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Looking for the perfect welcome-back, new academic year, first week back activity that children love and teachers can prep in seconds?

You’ve seen them all over social media, now is the chance to create your own Action Figure/ Toy character in a box… as a brilliant warm-up, starter, class activity, as you learn your new class through a fun and engaging activity which can be used to create your first wall display!

Kick off the new school year with this fun, creative “Create Your Own Action Figure” worksheet! Designed with a playful toy-packaging theme, this activity gives pupils the chance to introduce themselves in a way that feels fresh, exciting and memorable.

Children get space to:

• Write their name and class/school logo
• Draw themselves in a tall “action figure” box
• Personalise their packaging with three favourite things in dedicated drawing spaces

This versatile worksheet works beautifully as:

A Welcome Week icebreaker

A Back-to-School “getting to know you” starter

A fun creativity booster at any age level

No matter the year group, pupils love showing off their personalities while teachers save time with a ready-to-use, low-prep activity.

To make life even easier, this pack includes a ChatGPT prompt so you can instantly create your own example Action Figure/ Toy in a Box to share with your class. It’s quick, inspiring, and guaranteed to get the creativity flowing!

• Engages children of all ages
• Encourages creativity, discussion, and self-expression
• Flexible for primary or secondary classrooms
• Perfect for displays, icebreakers, and settling into a new term

Make your pupils the heroes of their own learning journey this year — starting with their very own action figure!