Letter a crafts for 2 year olds
Letter A Activities for 2-year-olds
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Are you teaching the alphabet to your toddler? Check out these fun letter A activities for 2-year-olds!
Shortly after she turned two, I began a Letter of the Week series with my younger daughter. After seeing her big sister and three older brothers do activities at the kitchen table, she was ready for her turn!
I started with A, but not because it’s the first letter of the alphabet. I began with all the letters in her name before we moved on to the rest of the letters.
For her birthday, I’d given my toddler her own set of alphabet books. I printed the books, stapled them, and store them in a little tin lunchbox. She calls these her “ootcase books” and asks me to read them often! (Print letter A for free here. )
I decided to mix letter recognition with something she enjoys – sensory play. I printed a set of bright letters (get them at the end of the post) and buried them in a bin of colored beans. She and my Four had fun digging around. As they played, I talked about the letters. “Did you find an A? Look! An A!”
Since this was our first alphabet activity, my Two didn’t have a concept of letters. She just enjoyed digging around in the dried beans and finding the cards. But you have to start somewhere, right?
At the end of this post you’ll also find letter A pictures in the download. I printed a double set and helped my Two find matches. For the easier pictures, I asked her to find them. “Where is the apple? Can you find the alligator?” The rest were good for building vocabulary. (P.S. I changed the cards a bit, so they’re not exactly what you see pictured.)
Since she likes putting small things into containers, I cut a slit in the top of a yogurt container so my Two could drop the cards inside.
I talked about the pictures as she worked.
I like this craft because most toddlers enjoy sticking paper onto paper. My Two enjoyed helping me with the glue stick and pressing down pre-cut squares to make this apple.
Of course we couldn’t forget the classic apple printing activity. If you try this, be sure to put a fork in the apple so it’s easy to work with. In the past, my kids have gotten very frustrated about working with a slippery apple. But this apple printing was a success!
I wanted to help my Two become familiar with the shape of letter A, so I printed a block letter (get yours here) and gave her some alphabet stickers to stick inside it.
These alphabet play dough stampers were a bit pricy just for home use, but we love them! I’d definitely consider them if you teach a large group. You’ll get a lot of use out of them!
I wrote the letter “A” on sticky notes and hid them around the room (in obvious places). My Two enjoyed collecting them and sticking them to the door.
I decided early in the week that we’d focus just on capital A, since she didn’t show a quick ability to remember either the upper or lowercase letter.
You can grab your printable letter A cards and photos by clicking on the link below. And stay tuned for lots more alphabet learning in the coming months!
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Printable Letter A Crafts and Activities
Are you looking for some printable letter A crafts and activities to go with your alphabet letter of the week preschool curriculum? These letter a crafts were so much fun for my toddler! We like to center our crafts around our printable letter crafts theme.
I have included a printable letter A is for alligator and letter a is for apple in this post, as well as a glimpse of some of the other letter A activities we did. Also, make sure to grab the full free letter a worksheets and activities pack!
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I was really surprised when I took out this activity for my 2.5 year old; she could already identify the letter A. We do many toddler activities as well as preschool activities at home and it looks like these arts and crafts ideas are making a big difference! Kids learn so quickly and are honestly like sponges even without any formal teaching.
My intention by doing these letter activities is not to have her know all her letters and have her reading when we are done. My intention is only to expose her to the letters, let her get a little familiar with them and enjoy the activities that we do together.
At the end of this, I hope to have an alphabet letter book created by my toddler/preschooler that she can be proud of.
Our First Letter A Crafts Activity: A is for Alligator Printable
My toddler is too young to do this cutting work all by herself so I did the cutting for her and displayed it just like this. I used a Craft Knife and cutting mat which made cutting out the letters quick and easy.
She did the gluing.
Download the Letter A is for Alligator Craft
You can print out the Printable Letter A is for alligator activity here.
You can find more information on the Printable Letter Crafts in this blog post.
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Don’t forget to check out our new YouTube kids Channel for kids for more fun activities.
Letter A Crafts Activity #2: Apple Tree Counting Mats.
A great way to encourage and promote fine motor skills and hand strength is to have toddlers and preschoolers play with some play dough.
By manipulating the play dough, they are strengthening their hands which will later help them with writing. You can download the apple tree counting mats here.
Letter A Activities #3: Lowercase “a” is for apple.
Download the Letter A is for Apple Craft Printable Activity
We really enjoyed this and I loved that the letter A was very prominent for her to see even with all that paint.
