Coloring kittens can help kids start to think creatively. Print out free kitten coloring pages (see the first two links in the Resources section) and hand them out with crayons to keep preschoolers busy. To kick it up a notch, hand out pet and animal magazines with childproof scissors. Instruct children to cut out all the pictures of kittens they can find. Hand out letter "K" printouts (see the third link in the Resources section) to your class, and have the children paste pictures of kittens inside the letter "K."
Preschoolers can make paper plates into kittens' faces with acrylic paint, construction paper ear and eye cutouts, pom-pom noses and pipe cleaner whiskers. The kitten face can become a mask if a child glues an ice pop stick to the bottom of the back of the face. If you precut kitten arms, tails, ears, eyes, noses and whiskers out of construction paper, preschoolers can paste the pieces onto a paper bag, making a kitten puppet. Kids can also glue precut kitten pieces to a paper towel roll, making a freestanding craft.
Preschoolers can bring in tin cans, such as coffee tins, to make a painted kitten pencil holder. They can paint tin cans can with acrylic paint and glue precut felt kitten eyes, noses, ears and whiskers onto the cans with craft glue. Kids can also make a kitten collage pencil holder by bringing in glass jars. Hand out pet and animal magazines, and have kids cut or tear out kitten pictures and glue the pictures onto the jar with clear craft glue. The jar can have a glossed-over look if painted over with glue.
Children can make black kittens for Halloween crafts. Hand each preschooler a cardboard cutout of a kitten shape; the children can then crumple and dip small black tissue paper squares into a pot of glue and stick them onto the kitten shapes until they are completely black and look furry. Each child can then add two yellow tissue paper pieces for the eyes. You can also hand out pumpkin coloring pages (see the fourth and fifth links in the Resources section) and have preschoolers design their own kitten face jack-o'-lanterns. They can then hang finished designs on the classroom bulletin board.