Back to School Fun - Milk Carton School Bus Craft

Since the Lil Divas started school this week I thought it would be fun to make a school bus. None of the Lil Divas actually ride a school bus but it's such a typical bac to school symbol and both of the Lil Divas are intrigued by them.

What You Need:

1/2 gallon milk carton

4 bottle caps 

white construction paper

black construction paper

hot glue gun

glue sticks

markers/crayons

foam letter stickers

foam circle shape stickers

yellow paint

paintbrush

What We Did:

1. paint milk carton bright yellow - we used 2 coats w/drying time in between

2. cut out 2 strips of white construction paper (bus windows) and fold into thirds. Draw lines at folds to make windows and draw a person in each window.

3. Glue on decorated window strips onto each side of bus.

bus w/decorated window strips

4. Add strip of black construction paper under windows and affix foam letters spelling SCHOOL to each side.

Bus w/window & SCHOOL label

5. cut small circle (large enough to cover opening of carton), decorate with face (bus driver) and affix using hot glue gun (adult or w/supervision)

6. Add bottle cap wheels using hot glue gun (adult or w/supervision)

Affix foam circles as headlights & write word SCHOOL on top

Lil Divas w/their completed School Bus

*If doing this in a classroom you can take pictures of the kids to put in the windows - it would make a great Welcome/Back to School small group project.*

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What Back to School crafts have you enjoyed lately?

Bern