I love contact paper. I love how useful it is for toddler art projects, how I can use it to laminate items, create dry erase projects, and make fun murals with kids of all ages. I recently went back to work in the classroom and my students love contact paper too. It’s a fun sensory experience all on its own. Here are 37 crafts, activities, invitations to create, and things you can make with contact paper.
Sticky Walls, Windows, Tables, and Easels.
Children love murals and they are great cooperative projects for preschool. When my class is out of sync and behavior is taking a nose dive one of my secret weapons is making a mural together. There is something soothing and cooperative that really helps get us back on track. Contact paper is part of my toolkit because especially for very young kids, it makes participating in creating murals so much easier.
Fall Pom Pom Tree
Sticky Table Art
Create A Face Sticky Face
Ocean Shapes Mural
Snow Window
Sticky Window Flower Garden
Fall Leaf Color Matching Sticky Mural
Christmas Tree Sticky Wall
Button Numbers – Math Mural
Alphabet Flower Garden
Fall Leaf Letter Match
Ornament Color Match
Pom Pom Sticky Window
Valentine Heart Rainbow Wall
Crafts
Contact paper is great for crafts too and usually, if you are using contact paper you’re able to send the craft home that day, no need to wait for the glue to dry!.
Ribbon Butterfly Craft
Letter Monsters
Shooting Star Craft
Love Bomb
Toddler Turkey Craft
Sticky Fish Craft
Brown Grocery Bag Town Play Mat
Shape Nativity Craft
Contact Paper Ghosts
Heart Suncatcher
Easter Egg Suncatchers
Snow Globe Snowman
Place Mat Crafts
Fall Leaf Place Mat
Flower Petal Place Mats
Tea Party Place Mats
Penguin Place Mat
Fourth of July Place Mat
Wipe Off Activities Made With Contact Paper
I LOVE that contact paper can stand in for a laminator but I absolutely adore that you can make wipe off activities with it too.
Design Your Own Jack-O-Lantern
Letter Tracing Write & Wipe Mats
Thanksgiving Doodle Mats
Anik says
So many great ideas! Thanks for inspirations!
Michelle says
I am a total contact paper addict. I read about it in The Toddler’s Busy Book by Trish Kuffner (awesome book) 4 years ago and I’ve been “laminating” like a crazy person ever since.
Jennifer says
Hi There! I love everything on your website and have been using your ideas to start teaching my child. Where is the best place to buy contact paper? I use to use it in the class that I worked in but it was already there for us. I have no idea where to buy it for myself. Thank you so much for everything!
Allison McDonald says
Walmart – in with the shelf liners in the home section!