts worksheets, sight word worksheets, free alphabet printables, and cvc word activities for kids of all ages!

Cut and paste shapes worksheets for kindergarten

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Fun With Shapes Artwork • In the Bag Kids' Crafts

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I think the best crafts also teach. Of course, in my opinion, every craft has something to teach our kids, but this one happens to be a little more academic than most. It is an interactive way to teach shapes, colors, and sizes. And then we just add a little imagination to make this amazing fun with shapes artwork!

Construction paper in variety of colors
Scissors
Glue stick
Cotton (optional)
Elmer’s glue (optional)

Of course, this shape artwork takes just a few basic supplies. Honestly, if you had nothing more than printer paper and crayons, you could make a version of this project. Not all of the crafts on this site are quite this simple. After all, I want to challenge your kids to be challenged and push their creativity. But you will find that EVERY craft here is made from the same master list and is intended for kids to make (not adults). This is very intentional, because it blesses my heart to see you all creating together as families. I just hope that this approach makes it SO MUCH EASIER!

Find out what to put in your bag…

Step 1: Cut out shapes

Cut shapes out of different colors of construction paper. Vary them in size, shape and color.

creating with shapes

This is a great craft for learning the names of shapes, colors and size differences. Plus, it is also good for practicing those scissor skills since we are just cutting very basic shapes. So, as you make this craft with your child, incorporate some learning. (Caution: but be careful not to take over the project. Still let them create and use their imaginations, please!)

I could give you all kinds of tips here about learning to use scissors, but let me just give you one for now. One of the biggest mistakes that kids make when moving from just cutting across a paper to cutting out actual shapes is that they rush. To help a child pace themselves, try singing a mantra while they cut. Start it before they start to cut, even having them open and close their scissors to the rhythm of the song. It should go something like this…take…your…time…cut…on…the…line. And said in a very sing songy, slow, rhythmic way.

One more thing, if you are working with a kiddo who is learning to cut basic shapes, go over the lines they have drawn with a bold marker to make them easier to cut out. And if your little one is just learning to open and close the scissors, snipping things like the edge of the sun or grass is a great warm up to more mature use of scissors. Let them try! After all, what’s the worst that can happen…you just have to cut out another shape. Kids learn best by trying, and even failing, getting better and better each time they try again.

Here is a great post on a few more activities you can do to practice scissor skills: https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/how-to-use-scissors. html

Step 2: Make your art

Get out a background piece of paper. I chose light blue, but you can pick whatever color is your favorite.
Now get the shapes that you have cut out and move them around the page until you have the picture that you want. It does not have to be a scene like mine. You can make a robot or a unicorn or just an abstract group of shapes that look pretty. Make slight adjustments with your scissors as needed.
Glue everything in place where you have it.
Add details from your bag as you choose, like the cotton clouds that I added. Again, use your imaginations and dig into your craft bag to see what else you have to finish your unique work of art.

MAKE YOUR SHAPE ART

Happy Crafting!

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FUN WITH SHAPES ARTWORK SHAPE CRAFT FOR KIDS FUN WITH SHAPES ARTWORK

patterns and templates for children, different how to cut and make figures, print

You can entertain a child and have fun together by making beautiful and original paper figures

Now everyone can work with paper. Even if there was no colored paper at hand, you can always take newspapers or glossy magazines. The craft will not get worse from this, but you can see that the texture of the paper is different from the usual one and the figures will acquire a non-standard color.

Material content:

1 What figurines can be made from paper: what to do with a child
2 Do-it-yourself paper figurines: schemes, templates and their purpose
3 Interesting paper figurines for children: crafts from stripes
4 Miscellaneous paper figures: a child discovers the world
5 What paper figures to cut out for children

What figures can be made from paper: what to do with a child

What can be made from paper? Almost any figure, fantasy would be enough. But if things are not very good with fantasy, then the Internet is replete with a huge number of proposals. Paper is now an easily accessible material. It is easy and convenient to work with her, and most importantly interesting. Most often, of course, children are fond of paper crafts.

Crafts are not so simple for children's thinking, but due to their mysteriousness, they arouse such interest. Everyone had cases in childhood when a friend showed how he made something out of paper, for example, a cracker, and everyone immediately tries to repeat after him and get the same toy.

Paper handling is also useful. Such a hobby develops imagination, mind, trains fine motor skills. The child begins to work spatial thinking.

You can make almost any figurines out of paper, the main thing is to show imagination and prepare materials for work.

The most interesting and simple paper figures:

Boat;
Spinner;
Frog;
Clapperboard;
Airplane.

