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40 Summer Crafts for Kids

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Here are 40+ Fun and Easy Summer Kids Crafts to keep your little ones creative and occupied! These projects are super versatile in regards to supplies! Use what you have on-hand but also know you can order from Michael’s or JOANN and get curbside pick up!

Want to work ahead? Be sure to check out my entire Kid’s Crafts Category for more holiday and seasonal ideas!

Flower made from a milk carton

Milk Jug Flowers

Create cute yard flowers from milk jugs and their caps!
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Creatures made from egg cartons

Egg Carton Creatures

Upcycle an egg carton into cute little creatures with basic craft supplies!
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Construction Paper Jelly Fish with googly eyes

Easy Paper Jellyfish Craft

Create a cute ocean scene using construction paper and googely eyes.
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Circles and handprint cut outs out together in shape of a caterpillar.

Handprint Caterpillar Craft

Make this adorable family caterpillar using handprint cutouts and colored paper. An easy craft the whole family can do together.
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Pool noodles made into sharks with paper teeth and googely eyes.

Shark Craft

Upcycle some old pool noodles and make these shark friends to hang by the pool with you.
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Press-n-Seal Suncatchers

Use what you have at home to create some fun and custom sun catchers!
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Paper Plate Masks

Create these fun beachy masks by painting paper plates and sitting holes for the sunglasses.
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Making a lantern out of a tin can using a hammer and nails for the holes.

Simple Tin Can Lanterns

Add a little extra fun to your yard by turning an old tin can into a cute lantern using a hammer and nails.
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3D Octopus made from simple construction paper shapes.

Paper Octopus Craft

Create this 3D octopus using simple craft supplies and easy cut out shapes.
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Campfire picture made from construction paper and painted with foil.

Foil Painted Campfire Craft

Use some bunched up foil and paints to create this campfire masterpiece.
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Paper mache bowls that's are painted as cut up summery fruits.

Paper Mache Summer Fruit Bowls

Mold these summery fruit bowls from old newspaper clippings into a painted masterpiece you can keep out all summer.
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Blue sparkly slime with plastic ocean creatures swimming in it.

Make Ocean Slime

Learn how to make this ocean slime and have ocean creatures swim through your new goo.
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Ice cream craft made from painted paper plates and decorated with sprinkles.

Paper Plate Ice Cream Craft

Create these adorable ice cream cone crafts using a paper plate and decorate them using sprinkles and pompoms!
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Olympic medals made from cardboard and gold paint with ribbons.

Olympic Medals

Make Olympic Medals using cardboard and metallic tissue paper to adorn your kids after winning.
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Pink handprint paper cutouts turned into flamingo crafts.

Flamingo Handprints

Create these adorable flamingoes from handprint cutouts and using pink craft supplies.
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Paper plates painted as sleeping unicorns with flowers and sparkly horns.

Unicorn Paper Plate Crafts

Make some incredibly cute sleepy unicorns using paper plates and flowers.
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Sailboat construction paper craft

Easy Boat Craft

Sail away on this easy sail boat craft made with supplies around the house.
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Fake glasses made from colored paper and popsicle sticks or straws.

Paper Glasses

You’ll SEE some fun in these cute glasses made from colored paper and popsicle sticks or straws.
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Rainbow fish craft using glitter.

Rainbow Fish Craft

Create this classic storybook friend and make them shine with some glue and glitter.
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Koala craft made from paper plates hanging onto a paper bamboo tree

Koala Craft

Easy paper plate craft using this template for a cute koala.
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Patriotic blower flag craft.

4th Of July Kids Blower Craft

Make these patriotic kids blower crafts by upcycling a toilet paper tube and some streamers.
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Paper plate craft painted as a strawberry with poppyseed seeds.

Paper Plate Strawberry Craft

Create a delicious strawberry with a paper plate and some added texture for seeds.
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Origami sea creatures in a construction paper sea scene.

Origami Sea Life Craft

Make some origami sea creatures and create a sea life habitat.
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Cactus cut outs with colorful tissue paper flowers.

3D Cactus Paper Craft

3D Cacti are super adorable and easy to make even with the cute tissue flowers on top.
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Cute cactus cut out with pipe cleaner thorns.

Paper Plate Cactus Craft

Or make this super cute cactus using a paper plate and some pipe cleaners.
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Paper plates painted as cut fruit.

Paper Plate Fruit

These easy to make sliced summer fruits made out of paper plates are a great summer craft.
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Cute campfire craft made from tissue paper and a jar with a roasting marshmallow made from s popsicle stick and cotton ball.

Glowing Campfire Craft

This adorable campfire craft is sure to keep you warm as it glows!
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Sand molds with cute shells made from plaster of Paris.

Sand Mold Craft

The dollar store is a great store to find almost all of the supplies needed for these cute, sandy ocean creatures.
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Cute dragon puppets cut out of construction paper with fiery tongues..

Dragon Puppets

Make these charming dragon puppets with your kiddos and put on a show.
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Tinted glue on plastic made into a sun catcher with added bead embellishments.

Colorful Sun Catcher from Glue

Up cycle an old plastic lid and create a hanging sun catcher using some glue and food coloring.
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Large sticks wrapped in colorful yarn in shape of letters.

Yarn Wrapped Stick Letters

Find some large sticks on your next nature walk to use for this easy craft with some colorful yarn.
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Perler beads melted in the shape of a bowl.

Perler Bead Bowls

Use this easy-to-make perler bead bowl craft to store all your special trinkets.
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Paper bowls and ribbon made into hanging jellyfish crafts.

Hanging Jellyfish Craft

Create some hanging jellyfish to hang around the house with easy materials you can find in your craft supplies.
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Egg carton upcycled into a blue and purple dragonfly.

Egg Carton Dragonfly

Upcycle an egg carton for this cute dragonfly craft!
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Toilet paper tubes up cycled into racing cars.

Car Crafts

Another up-cycle craft; create these cute cars out of a paper tube.
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Palm tree on beach scene canvas painted using a fork for texture.

Palm Tree For Painting

Use a fork to create texture on this palm tree painting.
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Large rocks painted as ladybugs.

Stone Ladybug Craft

Grab some large stones from your garden and paint a loveliness of ladybugs!
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Paper plates cut into the shape of a dinosaur.

Dinosaur Plate Craft

Create a dinosaur plate for your next Dino party, or just to make dinnertime a little more fun!
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paint stirrers glued together and painted like an American flag with a hand print star.

Wooden American Flag

Show your American spirit using some paint stirrers and a little paint.
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Sand out made with glue and sand on paper with extra shell decorations.

Beach Themed Sand Art

Create some sandy masterpieces using glue, sand and shells.
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