I’ve been looking for a fun way to help teach my children about the continents and world geography. This free printable passport activity, “My Continents Passport”, was the perfect answer to making world geography fun and just in time for National Geography Week. You and your kids can create a My Continents Passport using my free passport template for kids. Use the easy instructions and once the passport craft is put together, let your little ones begin filling in their pretend printable passport for kids as they learn about the different continents! Not only is this geography craft educational, it makes a super cute keepsake.
This educational pretend passport template post was first published on November 12, 2015. I have made a few updates and included a free printable passport pdf for your personal use.
Make World Geography For Kids Fun With This Free Printable Passport Activity
Craft Supplies:
- Blue Card Stock
- White Printer Paper
- Printer
- Embroidery Thread or Thin String
- Needle
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
Kids Passport Craft Instructions:
Begin by printing each of the pages for the printable passport for kids included in this post. There is a passport cover, a passport photo page, and a passport craft template sheet for each continent. The passport template for kids is at the end of this post.
Cut the blue card stock 6″ x 7″ so that when folded it becomes a 6″ x 3 1/2″ book.
Next, cut out the passport cover circle and add it to the cover page of each book using hot glue.
You will then need to cut and fold 2 pieces of white paper to be 6″ x 3 1/2″ when folded. This will give you 8 pages (using the front and back) inside your pretend passport book.
Place the folded white pages inside the blue card stock cover.
How To Sew The Passport Template Pages Into A Passport Book
Thread about 15″ of string onto the needle. Feed the needle and string through the book as shown.
Step 1. Feed the needle and thread through the center of the white pages and out the backside of the blue. Make sure to hold a ‘tail” of thread in the inside of the book to tie off at the end.
Step 2. Feed the needle back through the blue, about 2″ to either side of the center and back through the white.
Step 3. Feed the needle back through the same center hole first used and out the back again.
Step 4. Feed the needle and thread back through the blue, this time about 2″ to the other side of the center.
Step 5. Slip the needle and thread under the loop of thread and pull tight.
Step 6. Tie the thread in a knot and trim.
Cut the passport photo page and the printable passport template pages for each continent and paste onto each white page inside the passport craft book. Now each child should have their very own passport (well, play passport not real passport)!
This Pretend Passport Printable For Kids Is Such A Fun Learning Activity
Once the passport craft is complete, your kids can begin to personalize their free printable passport activity book. Let your children paste a photo of themselves to the passport photo page. Then have them fill in the information about themselves including full name and date of birth. The photo and personal information page of the kids passport is a great time to explain to kids that each country issues passports to citizens of that country after they fill out passport applications. Citizenship is most often based upon place of birth so if your kids were born in the United States they are U.S. Citizens.
As you teach the kids about the different continents they can add information to the blank pages provided for each continent. Have them write down major countries with the capital city for each continent on the 2-page spread.
Talk about the weather and things that each continent is known for geographically. Introduce them to world culture and a few interesting facts about various countries.
You can even let them earn “Visa stamps” for filling the page with basic knowledge of foreign lands or for completing a country research project. They could also earn passport stamps for drawing flags of different countries on the corresponding continent page.
If you have been on family travels outside of the USA, ask your kids what continent they visited? For example, if you took a trip to Hard Rock Punta Cana, do they know which continent they visited? It could also be a pretend trip and you could learn about a country to qualify as a visit.
Conclusion
This printable pretend passport for kids is a great world geography craft to create with your kids that will be fun and help them learn! There are so many great ways to make learning fun and prevent summer learning slide for our little ones! This is the perfect pretend travel adventure kit for kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders too.
This play passport activity for kids is a great way to let them learn while they imagine and learn. Do you think your kids will enjoy learning World Geography For Kids through this free printable passport activity? If you are looking for geography activities for kids, they are sure to enjoy this pretend passport printable. Share your kids passport craft on social media @familyfocusblog.
Free Printable Passport Template For Kids
I hope enjoy this free passport craft template. Simply right click on each passport craft template below to print! Or drag image to desktop and then click on it and then click on file from the top menu bar and choose print. Alternatively, I have made two pdf files to make printing easy- passport template pdf and continents pdf.
Have fun using this kids passport template. We hope your children enjoy their learning journey and you enjoy the passport keepsake. I’d love to see how your child’s international passport came out and hear if they enjoyed it! Tag us with @familyfocusblog #familyfocusblog on social media.
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Karel says
This printable geography craft is amazing. Thank you. This passport template for kids will be great for geography lessons and a fun way to keep track of the countries we have learned about.
Maria says
I love your passport craft ideas. This pretend passport will be so fun for my kids. Thanks!
Shoukat Ali says
What a creative and fun way to engage kids in both learning and crafting! The printable passport idea is such a unique way to introduce children to the world of travel and cultures while allowing them to explore their own creativity. It’s not only a fantastic educational tool but also a hands-on activity that would surely keep little ones entertained. I love how you’ve combined fun and learning in such a simple yet effective way—this is definitely going on my list of activities to try with my kids! Great job, Racquel
Aatif Farooq says
What a fun and creative way to teach kids about travel and cultures! The printable passport is a great mix of learning and crafting, keeping kids engaged and entertained. I love how you’ve made education hands-on and enjoyable!
Utkarsh Gupta says
Fun and creativity are the wings of childhood—where imagination takes flight and every moment becomes a chance to explore, dream, and discover!
Ike says
This creative approach to teaching geography is both engaging and educational. Incorporating a hands-on craft like the Continents Passport Card makes learning memorable for children. Using this activity to connect with real-world cultural experiences and global awareness will add even more depth to its educational impact.