S Is for Swan Craft
Swimming silently along the silvery shore, this stunning lowercase S craft is sure to cause a stir! You’ll know her by her long, slender neck. If your little one needs to learn the letter S, snatch up this super-sweet ABC Craft soon!
Here’s What You’ll Need
- 2 sheets of printer paper
- Card stock (we used green, white, and orange)
- S Is for Swan Craft templates
- One googly eye
- Pencil and marker
- Glue stick and scissors
Instructions for Assembling Your Lowercase S Craft
- Print the S Is for Swan Craft templates.
- Cut out the templates and trace the letter S and the swan’s wings and beak onto card stock.
- Cut out the letter S and the swan’s body parts.
- Glue the letter S to a piece of card stock (we used green, but you can use any color you like).
- Tuck one wing under the topside of the bottom curve of the letter S and glue in place.
- Glue the second wing on top of the other wing, but slightly off-set, so both wings are visible as shown in the video below.
- Glue the swan’s beak to the upper end of the letter S.
- Use a marker to draw nostrils on the swan’s beak.
- Glue a googly eye just above the swan’s beak.
Learning with Your Letter S Craft
As you and your child assemble your S Is for Swan Craft, practice saying /s/–/s/–swan together. You can find more tips for working on pre-reading skills with your preschooler in this handy download.
We would LOVE to see how your lowercase S craft turns out! Please share your photos with us on our Facebook page, or tag your Instagram photos with the hashtag #allaboutABCcrafts!
Want More ABC Crafts?
Free Lowercase ABC Letter Crafts
For crafts that start with lowercase letters A through Z, get the complete printable set of ABC Craft for Lowercase Letters.
Free Uppercase ABC Letter Crafts
For crafts that start with uppercase letters A through Z, get the complete printable set of ABC Craft for Uppercase Letters.
Photos by: Rachel Neumann
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We also have a capital letter S craft, S is for Snake. However, with S there isn’t much differences with capital and lower case, so you could go with whichever animal pleases him most. 😉
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I have heard from many parents that these letter crafts have been helpful in teaching children letter formation!
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Kyla
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Lara
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