Looking for lorax crafts for preschool with big yellow mustaches and colorful Truffula trees? There’s plenty of inspiration here, from handprint faces to bright tree collages.
You’ll also find larger decorations for an adult-led project and a couple of animal crafts you could adapt for storytime.
You can keep things simple or go all out with a little forest. Have an adult handle tricky cutting and hot glue.
Supervise small loose pieces closely, or swap them for drawn details.
Lorax faces and Truffula trees to try
handprint mustache plate
We’re starting off strong with this super cute orange plate face. I love how the yellow hand shapes become one enormous mustache.
The little fringed eyebrows are just as adorable.
For your version, trace your child’s hands for the mustache and keep the fingers pointing out to the sides.
tall pink trees
How fun are these pink treetops? The skinny trunks have colorful decorations running down them, with patterned pots underneath.
This is more of an adult-led display project than a little tabletop craft. Let the children choose colors for the pot decorations while you handle the tall tree assembly.
a handprint among the trees
This handprint Lorax may just be one of my favorites here. The orange fingers point down below a big yellow mustache, with blue, pink and purple trees overhead.
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Leave room below your child’s artwork for “I speak for the trees!” The orange border is a lovely finishing touch.
yellow mustache props
Don’t want to make a whole character? No problem! These yellow mustaches on colorful handles give you a smaller project to try.
I especially love the flower-patterned handles. Have an adult prepare the pointed mustache shapes, then let the children decorate their own handles.
green eyes and a giant mustache
I am obsessed with this little orange character. That mustache is almost as wide as the outstretched arms!
The green eyes and open black mouth give the face so much expression. If you’re trying your own version, keep the yellow eyebrows oversized too.
red orange and yellow treetops
If you are looking for a colorful collage idea, this one is for you. Loose tangles of red, orange and pale yellow strands sit above marked stick trunks.
The blue sky and green ground keep the background simple. Try putting one tree lower than the others, just like the yellow one here.
long-legged Lorax figures
These little figures have the funniest long legs. I love the black outlines around the yellow mustaches and orange feet.
Unlike the upright character above, these have limbs spread out around their tube-shaped bodies. An adult could prepare the detailed shapes for children to color.
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one pink potted tree
Don’t want to make a whole forest? This single pink tree is lovely on its own.
The shaggy round top sits above a crooked black-and-white trunk.
Save this as inspiration for an adult-made storytime decoration. For a child’s picture version, try a big pink circle above a wavy striped trunk.
tiny Lorax with a tree
How adorable is this little pair? The round orange Lorax has bent yellow mustache pieces and holds a pink-and-yellow striped tree.
That sparkling purple treetop is my favorite detail. This one uses tiny parts, so I’d keep it as a closely supervised, adult-assisted project.
orange marks and yellow hands
I love how messy the orange marks look here. They spread out behind the yellow hand-shaped mustache, with slanted eyebrows above the eyes.
For your own fork-painted version, use a child-safe fork and washable paint. You don’t need a perfect orange circle to follow this idea.
a colorful potted forest
This tall purple tree looks so cute behind the shorter yellow, blue and orange ones. There’s a whole little forest tucked into those pots!
I love the striped trunk on the tallest tree. Let an adult build the display, then invite the children to choose where each color goes.
orange glasses and yellow eyebrows
Who needs a full costume when you have eyebrows like these? The orange glasses have huge yellow shapes above the eyes and a matching mustache underneath.
Try this as an adult-assisted dress-up craft. Keep the decorations clear of your child’s view and leave the nose and mouth unobstructed.
white plate bird
How sweet is this white swan-style bird? Its long curved neck, orange beak and pointed wing make a lovely separate animal craft rather than a direct Lorax character.
For a Lorax storytime variation, you could use the curved shape as a starting point for your own Swomee-Swan-inspired bird. Let children choose new colors for their version.
mustached flowerpots
These little faces are so cute lined up together. The orange-brown pots have wide eyes, orange noses and yellow strand mustaches.
The stone marked “Unless” is a lovely story detail beside the front pot. You could add a larger handwritten card with the same word to your display instead.
a bear bag puppet
How sweet is that pink heart nose? This is a bear puppet with round ears and brown paws, rather than an unmistakable Lorax character.
You could use the shape as a starting point for a Bar-ba-loot-inspired adaptation. Try a brown oval nose instead of the pink heart and let children draw their own bear’s expression.
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bright trees with striped handles
The blue, yellow and pink treetops are so pretty together. Each round top is covered in crumpled pieces, with a pink-and-yellow striped handle below.
Let children choose a color for their own treetop. The pictured setup includes a hot-glue gun, so leave that tool to an adult.
a layered Truffula forest
This is one of my favorite display ideas on the list. I love the swirling edges on the pink, orange and yellow trees.
There’s even a little stump surrounded by stone shapes at the bottom.
For a group version, an adult could prepare the detailed cutouts while children arrange trees across a blue-and-green background.
orange fish cutout
Give your story scene another character with this orange fish. The long curved body, sweeping fins and big eye make it a fun choice for a Humming-Fish-inspired addition.
The outline has lots of narrow details. Have an adult handle that cutting, or draw a simpler fish shape for preschoolers to color.
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a little forest on a plate
Want the trees and background all in one place? This white plate holds pink, orange and purple treetops above a strip of crumpled green grass.
I especially love the different-colored trunks. Keep the middle tree a little shorter if you want to follow the same arrangement.
a closer look at the tiny Lorax
Last but definitely not least, here’s a closer view of the little Lorax from earlier. This is the same craft rather than a new design, but you can see the curled yellow mustache and tilted eyes more clearly.
Those orange legs and the purple treetop are such a cute combination.
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