Easy Nursery Rhymes Crafts for Preschool 

Cut one piece of cardboard 8 by 5 1/2 inches. A square, 5 1/2 inches. And cut three rectangles 5 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.

Cut an egg shape into the center of the square piece.

Cut the egg in three pieces.

Glue the square piece to the larger rectangle.

Make a wall by gluing one small rectangle to the bottom. Glue another on top. And the third on top of that. Let the glue dry.

Paint the egg shape white with tempera paint. Let the paint dry. Paint again so that the egg is nice and white.

Cut two mitten shapes for the hands. Glue the hands to the rectangles. If this is too hard for your child, then have them cut ovals or just leave off the hands. 

Cut two rectangles 2 1/2 by 3/4 inches for the legs. Cut two ovals about 1 inch by 3/4.

Glue the shoes to the rectangles. 

Glue the legs on the wall just below the egg. Glue the arms to the sides of the wall near the egg. Let the glue dry.

Add the egg pieces to the puzzle.

Cut two pipe cleaners in half so that you have four 6 inch pieces.

Thread one pipe cleaner in each of the holes in the button so that the two ends meet. Twist the two pieces together near the button.

Fold the two ends back to the button.

When you are done threading each of the pipe cleaners in the buttonholes and folding the ends back, your spider will have eight legs.

Add a drop of glue to the button near one end. Add the wiggly eyes. Let the glue dry.

Roll a piece of construction paper into a roll and glue. Secure with paper clips on the end until the glue dries.

So that the spider can go up and down the waterspout, tie 18 to 24 inches of craft string to the top of one of the legs of the spider.

Place the spider in the water spout so that he is below the bottom, then pull him up, so he is out of sight. When the rain comes, let the spider down the spout. When the sun comes out, pull him up again.

Cut a 3-inch square from pink construction paper. Fold the square in half from corner to find the center. Unfold the paper. Fold the right corner over the center. 

Then fold the left corner over. Glue where the two corners overlap.

Cut two circles with a diameter of 1 inch.

To make the ears, fold the circles in half.

Glue about 1 inch from one of the points.

Color the point black for the nose. Make two dots for the eyes. Place the puppet on your finger.

The mouse could also be used with the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice".

Cut a 4 1/2 inch circle. Fold the circle in half. Write the number 12 on the top of the line and 6 on the bottom.

Next, fold the paper in fourths, write 3 on the right side and 9 on the left.

Fold the circle one more time. In each space write the 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11. The numbers should be evenly spaced around the circle. 

Cut a rectangle 9 by 6 inches. Also cut a rectangle 4 by 1 inch and a circle 2 inches.

Glue the circle to the smaller rectangle. Then glue the rectangle to the back of the clock under the six.

Glue the clock on the larger rectangle.

Cut arrows for the hands of the clock.

Attach the hands of the clock to the center with a brad.

Cut two pieces of construction paper 5 by 6 inches.

Fold the rectangles in half. You will have two pieces, 2 1/2 inches by 6 inches. To make the handles of the bucket, mark 2 inches from the top and 1 inch from the open side.

Make a cut to the fold.

Cut two 3 by 4 inch pieces of blue tissue paper. Place between the two handles of the bucket pieces.

Glue the two bucket pieces together, with the tissue “water” piece sticking up between the handles.

Make a hole with a hole punch in the handles.

Cut slits in the blue tissue to make the water.

To make the handle thread a pipe cleaner through the hole in the handle, twist the end to the pipe cleaner. Do the same to the other side.

Cut a 3-inch circle. Place in the cupcake liner. Glue to the back.

Fold the sides of the liner to the circle and glue the front.

With markers, add a face to the muffin man.

Download and print the FREE PDF of the hand, comb, and toothbrush. (PDF opens in a new window)

Color the comb and toothbrush. 

In the center of a white piece of paper, draw a 4-inch circle. Using a lid or another round object makes drawing a circle easy.

On the circle, draw some hair. Add eyes, nose, and mouth. 

Cut out the hand, comb, and toothbrush.

Near one corner of the paper, cut a slit large enough for the end of the arm to fit through. Place the arm through the slit so that the hand can reach the face. You can now move the hand up and down so that it looks like it is washing the face.

Glue the comb and toothbrush to the sides of the picture.