Letter X Crafts & Activities for Preschoolers

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Trace or print out the letter X onto a sheet of white paper and cut it out. Then have your child cut out rectangles in varying sizes from several different colors of paper, creating the bars of the xylophone.

Next, arrange the rectangles on the letter X with the largest rectangle on the bottom and the smallest rectangle on the top. Glue all the pieces down and add a dot on each end of every rectangle to mimic the screws that hold the bars of the xylophone in place. Now use your fingers and hum a tune to practice playing your xylophone!

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Draw a rectangle on one side of your white piece of paper. Cut a rectangle from a sheet of colored paper. It should be slightly wider than the rectangle you drew. Fold over a small portion of one of the longer sides of your rectangle. Place the rectangle over the one you drew, with the folded side facing down. Tape down the folded edge to the white piece of paper, allowing you to open and close it, creating a door.

Use a marker to write the word EXIT over the door and have your child draw one or two people or animals getting ready to exit through the door.

Tip: Cut out a hole behind the paper door and have your child use small toys to “exit” out of it!

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Print or draw out the outline of a letter X onto a sheet of paper. Have your child pick out several colors of paint and add a bit of each one to a paint tray or paper plate. Then, ask them to use their paintbrush to fill in the letter X outline with as many Xs as possible. Count them up at the end, tallying the number of Xs you created with each color.

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Draw the shape of a letter X onto a piece of orange paper and cut it out (use our letter X template from above if you need something to trace). Trace the shape of the fox’s head, tail, and ears onto the orange paper and cut them out (all of these shapes are slight variations on a triangle). Cut out smaller white triangles to form the inner part of the fox’s ears and tail. Cut out two oval semi-circles to form the fox’s cheeks.

Have your child assemble the pieces to create their fox, gluing them down when they’re ready. Use a black marker or a black circular piece of paper to create the fox’s nose. Glue down googly eyes to complete the fox’s cute face!

Tip: Have more fun with foxes with our free printable fox coloring pages.

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Draw the shape of a letter X onto a piece of black paper and cut it out (use our letter X template from above if you need something to trace). Using a white crayon or marker (or even paint), add a bone to each section of the letter X. You should end up with four bones that form the letter X shape. As you work point out the sound the letter X makes and discuss what x-rays are used for.

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Print or draw out the outline of a letter X onto a white sheet of thicker paper and cut it out. Have your child select several colors of paint and add a bit of each on to a sheet of aluminum foil. Make sure the foil is larger than your letter X outline.

Have your child use a paint brush to mix the paint around on the tinfoil. When they’re satisfied with their color mixing, have them lay their letter X on top of the paint, gently pressing it down. Carefully lift the letter X off of the tin foil, revealing the masterpiece they created. Let it air dry completely before hanging it up.

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Begin by gathering up supplies your child can use to create several different letter Xs, such as toothpicks, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, yarn, dried noodles, old shoe laces, etc. Then, have your child write four to six letter Xs on a piece of paper.

Next, work with your child to fill in the the letter Xs with different materials, trying to give each letter X its own unique look. As your child works, talk about the differences in each material, noting their texture and ease to work with.

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Print or draw out the shape of the letter X, leaving the top third of the page blank. Next, draw out the shape of a car onto yellow paper and cut it out. Cut out two smaller circles from black paper and two smaller squares from white paper, forming the taxi’s wheels and windows.

Have your child assemble their taxi right above the letter X, gluing it down when they’re ready. Help your child make and listen for the letter X sound when you say the word “taxi,” noting how the X sounds different than in the word “x-ray” or “xylophone.”

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Use a pen, pencil, or marker to draw a grid onto a piece of paper. Then, cut several small squares from the two pieces of colored construction paper. Pick which color will be Xs and which will be Os, then write those letters onto the squares. Then, play a few friendly round of tic-tac-toe!

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Have your child pick a paint color (or two) and squeeze some into a resealable plastic bag. Let your child squish the paid around in the bag, distributing the paint around it. Then, have your child use a cotton swab to push against the paint in the bag, draw the letter X in the paint without making a mess!