February 17, 2023 //  by Alison Vrana

Unicorns are all the rage with kids! From fun unicorn crafts to educational unicorn activities for kids, students will love our collection of 20 unicorn activity ideas. These activities can be adapted for any grade level, but they are especially useful for preschool, kindergarten, and lower elementary classrooms. Here are 20 Unique Unicorn Activities!  Semi-Gem Worry Stone

This crafty unicorn activity uses watercolors and straws to make a beautiful unicorn. Kids will use different colors and blow the paint in different directions to make their unicorn’s mane. They can also color the unicorn to make it even more eye-catching.

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This cute unicorn craft makes a unicorn jump over a rainbow. Even more fun, the unicorn moves! Kids will use a paper plate, paint, a popsicle stick, markers, and a unicorn cut out to make their version of the craft. 

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Students can make a unicorn puppet and put it on a play. Kids will choose different colors of yarn to make their unicorn’s mane and tail. This puppet is really cool because each kid will make a unique, mythical unicorn that they can then use to tell a special story.

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This art activity is perfect to add to a fairy tale or mythology unit. Students will make a stained glass unicorn using white poster board and acetate gels. The template is included for students to use to create the perfect unicorn. Then, kids can display their unicorns in the windows of the classroom. 

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Students will love this unicorn-themed game. They must try to throw the pom poms into a rainbow. Students have to try and get the number of pom poms in the rainbow that is designated on their unicorn cards. This activity helps students work on fine motor skills and there are a bunch of ways to vary the game. 

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This STEM activity has kids create unicorn slime using common household items. Students can create dark unicorn slime or fun, rainbow-colored slime using food coloring. 

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This activity is two-fold: kids make the play dough and then they use it to make unicorn-themed creations like rainbows! Students will make the play dough using flour, salt, water, oil, cream of tartar, and food coloring. 

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Sensory bins are great tools- especially for students with special needs or young students learning to explore textures and sensations. This sensory bin includes unicorn figurines, marshmallows, sprinkles, and coconut. Kids will love having fun with unicorns!

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This cute, unicorn-themed game helps teach kids their sight words and then helps them practice. Kids move through the rainbow by correctly identifying the words. The game is editable so you can use words that fit your lessons. Kids can play against each other to win prizes. 

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This activity is great for preschoolers and kindergartners learning consonant-vowel-consonant word cluster sounds. Students match the letters with an image of the word that the letters represent. Each card has a cute unicorn and rainbow design.

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For this activity, kids will put puzzles together that represent sounds. For example, students will match the letter “t” with “turtle” and “tomato”. They can complete each puzzle with a partner or individual. This is a perfect activity for stations. 

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Read-aloud is a great tool for early learners, and there are plenty of books that fit a unicorn theme. One of the best ones is called First Day of Unicorn School by Jess Hernandez. This is a fun book to read on the first day of school to help kids get comfortable in their new environment and excited to learn.

Thelma the Unicorn is a great book for a close reading study for kindergartners. Kids can read the book; focusing on comprehension skills and phonemic awareness, and then complete the activities in the activity book to predict, connect, and summarize. They can also complete the unicorn coloring pages. 

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Unicorn themes are a great way to start a unit study on the letter “U”. Students learn how to write both the uppercase and lowercase versions of the letter using a unicorn printable with traceable letters. This activity page also includes a word search for extra practice.

This online puzzle makes the cutest unicorn visual. Students can complete the puzzle on the computer. This activity helps kids with fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and pattern recognition. 

This composing activity is perfect for the little musician in your family. Students will compose their own unicorn melody using this composition guide. This lesson is a fun unicorn idea that kids will love. They will also enjoy sharing their melodies with peers.

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Have your class make unicorn crowns to celebrate National Unicorn Day! This lesson focuses on helping students identify the qualities of a good citizen and then think about how they can be good citizens themselves. 

This is an epic unicorn idea where kids will make their own unicorn horse that they can actually “ride”. They will decorate the unicorn with different colors and yarn. Kids will love showing off their colorful unicorns as they ride around the class. 

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This make-and-take craft is so fun- especially for upper-level elementary students. Kids will make bath bombs using baking soda, cream of tartar, and food coloring. When they take the bath bomb home, they can see the chemical reaction that brings their unicorn bomb to life!

Tote Bags This game is a twist on the classic game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. This is a fun game where each kid will be blindfolded, spun in a circle, and will then have to try and pin the horn onto the unicorn. The student that gets closest to the actual horn wins the game!