12 Great President's Day Preschool Crafts for Kids

The 3rd Monday in February is President's Day. It actually to remember all president's but mostly we remember George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Celebrate this day with your kids with fun and educational craft activities. Here's a round-up list of 12 great preschool President's Day crafts for kids. Among these ideas, you'll find crafts for Lincoln log cabins, Washington's ax, Mt. Rushmore, coin crafts and more. Have fun!

1. President's Day Washington/Lincoln Face Crafts

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2. President's Day Lincoln Log Cabin Craft

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3. President's Day Lincoln Log Cabin Craft

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4. President's Day Lincoln Pretzel Log Cabin

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5. President's Day Washington Hatchet/Ax Craft

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6. President's Day Washington Hatchet/Ax Craft

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7. President's Day George Washington Wig Craft

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8. President's Day Lincoln Penny Pendant Craft

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9. President's Day Coin Finger Puppet Crafts

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10. President's Day Mt. Rushmore Mask Craft

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11. President's Day Mt. Rushmore Coin Rubbings Craft

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12. Easy President's Day Paper Plate Mask Craft

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President's Day Lincoln Log Cabin Craft

Here's another President's Day Lincoln Log Cabin craft. This one is flat, but still uses pretzel sticks to give the illusion of logs.

Materials:

• White paper
• crayons
• pretzel sticks
• glue

Directions:

1. Have students draw a simple log cabin in profile on the paper. Or, pre-draw it for them and let them color it.
2. Glue pretzel sticks on the side to look like logs.

 Source: February Favorite Ideas

President's Day Washington Hatchet/Ax Craft 2

This is a very simple President's Day George Washington hatchet/ax craft kids can do and then reenact the famous story of little George Washington and the cherry tree.

Materials:

• silver or gray construction paper/ or glue aluminum foil onto construction paper and use that
• short dowel rod, unsharpened pencil, or real stick.
• pencil
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Fold your silver or gray paper in half. From the fold, draw a simple hatchet/ax head shape as shown.
2. Cut out from the fold, so you have a double hatchet/ax head that opens in the middle.
3. Open your shape and put glue on one half and on the fold. Put the stick on the fold and glue the 2 sides together with the stick in the middle.

Source: February Favorite Ideas

President's Day Washington Hatchet/Ax Craft 1

Everyone knows the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Now here's an easy President's Day George Washington hatchet/ax craft kids can do and then reenact the story themselves.

Materials:

• craft stick
• yellow or grey construction paper
• black marker or crayon
• glue
• scissors

Directions:

1. Draw and cut out a simple hatchet/ax as shown from yellow or grey paper.
2. Glue the hatchet/ax head on the craft stick.
3. Add 2 dots with a black crayon or marker to make the screws.
4. To be really fancy, cut out 2 hatchet/ax heads and sandwich the craft stick between them with glue.

Source: Free Preschool Crafts

President's Day George Washington Wig Craft

This is a really fun craft for President's Day. Make a Powdered wig just like George Washington used to wear.

Materials:

• brown paper grocery bag
• marker
• scissors
• lots of cotton balls
• white glue and paintbrush
• ribbon

Directions:

1.  Cut any handles off the bag.
2. Fold the bag and lay down flat, smooth side up. From the open end of the bag draw a square window slightly bigger than your child's head. The bottom of the bag will be the top of the wig. If the bag is too tall, trim as necessary.
3. Cut out the window on the front side. Put it on his head to check the size.
4. Cut the along the edges of the bag in back so the sides hang freely. Later you will tie the back into a pony tail.
5. Use a paintbrush and cover the entire bag with glue and cover in cotton balls to look like an old powdered wig. Allow to dry.
6. Tie the back flap with a ribbon to make the pony tail.

This is a great craft to do along with the George Washington hatchet craft.



Source: Parents Connect

President's Day Lincoln Log Cabin Craft

Here's a really fun President's Day Lincoln log cabin craft that kids can mostly do on their own and brings out their creativity.

Materials:

• white paper
• brown construction paper
• scissors
• glue
• a penny

Directions:

1. Have students cut the brown paper into strips. Draw lines for them to cut or let them go free handed.
2. Glue on strips for the walls and roof to make the outline of the house. Glue more strips horizontally to fill in the log cabin. Trim the strips as necessary.
3. Cut a rectangular door and 2 square windows.
4. Glue on a penny so it looks like Lincoln is looking out the window.
5. If desired, add a black chimney.

Source: All Kids Network

President's Day Lincoln Pretzel Log Cabin

Here's a cute and tasty craft idea for President's Day. Make a Lincoln log cabin from pretzel sticks.

Materials:

• small empty milk carton
• pretzel sticks
• crackers
• chocolate frosting or peanut butter
• Rolo chocolate candies
• scissors
• tape

Directions:

1. Wash and dry a small milk carton. Cut the top flap off and tape closed.
2. Spread peanut butter or chocolate frosting on the side of the milk carton and cover with pretzel sticks. Repeat this process until you've made your cabin. Break off the sticks as necessary.
3. Glue on a cracker door and window.
4. Glue on a Rolo Candy on top for a chimney.

