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Circus Crafts and Carnival Themed Projects

Whether you are planning a circus themed birthday party or a special lesson plan, you will find some useful activities here.

Circus Bead Patterns

Themed list of free beaded safety pin patterns.

Circus Day

What a great reason to celebrate on May 19th. Find ideas for crafts, games, and other activities.

Circus Song

Learn the words to this Circus Song.

Clown Coloring Book Page

Print out and color or decorate this clown coloring book page.

Clown Face Coloring Book Page

Print out and color or decorate this clown face coloring book page.

Clown Hat Craft

Your child will not only have a ball making this clown hat but also dressing up like a clown with it.

Clown Face Pattern Coloring Page

Download this free coloring page. Print out and color or decorate this clown face pattern coloring page.

Clown Pumpkin

Check out this photo of a fun clown jack-o-lantern submitted by Candace Shaw.

Clown Hat

See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Clown Pattern

Check out this wonderful clown pumpkin carving pattern submitted by Tony Henry.

Cotton Candy Costume

Find out how to make this simple yet creative Halloween costume. Follow these directions and you can dress up as cotton candy.

Cotton Candy Craft

No trip to the circus is complete without getting some sweet, sticky cotton candy. This craft may not be sweet and sticky, but it sure looks like the real thing.

Elephant Ears Headband

Instructions for making a headband that looks like elephant ears.

Elephant Puppet Craft

Make this elephant puppet out of a paper plate.

Elephant Trunks Craft

Make this elephant trunk out of a paper towel roll!

Fingerprint Balloon Picture

Kids both young and old will enjoy this fun, yet simple, fingerprint art project.

Fingerprint Balloon Picture

See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Five Little Clowns Song

Learn the words to this Five Little Clowns Song.

Lions Face Craft

Instructions to make a lion's faces out of a paper plate.

National Clown Week

Celebrated during the 1st week of August. Find ideas for crafts, games, and other activities.

Three Big Elephants Song

Learn the words to this Three Big Elephants Song.

Yo-Yo Clown Doll

Use your fabric scraps to make yo-yos, then transform those yo-yos in to a fun clown.

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