Paper bag houses preschool

This list of cute rainy day crafts and activities is a great source of fun ideas. And the best part is that they're actually fun for grown ups too!

Our paper bag project

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Hey everyone! Have you started school yet? We had our 10th school day today and it is amazing how far we have already come with rules and procedures. We have been learning about neighborhoods. I saw a cute idea on Pinterest and decided we would do it as well. The kids really enjoyed it and they turned out so cute. We put them in the hall for others to enjoy . . . I also wanted to share a book with you that I recently found. It is for me, not for school. The first time I saw it we were in a…

Learn how to make a simple but fun paper bag house craft using a brown paper bag, construction paper, markers, and newspaper.

We made Paper Bag Houses in class. Each student decorated a paper bad into their 'own' home with doors, windows, a roof, bushes and a driveway

We began this lesson by reading the book "Iggy Peck, Architect" by author Andrea Beaty and discussing what exactly an architect is and does. Then we looked at a Powerpoint I put together showing a variety of interestingly designed structures. As we view the images, the students and I discuss the interesting shapes and architectural details they see on the structures. Then I have the students go back to their desks and give each of them a large brown paper bag (they write their name on the…

2nd Grade Paper Bag House