I posted the cutest video of her on snapchat doing this activity (My snapchat username is: funwithmama) and there were many laughs and giggles during this one. She couldn’t understand why no matter how much she painted on that page, she couldn’t hide the A letters.
Letter A Crafts Activity #5: Do a Dot Letters.
We used the leftover A template from the activity above to do a Do a Dot Letter Activity.
She had fun with this (as she always does whenever we take out our Do a Dot Markers.)
Letter A Activity #6: ABC Mouse
We played on ABC Mouse and did letter a activities. She could recognize letter A and its sound through the app.
ABC Mouse- free 30 day trial – This program is perfect for learning letters and so much more! My daughter learned letter recognition and letter sounds for two alphabet letters the first night we did it.
Letter A Crafts Activity #7: Letter A Necklace.
We really love this Alphabet Lacing Letters that I purchased on Amazon.. They are so versatile and I will definitely be incorporating them in all of our letter themed weekly activities.
I placed all the letter A’s on the table with the shoelace string. I tied a knot at the end to keep them from falling off the lace.
When she was done, I tied it around her neck. She walked around proudly all day talking about how she made her own letter A necklace. Now I wish I had the lowercase letters too!
Letter A Activity #8: Alphabet Fishing
We did my alphabet fishing activity which was a HUGE hit! Check out my Alphabet Letter Fishing post for details on how to do this simple activity at home.
Activity #9 – Letter A Play Dough Mat
Materials Required:
– Play Dough
– Alphabet Play Dough Mats
We created the Letter A using alphabet playdough mats. My daughter really enjoyed working through this activity.
Activity #10 – Alphabet Counting Cube Mats
Materials Required:
– Counting Cubes
– Counting Cube Mats
– Pencil
Activity #11 – Alphabet Lego Mats
Materials Required:
– Lego or Duplo’s
– Alphabet Lego Mats
– Pencil
Activity #12 – Letter A Salt Painting
Materials Required:
– Watercolors or food coloring mixed with water
– Salt
Letter A Tracing Using Paint.
Check out the free printable preschool letter worksheets and activity packs
Letter Factory iTunes Movie
My preschooler loves watching Leapfrog’s Letter Factory. We watched this DVD throughout the week. The songs are catchy and it is a great way to help the toddlers and preschoolers to learn their alphabet letters.
You can get Letter Factory on iTunes here. or here on Amazon if you want a physical DVD. You can also rent it on Amazon.
Our New Alphabet Tree!
I purchased this palm tree to start our very own Alphabet Letter Tree. All three of my kids were really excited about this. We will be placing each of our weekly letters up on the tree. We will start at the bottom of the tree when I just introduce the letter and when she has a good grasp on the letter (or I feel like we should move on) we will move it to the top.
Get the alphabet crafts bundle here:
These alphabet crafts are a fun and creative way to explore the uppercase and lowercase letters A-Z. They are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students. Each letter craft is presented on one page and both color and black and white versions are provided.
The Alphabet Crafts Are Also Included In These Bundles:
Our Alphabet Favorites
Tried, tested, and loved by us here at Fun With Mama.
Craft letter - examples of the best options for creating crafts.
Step-by-step instructions for making your own hands + 140 photos for children It is always pleasant and fun to be creative with your children, especially if the results of your work will decorate your interior for a long time. One of the possible uses of three-dimensional letters is a way to congratulate a child on the beginning of the school year or on his birthday.
Such a photo of handmade letter crafts will serve as a reminder of the joyful events that you lived together for a long time to come. nine0003
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Cardboard letters
Unlike any other material, cardboard is easy to get, as the boxes are sold in hardware and other convenience stores. Working with it is simple and pleasant, so below we present you with the appropriate instructions for which we will need adhesive tape (it is better not to use masking tape for this purpose), an ordinary pencil, cardboard itself (the stronger the better), scissors or a knife.
On an ordinary notebook sheet, you can calculate what letters you will make and how much cardboard you will need. Take a sheet of cardboard or a box, draw the front of the letter with a pencil. Do not use a felt pen as it may be visible through fabric or other material.
After cutting out the result, you can circle it to get the back of the letter. If you do this, remember that you will have to cut along the inner radius if you want the sides to be equal. If this method does not suit you, then draw the side again by hand and only then cut it out. nine0003
The next step is to make the sides of the letter, after which you can start gluing.
Lay one front side on a flat surface, cut off a few pieces of adhesive tape in advance, attach the side part to it and glue it from the inside. So you need to do with all the components.
Cover the "lid" and connect the letter with small pieces of adhesive tape. Remember that the adhesive tape ceases to adhere to the cardboard over time, and in order for it to attach better, carefully glue the letter in several places around the entire perimeter.
