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    Home » Let's Have Fun » Crafts

    175 + Summer Crafts for Kids

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    Looking for summer crafts for kids that can help with the summer boredom? Here are over 175 summer crafts for kids that will give the kids plenty of ideas on those long summer days. 

    175+ Summer Craft Ideas for Kids

    175+ Summer Craft Ideas for Kids

    We love to craft but I think we craft the most when we are dealing with those long summer days. There are so many days that the kids will start to bicker or just whine because simply they are bored. When kids are bored, the summer feels very long. If you are tired of dealing with summer boredom, get the kids crafting with these summer crafts for kids. 

    Crafting doesn’t have to be hard. Summer craft for kids doesn’t have to cost a lot. Fun summer crafts for kids can be inexpensive, easy and made from household materials. Some crafts might require more supplies, but with this list over 175 summer crafts to choose from. 

    dying shirts Kool-aid

    Tie Dye T-shirt This is always a fun craft. Kids love to wear things that they make and with this Tie Dye Craft, you don’t need special supplies. Just Koolade, a White piece of clothing and some containers. It is that simple. 

    how to make fingerprint heart crafts

    Valentine’s Day Flower Pot Craft Why am I including a Valentine’s Day craft in with Summer crafts, because it is actually just hearts on the flower pot, using a finger as the paint brushes. 

    tospy turvy flower pot

    Topsy Turvy Flower Pots I love how beautiful these pots Topsy Turvy Plant Holder is. It is easy to make. Kids will love planting them and painting the pots. 

    bird bath

    Flower Pot DIY Bird Bath – Kids love having a reason to play with water. Kids as young as 2 can make this birdbath craft but it is still fun enough for older kids, including teens and adults. 

    make a bird house using recycled materials

    Build a birdhouse – If you have birdfeeders around the area, and have made the birdbath, you need to make some birdhouses for your feathery friends to stay in. 

    Upcycled Plastic Bottle Diy Birdhouse– This Upcycled Plastic Bottle DIY Birdhouse is so easy to make. It is a simple craft for kids to make and since it is made from recycled materials, it is an almost free project. This is the best simple diy birdhouses you can make.

    turtle

    Making a Terra Cotta Turtle Garden Decorations How Cute are these turtle? You can make several around and have them around the yard. 

    Looking for a fun garden decoration that you can make with the kids? These lady bug golf balls are easy to make and so cute.

    Lady Bug Golf Ball Garden Decoration I love to take these cute little ladybugs and tuck them into different potted plants or on the gardens. The kids love painting them. 

    daffodil

    Daffodil Paper Flowers Craft Paper flowers are always fun to make. Kids can use these paper flowers to decorate their rooms and everywhere else. 

    Make a Magic Wand – Kids love magic wands. Let kids get their wizard on when making these very easy Magic Wands. 

    Make Your Own Felt Board When I was working in a preschool, the kids loved making felt boards and pieces for their felt board. It is a great way to create fun around a favorite tv show or book. 

    Handprint Sun – You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine. Help kids create these cool suns to decorate their walls. 

    Make a Kite– Kites are so fun. It gets kids running fast and lets them get their creativity on. These kites are perfect for kids who might too young to handle real kites. 

    fireworks salt painting on black construction paper

    Fireworks Salt Painting – Try this simple Fireworks Salt painting. It is a quick and easy craft that kids will love. Create some salt art today. Check out the video!

