We’re Going On A Trip! Free Travel Printables ~ Suitcase Craft, Pretend Passport, and More

Travel Printables Button OK

A Mini-Lesson in World Cultures

Updated March 14, 2018

Yesterday my preschooler and I packed our suitcases and went on a trip…to ancient Persia.  We slept overnight in a hotel, then jumped on a train (yes, a train) and traveled to South America for breakfast!Brown Suitcase Craft with Pretend Passport Closed

Disclosure: Some of the links on this post are affiliate links to Amazon.com and Little Passports, and I will receive a small commission if they are used to make a purchase. However, I only recommend products and companies that I believe will benefit my readers.

Ok, I’ll admit, my daughter’s bedroom doubled as Persia, and the dining room was South America, but we had a great trip nonetheless!  I prepared the suitcase craft the night before, and we assembled it in the morning.

We then “traveled” to her bedroom where I read “Leyla and the Lamp” from the book Stories from Around the World (this past week she’s asked to read this story 4 times – it’s her favorite in the book so far).  We jumped on a train (yes, I know it should have been a plane, boat, or time traveling machine) and went to the dining room!   After some toast and jelly, I read the story “How Birds Got Bright Feathers” (from the same storybook).

Blue Suitcase Craft OpenMy child loves pretending, but I’m not the best at it.  The suitcase craft and storybook gave me something tangible to start with, and it really wasn’t much effort.  (Well, except for creating the printables; but it was worth it.  And now it is already done – I just have to print them out next time!)   M loved making the suitcase and then “packing” it.  She gave me the idea for the inside pockets.  She’s playing with the suitcases again today – a good sign of a successful crafting venture!

For more ideas for teaching about different countries, please see my post World Cultures Lesson Ideas – Part 1 – For Preschool & Kindergarten.

If you have older children (5 – 10 years old), you may be interested in a Little Passports subscription – each month your child(ren) will receive a package with activities related to a different country.  For the first month, they receive a suitcase and a wall map!  To read my review, please click here.

Craft Instructions and Free Printables

I have split up the original post written in 2014 because my kind readers let me know that the PDF printables on one long post were hard to find! The new links are below:

Please let me know how you enjoyed your trips!  Thank you for visiting Cotton Ridge Homeschool!

Disclosure: Some of the links on this post are affiliate links to Amazon.com and Little Passports, and I will receive a small commission if they are used to make a purchase. However, I only recommend products and companies that I believe will benefit my readers.

Copyright 2018 Kathryn Depew

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.