A Homemade House

Bring a little creativity to your classroom with this fun A Homemade House craft! Students transform a simple paper bag into a three-dimensional house by colouring, cutting and assembling the different house pieces.
Phonics Connections
This craft can easily be adapted to support different phonics lessons:
• The /ou/ sound – introduce words such as house, mouse, round and cloud. The word house provides a natural connection to the craft.
• The /h/ sound – use the craft to practice house, home, happy and other words beginning with the /h/ sound.
• House Theme – use the activity when teaching vocabulary related to homes, rooms of the house, family or the community.
Classroom Display Idea
Why not turn your classroom into a little neighbourhood?
Once the houses are finished, line them up along a classroom “street” to create a colourful neighbourhood display. Students could add their names to their houses or decorate each one differently, making the finished display a wonderful celebration of their individual creativity.
A Simple Recycling Connection
The houses can be filled with scrunched-up recycled paper rather than using new materials. This is a great opportunity to talk to young learners about recycling and reusing materials and how we can give everyday items a new purpose.
This activity supports fine-motor development, cutting and colouring skills, following instructions, creativity and language development, while giving children a finished craft they can proudly display.

Credits & Copyright
© 2026 Sonyja Murphy. All rights reserved.
This educational resource was created by Sonyja Murphy.
Illustrations in this resource were created with the assistance of AI (ChatGPT by OpenAI) and have been edited and arranged as part of this original educational work.