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Cardboard and plastic variant
If you find the instruction on how to create a craft only out of cardboard a bit complicated, then we offer you the second option, which will not use the side parts. You will need cardboard, half-liter plastic cups and spread sheets of old newspapers, as well as glue.
Take a piece of cardboard and on a flat surface draw a letter for the front and back sides. Then carefully cut with scissors or a clerical knife. nine0003
If you use a cardboard box as the main material, make sure that its folds do not fall on the base of your figure, otherwise bends and dents will form in these places.
Place one side on the table and start gluing the cups. To make the structure as resistant to physical contact as possible, alternate and turn the glasses every other time. Once everything is ready, let dry and glue the back of the letter. nine0003
Cut newspaper strips five centimeters wide and apply glue to them, place them at the edges of the letters, bending inward.
Thus, we will hide the sharp corners of the cardboard under the paper.
Let the result dry a little and you can stick newspapers all over the facade, carefully bending at the bends. You can do this as a whole sheet or in strips. The main thing is that everything looks aesthetically pleasing and attractive.
What you get can serve as the basis for the next layer of any material. You can choose anything from a printed subway map to colored sheets of paper that will fit perfectly on an already dried newspaper. What it will decide for you - the main thing is that it looks in the interior. nine0003
Decorate with threads
Not a single craft in the shape of a letter is complete without a beautiful finish. In this case, we will use woolen or artificial thread, which are sold in sewing stores. We recommend using knitting for this method, as its thickness is optimal for us.
We will assume that you have already made a choice in favor of one or another color, or maybe several at once.
To begin with, we need to cut short segments that will be longer than five centimeters of the width of the side of the letter. To make them as quickly as possible, wrap the thread around your hand and then cut with scissors. nine0003
It is necessary to glue all the lower and upper side parts, pressing the threads tightly together.
Then, taking a solid thread, begin to move vertically from one end to the other. Glue is only to process the very beginning.
Once you're done, repeat the same but in a horizontal direction, this way we make the letter more pleasant to the touch and hide possible glimpses of the cardboard.
If you want to use two or even three colors, then gradually layer the transition points when the other is visible through one type of thread. nine0003
Decorate with crepe paper
Your crafts of any letter of the alphabet can be beautifully decorated with crepe paper, which you can buy in almost all bookstores.
Cut the paper into ten centimeter strips and stack them in several piles. There is no need to do any further manipulations.
With scissors, start making vertical cuts one or two centimeters apart. It makes no sense to reach the end, you can stop in the middle or a little further. nine0003
We will start gluing from the end, so measure with a strip where it will end and apply a thin layer of glue to this place, but only on one side so far. Glue the paper and let it dry a little, then repeat the same for the remaining sides.
In order to show only one fringe, when placing the second layer, slide it down a little, as if "overlapping" and repeat in this way until you reach the very top. nine0003
Letters glowing in the dark
This variant should be referred to a more complex master class on creating letter crafts. It is perfect for a party, holiday or some unexpected congratulations.
It is best to use a Christmas garland as light bulbs, saving yourself the hassle of soldering wires.
But if you have all the necessary skills and equipment, then use ordinary wire and incandescent bulbs.
For this craft, we need: a large cardboard box for painting parts, scissors and a clerical knife, thick paper akin to cardboard, spray paint, pencil, tape, Christmas garland, glue, cardboard.
Mark the letters you want to make on the cardboard, then cut it out, for a smoother result, you can use a clerical knife. The edges of the letters will be made of thick paper, the letter will be, as it were, sunk into it.
Lay out the cardboard blanks on the table and make sure you do everything right and don't miss anything. nine0003
On each letter, make holes for the bulbs with a clerical knife or a special hole punch.
The paper that will encircle the cardboard must be dense, the letter in it will be recessed to a depth of five centimeters and located in the middle. Apply glue to the edges of the letter and apply the sides, then let dry.
The following manipulations must be carried out in a well-ventilated area, preferably outdoors. Place the letters in a box with high edges and spray paint over them, filling in all the folds and sides with it. Let dry, turn over and repeat the operation. nine0003
In the last step, we insert the garland into the letters. Those light bulbs that do not fit in the frame or are between the letters can be unscrewed or cut off if the design of the garland allows this.
Letters decorated with foil
Sometimes letter crafts made by hand for school can decorate a children's party or a holiday, foil fits perfectly into the interior of a New Year's snowy celebration and will help create the right mood for kids. We need ordinary foil, which is sold in rolls for baking food in the oven, a glue gun and cardboard. nine0003
Cut out a letter from cardboard, only one layer is needed for this operation, since the figure will not be three-dimensional.
