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.
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 wine 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.
Fun 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.
Make A Garden Bird Bath- Flower Pot Crafts 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.
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.
Paper Daffodil Craft | Paper Flowers 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!
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Need more ideas for Summer Crafts?
- Coffee Filter Butterflies
- Paper and peg butterflies
- Easter Eggs Fireflies
- Clothespin Bird Craft
- Bark Owl Craft
- Mason Jar Fairy Lights
- Seahorse craft
- Nature Impression Craft
- Paper Bag Tiara
- Popsicle Stick Frog
- Beautiful Beaded Wind Chime
- Popsicle Stick Mosaic Sun
- Hawaiian Leis
- Thumbprint Dandelion
- Summer Pencil Holders
- Paper plate sea collage
- Super Soaker Sponge Balls
- Ladybird string art
- Ivory Soap Experiment
- Ribbon Wands
- Pineapple Thumbprint Art
- Paper plate crab
- CD Wind Spinner
- Pom Pom Caterpillar
- Fairy House
- Marbling with nail polish.
- Special Fireworks Drawing
- DIY Fireflies
- Keychains with perler beads
- Birdhouse Craft
- Cereal Box Aquarium
- Lava Lamp
- Rock Ladybug
- Floating chalk prints
- Dream catcher
- Paper Plate Dreamcatchers
- Sea shell decorations
- Pineapple Mason Jar
- Pool Noodle Rocket Flinger
- Peg paper plate sun
- Rainbow Paper Dahlia Flowers
- Flip Flop Wreath
- Magnetic Slime
- Pinecone Pineapple
- Recycled Boat
- Coffee filter sun
- Bow-Tie Noodle Butterfly Craft
- Pine Cone Roses
- Craft Stick Flower Pots
- Simple Paper Flower
- Pipe Cleaner Monkey
- Decorate a tote bag
- Comic book templates
- Bottle Print Button Flowers
- Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones
- Glue and watercolor resist
- Bubble Print Butterflies
- Summer Fruit Fans
- Bubble wrap starfish
- Light Up Mason Jar Aquariums
- Paper Tube Butterflies
- Decorating a t-shirt with sandpaper and crayons
- Marshmallow Shooters
- Embossed foil artwork
- Rock Photo Holders
- Squirt Gun Painting
- Tie dye a beach towel
- Rainbow Paper Flowers
- Pine Cone Firefly
- DIY: Sidewalk Chalk “Pops”
- Easy DIY Macrame Friendship Bracelets
- Make these fun seashell necklaces
- Marshmallow and Toothpick Buildings
- Paper bowl ice cream
- Cute washer necklaces
- Colored tape to create colorful artworks
- Paper Rainbow Kid Craft
- Paper Dinosaur Hat
- Cute fairy tale terrarium
- Make and fly a kite
- Fish in a Bag Slime
- Summer Planter Pots to Create
- Hyacinth Flower Craft
- Leakproof Experiment
- Paper Plate Jellyfish
- Paper plate butterflies
- Tic Tac Toe Rocks Activity or Gift
- Fireworks Painting
- Homemade air dry clay recipe
- Origami fish
- Paper plate octopus
- Straw Windpipe Music Craft for Kids
- Yarn painting
- Paper Roll Dragon
- Foam Sand
- Bubbles Painting
- Doily sun
- Paper Plate Flower Craft
- Heart String Art
- Colorful soapsicles
- Paper pinwheels
- Ripped paper watermelon
- Marble Maze
- Bottle Print Button Flowers
- Suncatcher Jellyfish Kids Craft
- Draw Animals with Letters and Numbers
- DIY Washer Stamped Necklace
- Beautiful colored seashells
- Spinning 3D Hot Air Balloon
- Sponge painted ice cream
- Paper boat
- Bottle Cap Bugs
- Rainbow name art
- Hand Painted Mini Cactus
- Sponge Sailboat
- Photos to create fun drawings
- Emoji Mason Jars
- DIY Pop Sockets
- Flower Crown Spring Craft
- Pineapple candles
- Bunny pencil toppers
- Egg Carton Turtles
- Pop Bottle Firefly
- Button flower
- Sharpie Dot Flower Pot
- Balloon Rocket
- Handprint doodle art
- Crepe paper flower bracelets
- Paper Plate Turtle
- Fairy Lanterns from Mason Jars
- Painted birdhouse craft
- Ribbon Bookmark
- Friendship pins
- Ocean View Shadow Box
- Suncatcher Kid Crafts
- Paper Plate Bee Craft
- Jello Soap
- Glow in the Dark Jellyfish
- Painted emoji rocks
- Canvas tennis shoes.
- Thumbprint Art For Kids
- Mini Mason Jar Aquariums
- Easy floam slime recipe
- Cupcake liner jellyfish
- Melted Bead Suncatcher
- Animal painted mason jars
- Canvas String Art Graffiti
- Fun mosaic from Lego.
- Popsicle Craft
- Marbled paper
- Footprints in the Sand
- Caterpillar Pom Pom Craft
- Sand Slime
- DIY Dreamcatchers
- Glow in the Dark Bubbles
- Paper ninja stars
- Cupcake Liner Flowers
- Fireworks Salt Painting
- Clothespin Airplanes
- Handprint Calendar
- Cute mini unicorn notebook
- Jellyfish Salt Painting Activity For Kids
- Newspaper shark craft
