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17 Free Printable Square Templates
Are you looking for different size squares to use for your next craft or scrap booking project? Or perhaps you’re looking for printable squares to use as part of educational activities for the kids? With our collection of free printable square templates, you will find the perfect square shapes to meet all your needs.
A square might be one of the most basic shapes, but trying to draw one perfectly can be very tricky! We’ve done the hard work for you by making these fantastic square templates that are ready to download and print, so you can start using them for all kinds of projects straight away.
So whether you’re adding squares to your homemade cards or scrap books, practicing multiplication with the kids or just enjoying some coloring or shape tracing practice, we have a fantastic variety of square sizes to suit your needs.
1 Inch Square Template Free
This 1-inch square template free download is ideal for small projects and craft activities. Create your own cute gift tags for small gifts, or use them to add interest on homemade greetings cards.
This size of square templates is also perfect for all kinds of educational activities. Children can practice tracing, coloring, cutting, and other fine motor skills with these printable templates. You can also use them for mathematics activities such as writing different sequences of numbers (odd numbers, even numbers, multiples of ten and so on).
1.5 Inch Square Template
Our 1.5 inch square template has five rows of squares. These squares are a great size for creating small labels to use around the home, for your business, or just for fun. Try printing the template straight onto sticky paper, so all you need to do is cut the squares out and peel off the back to create your own labels.
Another great idea is to print the squares onto different colored card, cut them out and then combine them with our other sizes of squares. The kids can then create some fabulous mosaic pictures or pattern blocks.
2 Inch Blank Square
This template sheet includes four rows of three 2 inch squares. This download is great for practicing multiplication. For an interactive mathematics challenge, ask the children to roll a dice and write the number in the first square, then roll it again and write the second number in the next square. Can they multiply the numbers together and write the result in the last square on that row?
2.5 Inch Square Templates
These square templates are great for all kinds of arts and craft activities, and are the perfect size for making larger gift tags. Each square is sized at 2.5 inches and there are three rows of three. This template is also perfect for playing the classic game noughts and crosses! Ask the children to make marks directly onto the paper, or you could make some small counters to use on the grid from some of our smaller squares or our circle templates.
3 Inch Blank Square
These 3 inch blank squares are handy for lots of different arts and crafts projects, or to practice tracing the shape of a square. You could also use this size of square to create your own memory game. Cut out the squares, then ask the children to draw pictures on one side of each square and color the other side. Mix the cards up, then face the picture side of each card down to play – can you remember which picture is on each card?
3.5 Inch Printble Square Template
These printable square templates are sized at 3.5-inches and there are two rows of two squares. These shapes are ideal for drawing activities. Use a square as the start of a house or skyscraper, and then add a roof and windows.
You could also create a funny robot by using a square for the body, one of our smaller squares for the head, and adding arms and legs and even some googly eyes
4 Inch Square Templates
These templates are sized at 4-inches and there are
three squares on the page.
One fun activity to help your child learn about sizes and shapes is to cut out a different sized square from each of our templates, then mix the squares up. Next, ask your little one to make a pile starting from the biggest square to the smallest on top. These 4-inch squares should be around the middle of the pile!
4.5 Inch Square Printables
These squares templates are sized at 4.5 inches and there are two squares on the page.
This size of square is great for all kinds of craft and art projects. Your child could make their own coaster for drinks by drawing a picture on one of the squares. You could then laminate their design, or stick onto cardboard or cork and paint with clear varnish to protect their design. You could even make a matching place mat using one of our larger squares.
5 Inch Printable Square
Does your little one need help practicing how to draw a square? Why not print out these two 5 inch printable squares, then place a piece of tracing paper over the top and ask your child to use a pencil to carefully copy the outline. It’s a great activity for improving fine motor skills and concentration. They can color in the squares too once they have finished tracing them.
5.5 Inch Free Square Template
This free square template contains one 5.5-inch square. For
a fun learning activity for younger children, ask them to roll out a thin sheet
of colored play dough. Next, place the 5.5-inch square on top of the play
dough and ask your little one to cut out the square shape. It’s a fun way to practice cutting skills and learn more about shapes, too!
Printable 6 inch Square Template
This printable 6-inch square template is great for home decorating projects, crafts, or a stencil whenever you need to use a perfectly measured square. For a fun craft project, print and cut out lots of squares and ask the children to decorate each one with patterns and pictures. Then stick all of the squares together to make a giant colorful mural to hang at home or in the classroom.
6.5 Inch Square Template
This 6.5-inch square template contains one square and is a
perfect size for making your own scrapbook. Print and cut out each square, then either staple together or punch a hole through each square page and fasten together using ribbon or string.
7 Inch Large Square Template
This large square template holds one 7-inch square. You can use it for stenciling square designs onto your walls as part of a home decorating project , or use in classrooms as part of displays. Cut out squares in different colored card or paper then glue writing or art projects onto each square before putting them up on classroom walls.
7.5 Inch Square Template
This printable contains one 7.5 inch square. It’s the perfect size for making your own signs for a school fair or for a small business.
If you’re looking for a fun activity for the kids, print and cut out squares from black and white card and stick them together in an alternate pattern to create a giant checkers board!
8 Inch Printable Square Template
This printable square template measures in at 8-inches and there is one square on the page. This is the perfect size for crafts that include folding or origami. Decorate your home for Christmas and winter by folding your square and cutting patterns to create beautiful paper snowflakes. There are lots of great tutorials on how to do this online, such as this one at marthastewart.com.
Different Size Squares
This printable template contains squares in lots of different sizes, all on one handy print-out. It includes a 1-inch, 2-inch, 3-inch, 4-inch and 5-inch square, with each square clearly labelled so you can tell which one is which.
Conclusion
Whether you use our printable square templates for craft activities, teaching mathematics to the kids, or decorating your home, with so many to choose from you won’t need to worry about finding the perfect square ever again!
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