175 + Summer Crafts for Kids

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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

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 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 - 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

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

Outdoor Summer Crafts

99. Sand Slime
100. Nature Impression Craft
101. Sponge Sailboat
102. Thumbprint Art For Kids
103. Painted emoji rocks
104. Bark Owl Craft
105. Ocean View Shadow Box
106. Sharpie Dot Flower Pot
107. Pop Bottle Firefly
108. Straw Windpipe Music Craft for Kids
109. Yarn painting
110. Paper Roll Dragon
111. Origami fish
112. Marbled paper
113. Balloon Rocket
114. Jello Soap
115. Beautiful colored seashells
116. Paper pinwheels
117. Foam Sand
118. Heart String Art
119. Decorate a tote bag
120. Comic book templates
121. Bottle Print Button Flowers
122. Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones
123. Glue and watercolor resist
124. Bubble Print Butterflies
125. Summer Fruit Fans
126. Light Up Mason Jar Aquariums
127. Decorating a t-shirt with sandpaper and crayons
128. Marshmallow Shooters
129. Embossed foil artwork
130. Tie dye a beach towel
131. Paper Bag Tiara
132. Popsicle Stick Frog
133. Beautiful Beaded Wind Chime
134. Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun
135. Hawaiian Leis
136. Ladybird string art
137. Summer Pencil Holders
138. Seahorse craft

Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

139. Popsicle Craft
140. Tic Tac Toe Rocks Activity or Gift
141. Paper Plate Bee Craft
142. Paper plate octopus
143. Button flower
144. Paper Plate Turtle
145. Sponge painted ice cream
146. Ripped paper watermelon
147. Paper Plate Flower Craft
148. Doily sun
149. Paper Rainbow Kid Craft
150. DIY: Sidewalk Chalk "Pops"
151. Paper Dinosaur Hat
152. Squirt Gun Painting
153. Paper Plate Jellyfish
154. Make and fly a kite
155. Paper plate butterflies
156. Bubble wrap starfish
157. Paper bowl ice cream
158. Homemade air dry clay recipe
159. Craft Stick Flower Pots
160. Simple Paper Flower
161. Ivory Soap Experiment
162. Ribbon Wands
163. Pineapple Thumbprint Art
164. Paper plate crab
165. CD Wind Spinner
166. Pom Pom Caterpillar
167. Thumbprint Dandelion
168. Paper plate sea collage
169. Super Soaker Sponge Balls

Craft Ideas for Summer Events

170. Friendship pins
171. Ribbon Bookmark
172. Flower Crown Spring Craft
173. Clothespin Airplanes
174. Friendship pins
175. Flower Crown Spring Craft