These adorable and easy letter E crafts for preschoolers are perfect for practicing letter recognition while getting crafty.
Whether you’re a teacher, homeschooler, or parent, these free printable alphabet activities are perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten learners.
We have a free printable PDF with an uppercase and a lowercase letter E craft for kids.
Kids will love turning an uppercase E into an elephant and a lowercase e with a hatching baby chick in an egg.
Crafting the letter E is a great way to make learning feel like play. It will give little learners the chance to identify the letter E and its sound and connect the letter with words and images. It will also support important early learning skills like cutting, gluing, and following directions.
Let’s get started with some egg-cellent and elephant-sized fun!
Supplies
Both letter E crafts use minimal supplies. All that’s needed is:
- 1 or 2 pages of letter size printer paper
- free download of template
- crayons
- child scissors
- glue stick
- 2 sheets of colored construction paper (optional)
- a googly eye (optional)
Uppercase Letter E is for Elephant Craft
This adorable E is for Elephant craft is a fun and simple way for kids to practice the uppercase letter E.
Step-by-Step Instructions
In only 4 easy steps, your little one can turn a big letter E into a friendly elephant!
Step 1 – Color
Start by coloring the uppercase letter E and all the elephant parts on the printable. Kids can go with a classic gray elephant, or get creative with colorful, rainbow elephants!
I used gray, and raw sienna for its toenails for my elephant.
Step 2 – Cut
Kids can carefully cut out the big letter E, the elephant trunk, tusk, ear, and toenails. This is a great time to practice those scissor skills!
Step 3 – Place
Before gluing, help your child lay out the pieces on the E. They can look at the small image on the printout to help them see where each piece should go.
Step 4 – Glue
Once everything is in the right spot, glue the pieces down. Let it dry for a few minutes, and your elephant is ready to show off!
Finished Letter E Elephant Craft
The completed elephant craft can be glued on a piece of colored construction paper if desired. It would be a great compliment to a preschool alphabet craft book.
Want to add a little something extra to the letter E craft? Let kids glue a googly eye to their elephant.
Lowercase Letter e is for Egg Craft
This cute and simple e is for egg craft is perfect for helping little learners recognize the lowercase letter e.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Watch your little one bring a lowercase e to life as a little egg that’s hatching a sweet baby chick in just 4 easy steps:
Step 1 – Color
Have your child color the lowercase letter e and the egg shape however they want. You can suggest fun patterns like zigzags, polka dots, or stripes, or go closer to regular egg and baby chick colors.
Step 2 – Cut
Carefully cut out the letter e and the egg. Depending on your child’s age, you may want to pre-cut the pieces or assist as needed.
Step 3 – Place
Assemble the pieces of the baby chick and egg shells. The printable has a small image showing how the completed craft should look. Kids can use it to figure out how each piece should fit together.
Step 4 – Glue
Once everything is in place, glue the pieces down. Let kids add extra decorations if they want to make their egg even more special!
Finished Letter E Egg Craft
Once complete, the egg craft can be glued onto a piece of brightly colored construction paper for an extra pop of color.
With its cheerful chick and spring vibes, it makes a lovely addition to a preschool alphabet craft collection or a spring-themed display!
Printable Letter E Crafts
Use any of the forms below to download the free printable letter E crafts. The PDF will automatically be sent to your email.
Print page 1 for the uppercase letter E elephant craft and page 2 for the lowercase letter e egg craft.
More Letter E Activities
Here are some more free printable letter E activities and worksheets:
- letter E sound worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade
- elephant themed number eleven worksheets
- a long E sound word search with
- a cut-and-paste eel craft