Time to get building! These printable hammer templates are ready to colour, cut out and craft. Glue on a couple of paper eyes and your hammer gets a face and a personality, ready for some hands-on fun. They're great for a tools or construction theme, pretend play and fine-motor practice. Download and print them for free, then pick a hammer below and print the full-size image.
Tools and building fun
- Run a "builder" or construction theme and act out fixing and building things
- Match the hammer to other tools and talk about what each one is for
- Spot the letter H and count the nails for some easy early learning
- See where a hammer really gets used over at the blacksmith's forge
A handmade gift for Dad
A hammer is a perfect Father's Day craft for the dad or grandpa who's always fixing things. Cut out a paper hammer and nail "hammering" into a wooden board, add a sweet message like "you've nailed it, Dad!", and you've got a keepsake card he'll love.
Fun fact to share while you craft: the heavy metal head of a hammer is usually made of steel, and people have been using hammers as tools for thousands of years — they're one of the oldest tools in the world.
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