Next, draw any ornament, remembering that glue will be applied over it. Therefore, the distance between them should not be very small.
Take your glue gun and begin applying a thin, even bead of glue to the ornament. For decoration, you can put neat dots between the lines.
After an hour, take a brush, ordinary glue and apply it on the letter, not forgetting the protrusions. nine0003
Unwind the foil and visually measure how much you need per letter. Since the foil will be wrapped, it should protrude from the edge by about five centimeters. Cut off the required amount and place on the adhesive base.
Take a brush and gently press the foil against the cardboard, then place the letter and holding it with one hand, apply glue to the inside and bend the foil protruding beyond the cardboard.
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To give more volume, you can use black paint or shoe cream spread on a sponge. When everything is dry, take the varnish and apply it on the result.
Plaster of Paris letters
Sometimes you want to make words from letters more reliable, for this we need gypsum.
Cut out a letter from cardboard, attach the edges, avoiding the internal use of adhesive tape. The design must be airtight and keep its shape well. The stronger the cardboard, the better. nine0003
Dilate the plaster and pour into our mould. When it hardens, begin to detach the base of the box from the plaster, to do this, turn the workpiece over. Use fine-grained sandpaper to smooth the edges and remove roughness.
Gypsum can be worked and painted well, spray paint can be used for faster results.
Textile letters
It's extremely easy to make a letter craft for your child to learn the alphabet. nine0003
To do this, buy a dense and soft fabric in the store. You can use either one or a combination of different colors. Print the alphabet in advance on the printer, it is better if the paper is thicker than office paper.
Cut out the letters printed on the printer and spread the fabric on a flat surface. For each letter, you will need two pieces of material, for the back and front. For filling, you need cotton wool or foam rubber.
Trace the letters on the fabric and start cutting. Neat stitches in this case are not required if you are using a large colored thread. It is worth filling the letter when more than half is sewn. nine0003
Letters decorated with napkins
Perhaps you are interested in another unusual way how to make letter and cardboard crafts? We offer you a simple and extravagant option using paper napkins.
To do this, you need to buy ordinary paper napkins in the supermarket, cut them into square pieces five centimeters in size.
Fold five pieces of paper one on one and staple them together in the middle. Next, cut a circle out of the square and make a half-millimeter fringe and fluff it. nine0003
Take the base of the letter and glue our "flowers" close together.
Letters decorated with quilling
This variant of decor is the most difficult and time-consuming to perform, as it requires skills in working with paper. Letter craft schemes will be exactly the same as in previous cases, only the interior decoration option is different.
Make the base of the letter out of cardboard with one inside front and side edges. Cut colored thick paper into strips, the width of which will be equal to the depth of the base. nine0003
In this method, the paper will be held and attached not to the front of the letter, but to its side edges, since the strips are thin and the glue can be seen.
Make swirls out of the stripes and place them inside, then complete the ornament with wide ones. The decoration option depends on your imagination, but you can start from photos of finished works.
For a better result, you should familiarize yourself with the quilling technique.
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Photo diy letter
120 photos of the best ideas. Master class on how to make a three-dimensional and flat letter of the alphabet
Author: School of Needlework "Bulavka"
The interior of each house is very individual. Someone enjoys calm tones, while someone loves bright accents. The style of the interior should also correspond to the character and preferences of the owner.
Modern residents of megacities, for the most part, prefer to design their homes in a modern way, in accordance with current trends.
Letter is an item that matches these modern trends in design and will fit into any interior. This is not only a fashionable accent in the house. The use of letters is quite wide. nine0003
Wall compositions, sofa cushions, crib borders, independent interior elements, letter paintings, wedding decor, photography decor. The list of their uses is long.
And if you make words out of letters, then you can get not only a means of self-expression, but also a place of eye attraction. Words made up of letters can become a motivator, a motto, a reminder, a message to the universe.
In this article, you will learn the history of this modern trend and you will be able to make your own craft letter. nine0003
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Letters as a trend
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Deciding on the letters
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Flat and three-dimensional letters
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Master class fabric letter-pillow
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Master class three-dimensional paper letter
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Master class three-dimensional plaster letters
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Photo crafts letters
Letters as a trend
The trend to use letters in the interior came from the West.
But if you start to talk about who first came up with the idea of using letters in the interior, then you should pay attention to the Chinese teaching of Feng Shui. nine0003
It was thanks to him that in China, hieroglyphs began to be used in interior design. They symbolized words that attracted positive energy to the house.
