Circus Tent Craft for Kids (FREE Printable Template)

Grab this super cute, FREE circus tent craft template for kids! It’s a great addition to a circus-themed lesson plan and it’s easy to make!

When my kids were young, we had circus-themed learning! One of our activities was this super cute, super easy to make circus tent craft!

Once I printed out the circus tent template, my boys got busy with the markers!

My 4 year olds worked on patterning as they colored in the template, alternating from red and white. It was great because they had no clue they were learning as they colored.

Isn’t that really the best type of learning, anyhow? Through a fun, hands-on activity?

They were just having fun and didn’t even realize they are learning at the very same time!

Once they were done coloring, we used tape to put the tent together.

Using a toothpick, we poked a hole in the top for the flag.

Lastly, we adhered some of the various circus-themed people and animals (the ring master and lion) inside the tent as shown below.

And then it was time to play pretend circus! My boys had a blast!

Circus Themed Books for Kids

Before you download the circus tent printable template, be sure to check out these circus themed books for kids! I love pairing all our crafts and activities with books!

And – a few classic circus themed books for kids:

Download the Circus Tent Craft Template

I got idea for the circus tent from First Palette. The site provides complete step by step instructions on how to make your own circus tent as well as a printable circus tent template for you to download and use!

Like I said, easy-peasy! And, it was FREE!

We used the circus tent craft in conjunction with the Circus Preschool Pack from Homeschool Creations.

This post was originally published on October 23, 2011.