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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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