It will not take much time to make such toys, one might say. It will be interesting for any schoolchild, and even a kid, if the parents make a figurine with him.

There are more complicated figures, they will appeal to those who have certain skills and have not lost interest in origami after the first airplane. For example: croaking frog, carrier pigeon, swan, tulip, lily. These products will be given to you much more difficult, but from this they are no less interesting.

DIY paper figurines: schemes, templates and their purpose

There are many different schemes and templates, according to which you can easily assemble almost any paper craft. You won't need much work, just download the template, print it, cut it out and glue it.

A template is also called a product, following the example of which the same can be made. For example, a template made of thick cardboard will make it possible to circle the part on paper, and then cut it out and glue it.

You can easily find interesting and creative templates for paper figurines on the Internet

So you can not print a lot of the same parts, but simply cut one out of cardboard and then trace it. Such a template is useful if, for example, you need to place many identical parts on one sheet of paper to create three-dimensional figures. This is the saving of materials and the development of useful skills in children.

Especially this method is often used in schools and out-of-school institutions, in various circles. The leader or teacher simply distributes the templates, and the children are already engaged in the manufacture of starting materials for future crafts.

The scheme includes not only a description of the details, but also a step-by-step implementation of the conditions to achieve the final goal. As a rule, paper diagrams explain what needs to be folded where, where to fold and what to cut off. When working with paper voluminous crafts, this is quite important.

Interesting paper figures for kids: crafts from stripes

Quilling technique is easy for older kids to understand, and what to do with kids to develop their creativity and train their thinking. In addition to various applications and paintings from napkins, you can teach your child to make beautiful voluminous paper figures.

While working with crafts, the child learns geometry and gets acquainted with geometric shapes.

Colored paper strips can be used to make many unusual crafts. This will require consumables - 2 different sheets of paper, scissors and glue.

In order for the child not only to have fun and study geometry, he can be offered to make various figures from paper geometric shapes

Paper caterpillar:

Cut 4-5 strips of paper 3-4 cm wide, in length 8-10 cm. One strip should be of a different color (future head).
Roll into circles and glue the ends together. So do all the stripes.
Glue the circles together, imitating a caterpillar. You can draw eyes on the head with a marker, or you can cut out small circles and stick them on.
Cut out a piece of dark green cardboard for the caterpillar to sit on. It must be larger than our craft.
Attach the caterpillar to the sheet using glue.

Using this technology, you can make a bee, a bunny, a cat, a dog. The kid will like to work with bright paper and create interesting crafts.

Different paper figures: a child discovers the world

It would seem that it could be easier than cutting out some paper figure, for example, a triangle. What is easy for an adult is not so easy for a child. And yet, is it worth it? Of course it's worth it. There will always be benefits and applications for this.

Many experts say that interesting paper figures are not only fun, but also informative, because with their help the child learns about the world around him.

Your child is just learning to learn about the world. First of all, he tastes everything, then learns to identify everything by touch, and then only visually. During this period, it is very useful to show the child various figures (square, triangle, circle, oval) using simple crafts as an example. So he studies them and learns new things. Parents cut out - the child knew.

Compiling applications will also help the child to develop. Do not cut out small details or too difficult to understand.

Don't leave your baby unattended, let him take part. Over time, you can try to let him try to cut something. In the early stages, do not forget about safety.

Subsequently, add gluing and folding elements to the cutting process. Make crafts more difficult. For example, in the first stages, a butterfly can be cut out of colored paper. In the future, you can make a butterfly by creating corrugated paper from colored paper by folding it into an accordion. Such a butterfly can decorate the interior in the nursery and become the pride of your child.

Three-dimensional figurines will develop thinking and also add an element of complexity. It can be both geometric figures, and for example hearts and stars. A particularly important and striking event should be the cutting of snowflakes on New Year's Eve. When cutting out details, pay the child's attention to accuracy.

Paper Cutouts for Kids

Your little one is developing every day, learning new words and learning to do new things. To help the baby develop, you can study geometric shapes with him.

The child can be asked to cut out various shapes, from the simplest to the most complex geometric shapes. You can make several circles of different diameters so that the child understands that the name of the figure does not change depending on the size. You can walk around the apartment, show visually round figures.

Then square, triangle, etc.

When the child has studied all the basic figures, you can offer him to make a little man or a house from the cut out parts - this task will develop the logic of the baby. From such details you can add an application - the first picture of your child.

Keep your little one's first appliqué, one day he will be interested to see the fruits of his creativity.

