DLTK's Educational Crafts - Learn the Alphabet
FRANKLIN CRAFT  

Franklin books are the favorite of many preschool and kindergarten kids (including mine).  Franklin is made with a toilet paper tube, a printer, a piece of paper, some crayons, scissors, and glue.  I always prefer to use a heavy paper (like construction paper), but it isn't necessary.

• Print out the template of choice.  If using the black and white template, try printing on coloured construction paper.
   
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
   
• Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.
   
• Glue on the head, arms, and legs.
   
• Glue the shell onto the back of the tube.
   
• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
     
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 
  

Template:  color   or   B&W

Printable version of these instructions