Uppercase Letter U Craft for Preschool

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Kids are fascinated with unicorns! Capitalize on that fascination with thematic learning activities. Magically transform the letter U into a unicorn with this precious Uppercase Letter U Craft for preschool.

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Short and Long Vowel Sound of U

This post and craft focus on the long vowel sound of U. If your student needs to learn the short vowel sound of U, take a look at this lowercase letter U craft. In that post, I’ve also explored different ways to practice the two different vowel sounds in case you need ideas.

Extension Activities to Use With the Uppercase Letter U Craft

Use these activities to keep the unicorn theme going. Thematic learning activities like these help increase learning retention and keep kids actively engaged. As you do the unicorn extension activities, don’t forget to emphasize and practice the long vowel sound of U to help your student.

Read Books about Unicorns

In our letter U book list for preschool, we have several beautiful picture books about unicorns for you to check out from the library or grab on Amazon as well as many other options for both vowel sounds.

Unicorn Science

Make Unicorn Slime with this recipe from The Best Ideas for Kids. Slime gives kids a sensory experience and exploring the science of slime gets them interested in science too.

Explore Soap with a Unicorn in this post from Life with Moore Babies. Learn about germs and soap with this science lesson.

Unicorn Math

Practice counting and more with this free Unicorn preschool fun pack.

Unicorn Sensory Play

Make a really neat unicorn sensory bin to explore using this idea from Fun With Mama. Sensory activities are emotionally grounding and help kids work out stress.

Unicorn Coloring Pages

Kids can work on fine motor skills and color pictures of unicorns with these free pages from Natural Beach Living. Some people oppose coloring pages because they aren’t “art” but in truth they allow kids to work on fine motor skills in an enjoyable and rewarding way. They shouldn’t take the place of art projects but are an awesome thematic activity all the same.

Unicorn Yoga

Try these unicorn poses and a free printable from Kids Yoga Stories. Yoga helps kids get exercise and build body strength. It is also calming and emotionally grounding.

Educational Unicorn Toys Complement the Uppercase Letter U Craft

Unicorn Floor Puzzle. Floor puzzles develop thinking skills, problem solving and provide gross motor skills work.

Unicorn Hat. Let your child escape into the magical world of pretend play and explore what it might be like to be a unicorn in their imagination.

Unicorn Puppet. Use this gorgeous puppet from Folk Manis to read your child stories, ask your child questions, and engage children in active conversations.

Plastic Unicorns. The Schleich company makes the best plastic animals and these look so real. This page has several different options. Plastic animals help kids with imaginative play and storytelling play.

Materials for the Uppercase Letter U Craft

• white construction paper
• pink construction paper
• construction paper for the background (color of choice)
• googly eyes
• wrapping ribbon. I chose a silvery, glittery one to go with this theme.
• red and grey marker/crayon
• tape
• glue
• scissors
• alternative – white paper and crayons

Instructions for the Uppercase Letter U Craft

1. Draw the cut pieces as shown above with a thick marker and then have your student follow the remaining instructions.
2. Cut out a large uppercase U and an oval the size of an egg for the head from the white paper.
3. Next, cut out a triangle for the unicorn’s horn from the pink paper.
4. Then glue down the uppercase U in the middle of the backing paper.
5. Next, glue down the head on the top right side of the U.
6. Then glue down the pink triangle on the top of the unicorn’s head.
7. Next, glue down a googly eye in the middle of the unicorn’s head.
8. Then use your red marker/crayon to draw a smile for the unicorn and the grey marker/crayon to decorate the unicorn’s horn.
9. Next cut 8-10 pieces of wrapping ribbon, half longer, half a little shorter.
10. Then use your tape to stick the shorter lengths of wrapping ribbon by the unicorn’s horn for its mane.
11. Finally, tape the longer pieces of wrapping ribbon on the top left corner of the U for its tail.