As he matures, the figurines can become more complex. It can be figures of animals, birds or things around us.

During this period, the child is interested in everything bright and colorful. You can fit creative activities into your daily routine, it will be both fun and useful. Let your child fantasize, create unusual and interesting crafts.

Master class: do-it-yourself paper figurines (video)

Paper figurines help the child to explore the things that surround him, learn their shape and size. On the example of simple geometric shapes, the baby can learn how to create the first applications, which can become an impetus for the development of his creative potential in the future.

Detail: paper figures (photo examples)

schemes and templates for children, different how to cut and make shapes, print

It is possible to entertain a child and spend leisure time together by making beautiful and original figurines from paper

Material content:

1 What figures can be made from paper: what to do with a child
2 DIY paper figures: schemes, templates and their purpose
3 Interesting paper figures for children: crafts from stripes
4 Different paper figures: a child discovers the world
5 Which paper figures should be cut for children

What figurines can be made from paper: what to do with a child

Paper handling is also useful. Such a hobby develops imagination, mind, trains fine motor skills. The child begins to work spatial thinking.

You can make almost any figurines out of paper, the main thing is to show imagination and prepare materials for work.

The most interesting and simple paper figures:

Boat;
Spinner;
Frog;
Clapperboard;
Airplane.

It will not take much time to make such toys, one might say. It will be interesting for any schoolchild, and even a kid, if the parents make a figurine with him.

DIY paper figurines: schemes, templates and their purpose

A template is also called a product, following the example of which the same can be made. For example, a template made of thick cardboard will make it possible to circle the part on paper, and then cut it out and glue it.

You can easily find interesting and creative templates for paper figurines on the Internet

Interesting paper figures for kids: crafts from stripes

While working with crafts, the child learns geometry and gets acquainted with geometric shapes.

Colored paper strips can be used to make many unusual crafts. This will require consumables - 2 different sheets of paper, scissors and glue.

In order for the child not only to have fun and study geometry, he can be offered to make various figures from paper geometric shapes

Paper caterpillar:

Cut 4-5 strips of paper 3-4 cm wide, in length 8-10 cm. One strip should be of a different color (future head).
Roll into circles and glue the ends together. So do all the stripes.
Glue the circles together, imitating a caterpillar. You can draw eyes on the head with a marker, or you can cut out small circles and stick them on.
Cut out a piece of dark green cardboard for the caterpillar to sit on. It must be larger than our craft.
Attach the caterpillar to the sheet using glue.

Using this technology, you can make a bee, a bunny, a cat, a dog. The kid will like to work with bright paper and create interesting crafts.

Different paper figures: a child discovers the world

Many experts say that interesting paper figures are not only fun, but also informative, because with their help the child learns about the world around him.

Compiling applications will also help the child to develop. Do not cut out small details or too difficult to understand.

Don't leave your baby unattended, let him take part. Over time, you can try to let him try to cut something. In the early stages, do not forget about safety.

Paper Cutouts for Kids

Your little one is developing every day, learning new words and learning to do new things. To help the baby develop, you can study geometric shapes with him.

Then square, triangle, etc.

Keep your little one's first appliqué, one day he will be interested to see the fruits of his creativity.

Cutting out shapes for kids

✂ FREE Printable Cutting Shapes Worksheets

Free Printable Cutting Shapes Worksheets

Printable shapes to cut

free printable cut and paste shapes worksheets

Cutting shapes worksheets

Cut and paste shapes

Shapes cut and paste

Shape Worksheets

Shape Printables

Shape Sorting

Shape Game

Shape Playdough Mats

Cut and Paste Worksheets

Cut and paste shapes worksheets for kindergarten

>> Shapes Book <<

Fun With Shapes Artwork • In the Bag Kids' Crafts

Step 1: Cut out shapes

Step 2: Make your art

Like this craft? Save this fun with shapes artwork for later! Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board…

patterns and templates for children, different how to cut and make figures, print

What figures can be made from paper: what to do with a child

DIY paper figurines: schemes, templates and their purpose

Interesting paper figures for kids: crafts from stripes

Different paper figures: a child discovers the world

Paper Cutouts for Kids

Master class: do-it-yourself paper figurines (video)

Detail: paper figures (photo examples)

schemes and templates for children, different how to cut and make shapes, print

What figurines can be made from paper: what to do with a child

DIY paper figurines: schemes, templates and their purpose

Interesting paper figures for kids: crafts from stripes

Different paper figures: a child discovers the world

Paper Cutouts for Kids

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