Friendship SEL Craft | Buddy Backpack Friendship Qualities Activity

Preschool & Kindergarten Social Emotional Learning. Help young learners understand what it means to be a good friend with this hands-on Friendship SEL Craft designed especially for PreK and Kindergarten students.

In this interactive activity, children place friendship qualities stickers into a Buddy Backpack, helping them visually and concretely explore the behaviors that make someone a good friend at school. This craft turns abstract social skills into simple, meaningful actions that young learners can understand and remember.

🌟 What Students Will Do

Students will:

• Identify positive friendship qualities

• Choose friendship behavior stickers

• Place the qualities inside their Buddy Backpack

• Talk about how friends help, share, listen, and care

This visual approach helps children connect actions with emotions and understand that being a good friend means carrying kind choices with them wherever they go.

📦 What’s Included

✔ Buddy Backpack craft template

✔ Friendship qualities stickers (kid-friendly visuals)

✔ Black and white options for easy printing

✔ Simple, clear instructions

✔ Name strips for student personalization

💛 Friendship Skills Taught

• Kindness

• Sharing

• Helping others

• Listening

• Respect

• Caring for friends

• Classroom community building

Designed for Little Learners

This resource is intentionally created for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and early special education classrooms.

Each page uses:

• Clear, concrete language

• Simple visuals

• Minimal distractions

• Developmentally appropriate actions

Perfect for children who are just beginning to navigate friendships at school.

🏫 How Teachers Use This Craft

• SEL whole-group lessons

• Small group social skills instruction

• Counseling and intervention sessions

• Beginning-of-year community building

• Friendship week or kindness activities