Designers set trends in the modern world. But this does not mean at all that the production of letters, and even more so of phrases, is a complex technological process.
You can easily create a stylish letter, and more than one, using our instructions on how to create a craft. Look at the photo of the craft letter with your own hands. How original they look in the interior. nine0003
Deciding on the letters
Before starting our master class on creating a craft letter, you need to answer a few questions.
- What function will the craft have? Decorative, as an accent in the interior, shelf decoration, props for photo shoots, etc .
; - Educational, for learning the alphabet, as a craft in a kindergarten or school;
- Functional, as a crib edge, shelf book holder, record or note holder, etc. nine0408
- Where in the apartment do you want to add this decorative element? Living room, children's room, kitchen, hallway.
- Where will she be? On the wall, on the shelf, on the sofa, on the refrigerator, in the bookcase, etc.
- What will the letter be made of? Fabric, paper, cardboard, plaster, concrete, etc.
- What size will the letter be?
- How many letters will there be?
- How will the letters be arranged if there are several of them? In line or asymmetrical?
- What color?
- What will be the volume of the letter? nine0408
Flat and three-dimensional letters
After answering these questions, you will clearly understand what kind of crafts you are going to do, decide on the necessary materials for manufacturing.
Since there are many options for using letters in the interior, from flat vinyl stickers to giant letters in a photo zone at a wedding, we offer you several workshops on creating letter crafts.
Master class fabric letter-pillow
Purpose: to decorate the sofa in the living room.
- The letter "L" will be on the sofa.
- Material - fabric.
- Height - 40 cm.
- The letter will be used as a pillow and is the first letter of the landlady's name.
- Red to add a contrasting accent to the living room.
- Letter thickness 8 cm.
Work order:
- Draw a letter on paper. You can take a letter craft scheme on the Internet or draw it yourself. nine0408
- Transfer image from paper to fabric. You need to cut out 2 pieces. Pay attention to the front and back of the fabric to form a three-dimensional letter.
- Add 1-1.
5 cm on each side as an allowance. - Cut ribbon 8 cm ribbon width plus allowance. The length of the tape should completely go around the outline of the letter.
- Sew the first part of the letter with ribbon along the outline.
- Sew the second ribbon piece with the ribbon. The place where the tape began and ended is not stitched. nine0408
- Unscrew the letter through the tape joint.
- Stuff the letter tightly with holofiber.
Master class three-dimensional paper letter
Purpose: DIY letter craft to school
- The letter "T" will stand in the class of the teacher of labor.
- Material - paper.
- Height - 15 cm.
- Paper with small flowers. Decorated with voluminous paper flowers and beads.
- Letter thickness 3 cm.
Work order:
- Draw the silhouette of the letter "T" on paper. Letter height 15 cm, width 10 cm. Leg 3 x 12 cm. Hat 10 x 3 cm.
- Cut out 2 pieces of paper. It is necessary to pay attention to the front and back sides of colored paper.
- Cut out a strip that will wrap around the outline of the letter. Strip size 5 x 50 cm.
Note: if 50 cm cannot be cut in one piece, several strips can be glued together.
- Use a needle or a creasing stick to trace 2 horizontal lines on the strip 1 cm from each edge. This is an allowance for connecting all the parts.
- Draw vertical fold lines (corners of the "T") on the strip with a knitting needle or a creasing stick. Distance between fold lines: 3 cm, 12 cm, 3.5 cm, 3 cm, 10 cm, 3 cm, 3.5 cm, 12 cm.
- Make a 1 cm incision along the fold lines in step 5 until they intersect with the horizontal lines in step 4.
- Bend the paper along the fold lines to form the outline of the letter.
- Apply glue to the bent parts of the allowance.
- Glue the details of the letter specified in point 2.
- In the upper right corner, glue a composition of paper flowers, decorate with beads.
Master class three-dimensional plaster letters
Purpose: to make letters that will hold various notes.
- The letters will be located in the kitchen on the refrigerator.
- Material - gypsum. nine0408
- Height - 5 cm.
- The letters will form the word "LOVE" and be attached to the refrigerator in a chaotic manner.
- Building plaster will not be painted.
- Letter thickness 1 cm.
Work order:
- Use corrugated board as the base.
- From pieces of cardboard to make silhouettes of letters.
- Glue letter silhouettes to the base using a hot glue gun.
- Thin plaster. nine0408
- Pour plaster into cardboard letters. Pay attention to the thickness of the plaster cast.
- Before the plaster sets, place a small neodymium magnet in each letter.
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