Calling all crafty kids and little builders – time to get creative with this build an excavator craft!
Perfect for young learners, this activity will have them putting together their very own digger – so grab those scissors and glue sticks ready for some hands-on fun!
This activity is a fantastic way to develop fine motor skills, enhance hand-eye coordination, and inspire conversations about why different jobs are important.
There’s a color and a black and white version of the excavator in the pack.
And if you’re a teacher, this cut and paste space craft could also make a lovely activity for the classroom!
You can browse all the other printable cut and paste crafts here.
And your little ones can check out more community helper activities here.
What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice?
When making this excavator, your children will have the chance to practice and develop some skills such as:
- Cutting Skills – if you feel they’re ready, you can let them have a go at cutting out the pieces all by themselves – they’ll need to be careful and have good scissor control if they want to cut out the pieces neatly
- Fine Motor Skills – when they’re sticking and picking up and moving the parts and placing them where they need to go
- Pencil Control – if you print off the black and white version they can practice their pencil control and develop hand strength through coloring.
This simple craft will also give them a chance to practice their concentration and perseverance skills as they may find it tricky to place the pieces exactly where they want them to go.
How To Prepare This Build a Simple Construction Craft
First you’re going to want to download the excavator templates by download box at the bottom of the page – I’ve made a color and a black and white version!
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Other materials you’ll need:
- Safety scissors
- Card stock or Craft paper
- Some good glue
- Some coloring pencils or pens
Once you’ve downloaded the templates, you’ll need to print them off onto paper or card.
Then, you can cut them out. Or if you’d like your children to get some cutting practice, you can let them have a go.
Then they can stick all the pieces together to make the digger.
It can be really nice to let you’re kids have a bit of free rein here and see if they can work it out – kind of like a puzzle.
If they’re struggling, the order I’d do it in is (excuse my lack of technical knowledge here):
- Stick the cab on the body of the digger
- Stick the wheels on the caterpillar track
- Stick the rectangle to the back of the body
- Stick the wheels onto this rectangle
- Stick the arm behind the cab
- Stick the scoop to the end of the arm
(I expect you could have worked that out but I do like to be thorough…)
The finished ones should look something like this- ta daa:
If you want to, you could always laminate the pieces before putting them together and use them as a puzzle. That way, the different parts would be kept nice and they can use them again and again.
After that you’re all done!
Let your kids practice their cutting and sticking skills in a simple and fun way!
But Wait… There’s Also A Black And White Build an Excavator Template!
I’ve also made a black and white version which would be an awesome way for your little ones to practice their coloring skills and personalize their construction vehicle in their own way!
So why not crack out the pens, crayons, paints or collage (or all of them if you’re feeling adventurous) and let your kids get creative!
I’d love to see what they create!
