Free Printable Tornado Stencils & Templates

Whirl into learning with these printable tornado templates! With their swirling, funnel-shaped designs, they're a great way to explore the wild side of weather in a safe and creative way. Colour them, cut them out and use them for weather and science lessons or a dramatic storm scene. Download and print them for free, then pick a twister below and print the full-size image.

The science of storms

Tornadoes — also called twisters — are powerful, spinning columns of air that reach from a storm cloud right down to the ground. They're a great topic for a weather or science unit. Pair the craft with a classic hands-on experiment: make a "tornado in a jar" with water and a swirl of your hand to see how that funnel shape forms.

Build a stormy scene

Set the scene by adding dark storm clouds and a flash of lightning above your tornado. Then, when the storm passes, finish the story with a calm rainbow.

Stay weather-safe

Tornado crafts are also a gentle way to talk about staying safe in a storm — like knowing to go to a small room on the lowest floor away from windows. Turning a scary topic into a calm chat (and a craft) helps children feel prepared rather than worried.