Last Updated on July 7, 2026 by Amanda Leemis
Get ready to roll into a brand-new school year with this adorable free Back-to-School school bus craft for preschool! This fun and easy printable is a wonderful way to get little ones excited about heading back to school while building fine motor skills, creativity, and confidence. Check out our Back to School Learning Hub for tons of great activities and crafts to start the year off right!
Fun School Bus Craft for Pre-K
Materials Needed: cardstock paper, free cutouts, markers, scissors, glue stick
Step 1: Print your free bus cutouts onto cardstock paper. Use scissors to cut out the bus shapes. For another great back to school craft, check out the Pencil Craft, plus have fun with an All About Me Preschool Pack!
Step 2: Use your markers to color in your cutouts and bus! This is a great time to talk about the color yellow and grab our Yellow Worksheets for Preschool! This craft is purposely simple. See how your little ones deal with cutting circle and squares. See if they match the shapes to the right spaces. Use this craft as a guide accessing fine motor skill ability on the first day of preschool!
Step 3: Paste your shapes to the school bus! Don’t forget to write your little one’s name in the school bus window! “Amanda is ready for Pre-K”. Check out fun Back to School Scissor Practice Worksheets to build scissor skills and hand strength.
Hollydog Tip: Count the wheels, name the colors, and pretend your bus is picking up friends on the way to preschool!
Back to School Books for Preschool!
Take a look at some fun back to school books to go along with your bus craft! Reading with your little ones is a great way to boost vocabulary skills and build a social bond. Read If You Take A Mouse To School, The Yellow Bus, and How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
Click below to print your free school bus craft cutouts!