    Indoor Summer Crafts

    1. Nautical Seashell Picture Frame Craft
    2. DIY Ladybug Craft
    3. Coffee Filter Butterflies
    4. Easter Eggs Fireflies
    5. Clothespin Bird Craft
    6. Bubbles Painting
    7. Rainbow Paper Dahlia Flowers
    8. Flip Flop Wreath
    9. Magnetic Slime
    10. Pinecone Pineapple
    11. Recycled Boat
    12. Coffee filter sun
    13. Bow-Tie Noodle Butterfly Craft
    14. Pine Cone Roses
    15. Floating chalk prints
    16. Dream catcher
    17. Paper Plate Dreamcatchers
    18. Sea shell decorations
    19. Pineapple Mason Jar
    20. Pool Noodle Rocket Flinger
    21. Peg paper plate sun
    22. Caterpillar Pom Pom Craft
    23. Footprints in the Sand
    24. Melted Bead Suncatcher
    25. DIY Dreamcatchers
    26. Fairy Lanterns from Mason Jars
    27. Cute mini unicorn notebook
    28. Canvas String Art Graffiti
    29. Suncatcher Kid Crafts
    30. Photos to create fun drawings
    31. Pineapple candles
    32. Hand Painted Mini Cactus
    33. Rainbow name art
    34. Newspaper shark craft
    35. Jellyfish Salt Painting Activity For Kids
    36. Handprint Calendar
    37. Cupcake liner jellyfish
    38. Mini Mason Jar Aquariums
    39. Paper ninja stars
    40. Pipe Cleaner Monkey
    41. Rainbow Paper Flowers
    42. Pine Cone Firefly
    43. Easy DIY Macrame Friendship Bracelets
    44. Make these fun seashell necklaces
    45. Glow in the Dark Bubbles
    46. Cute mini unicorn notebook
    47. Rainbow name art
    48. Bottle Cap Bugs
    49. Paper boat
    50. Clothespin Airplanes
    51. Egg Carton Turtles
    52. Newspaper shark craft
    53. Cupcake Liner Flowers
    54. Fun mosaic from Lego
    55. Canvas String Art Graffiti
    56. Animal painted mason jars
    57. Glow in the Dark Jellyfish
    58. Paper Plate Bee Craft
    59. Suncatcher Kid Crafts
    60. Ocean View Shadow Box
    61. Ribbon Bookmark
    62. Crepe paper flower bracelets
    63. DIY Pop Sockets
    64. Photos to create fun drawings
    65. Hand Painted Mini Cactus
    66. Spinning 3D Hot Air Balloon
    67. Draw Animals with Letters and Numbers
    68. Suncatcher Jellyfish Kids Craft
    69. Bottle Print Button Flowers
    70. Marble Maze
    71. Rock Photo Holders
    72. Marshmallow and Toothpick Buildings
    73. Cute washer necklaces
    74. Colored tape to create colorful artworks
    75. Cute fairy tale terrarium
    76. Fish in a Bag Slime
    77. Summer Planter Pots to Create
    78. Hyacinth Flower Craft
    79. Leakproof Experiment
    80. Fairy House
    81. Marbling with nail polish.
    82. Special Fireworks Drawing
    83. DIY Fireflies
    84. Keychains with perler beads
    85. Cereal Box Aquarium
    86. Lava Lamp
    87. Mason Jar Fairy Lights

    Outdoor Summer Crafts

    1. Sand Slime
    2. Nature Impression Craft
    3. Sponge Sailboat
    4. Thumbprint Art For Kids
    5. Painted emoji rocks
    6. Bark Owl Craft
    7. Ocean View Shadow Box
    8. Sharpie Dot Flower Pot
    9. Pop Bottle Firefly
    10. Straw Windpipe Music Craft for Kids
    11. Yarn painting
    12. Paper Roll Dragon
    13. Origami fish
    14. Marbled paper
    15. Balloon Rocket
    16. Jello Soap
    17. Beautiful colored seashells
    18. Paper pinwheels
    19. Foam Sand
    20. Heart String Art
    21. Decorate a tote bag
    22. Comic book templates
    23. Bottle Print Button Flowers
    24. Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones
    25. Glue and watercolor resist
    26. Bubble Print Butterflies
    27. Summer Fruit Fans
    28. Light Up Mason Jar Aquariums
    29. Decorating a t-shirt with sandpaper and crayons
    30. Marshmallow Shooters
    31. Embossed foil artwork
    32. Tie dye a beach towel
    33. Paper Bag Tiara
    34. Popsicle Stick Frog
    35. Beautiful Beaded Wind Chime
    36. Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun
    37. Hawaiian Leis
    38. Ladybird string art
    39. Summer Pencil Holders
    40. Seahorse craft

    Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

    1. Popsicle Craft
    2. Tic Tac Toe Rocks Activity or Gift
    3. Paper Plate Bee Craft
    4. Paper plate octopus
    5. Button flower
    6. Paper Plate Turtle
    7. Sponge painted ice cream
    8. Ripped paper watermelon
    9. Paper Plate Flower Craft
    10. Doily sun
    11. Paper Rainbow Kid Craft
    12. DIY: Sidewalk Chalk “Pops”
    13. Paper Dinosaur Hat
    14. Squirt Gun Painting
    15. Paper Plate Jellyfish
    16. Make and fly a kite
    17. Paper plate butterflies
    18. Bubble wrap starfish
    19. Paper bowl ice cream
    20. Homemade air dry clay recipe
    21. Craft Stick Flower Pots
    22. Simple Paper Flower
    23. Ivory Soap Experiment
    24. Ribbon Wands
    25. Pineapple Thumbprint Art
    26. Paper plate crab
    27. CD Wind Spinner
    28. Pom Pom Caterpillar
    29. Thumbprint Dandelion
    30. Paper plate sea collage
    31. Super Soaker Sponge Balls

    Craft Ideas for Summer Events

    1. Friendship pins
    2. Ribbon Bookmark
    3. Flower Crown Spring Craft
    4. Clothespin Airplanes
    5. Friendship pins
    6. Flower Crown Spring Craft

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    I love to knit and can often be found working on a project.

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