Source: Kaboose

President's Day Mt. Rushmore Mask Craft

 

This is just a fabulously fun idea. Make a President's Day Mt. Rushmore mask craft from a paper plate. It could also be fun for Halloween.

Materials:

• paper plate
• scissors
• Mt. Rushmore presidents faces template
• scissors
• crayons
• glue
• Popsicle stick
• tape

Directions:

1. Find coloring pages of all 4 Mt. Rushmore presidents. Blow them up and give a set to each child.
2. Cut the middle out of a paper plate.
3. Introduce Mt. Rushmore. Each child will decide which presidents' face they want to be. Students color the other 3 presidents' faces.
4. Color the rim of the paper plate grey or brown like rock.
5. Glue the other presidents' faces on the paper plate in the correct order.
6. Tape a Popsicle stick to the bottom for a handle.

Source: TippyToe Crafts

President's Day Mt. Rushmore Coin Rubbings Craft

This is a great President's Day Mt Rushmore Craft idea using coin rubbings.

Materials:

• white paper
• brown crayon
• a quarter, nickel, dime, and penny
• scissors
• glue
• blue construction paper

Directions:

1. Tape the coins face down on white paper in the following order; penny, dime, nickel, penny.
2. Turn over and rub all over with a brown crayon to make the rubbings. Rub over a large area.
3. Cut out the rubbings in a mountain, Mt. Rushmore like shape.
4. Glue the mountain to a sheet of blue construction paper.
5. Include a hand out on Mt. Rushmore if desired.

Source: Crafty Classroom

President's Day Lincoln Penny Pendant Craft

This is an easy and fun craft for President's Day or the 4th of July. It might also make a good Christmas tree ornament. All you need is construction paper and a penny.

Materials:

• red, white, and blue construction paper
• 3 sizes star template from site below
• scissors
• hole punch
• glue
• yarn
• a penny

Directions:

1. Follow the link below and print out the 3 different size star templates.
2. Trace and cut out a, big blue star, medium white star, and a small red star from construction paper.
3. Glue the stars on top of one another as shown.
4. Glue a penny with Lincoln in the middle. You could also use tape to preserve the penny. Hey, it's still money!
5. Punch a hole in the top of the star.
6. Loop a piece of yarn through and tie.
7. Hang up to decorate or wear around your neck.

Source: Babble
Template from Enchanted Learning

President's Day Coin Finger Puppet Crafts

I just love these President's Day Coin Finger Puppet Crafts. The idea of using the coins for the faces is brilliant.  Fun and easy to make, these crafts can teach about the presidents, American history, and money at the same time.

Materials:

• black and blue construction paper
• white paper
• scissors
• tape
• a penny and a quarter

Directions:

1. Cut a 3 inch square from both color construction paper.
2. Roll the squares into a tube to fit around your finger and tape in place.
3. Tape the coins near the top of the tubes.
4. For Lincoln, cut a narrow triangle for the front of the suit. Draw on a bow tie and tape below the penny.
5. Cut a thin, black rectangle and tape for Lincoln's hat.
6. Cut a small blue square from blue paper.
7. Fold in half diagonally to make a triangle shape. Cut a slit on the bottom and slip over Washington's head.
8. Cut a white ruffles shape and tape on for the front of Washington's shirt.

Source: Kaboose

President's Day Washington/Lincoln Face Crafts

 

These are great President's Day Washington and Lincoln Face Crafts.

Materials:

• peach and black construction paper
• white paper
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Cut angular faces of the 2 presidents as shown from peach colored construction paper. Don't forget Lincoln's ear.
2. Cut hats, beard, eyes, eyebrows, and mouths from black construction paper.
3. For Washington's powdered wig, cut a rectangular piece of white paper and fold the bottom twice.
4. Glue all the face pieces together to make your presidents. This is great for a bulletin board display.

Source: Lazy Stay at Home Mommy

Easy President's Day Paper Plate Mask Craft

 Here’s a simple, fun craft to do for President’s Day, the third Monday of February.

Materials:

• 1 medium paper plate (about 7 inches wide is good)
• 1 black hat paper cutout
• 1 craft stick/popsicle stick
• Black tempura paint
• Sponge pieces
• Tape

Instructions:

1. Cut out the center of the paper plate, so only the rim is left.
2. Dip a small sponge in black paint and dab on the rim. Cover about half to make the beard. Allow to dry.
3. On the opposite side, tape the popsicle stick for the handle.
4. Tape on the hat cutout on top.

This is great for a lesson about President’s day or Abraham Lincoln. You could use them to make a short presentation or play.

This and hundreds of other simple and easy craft ideas are from the "Arts and Craft For All Seasons" series books for Preschool/Kindergarten and 1^st through 3^rd grade. The crafts are fun, simple, and easily adaptable. These books are a great resource and are a must have for any preschool-K or early elementary program.