25 school age summer crafts ideas

An awesome and simple program for school age children about making and using catapults in the library!

These simple spinning tops are a fun craft for kids to make, and you probably have all of the materials on hand at home! A few weeks ago, we went to our local science museum, and they had penny tops in the gift shop. They were made out of wooden disks and a penny, and I figured that we could easily make them out of cardboard. My boys love coloring with Sharpies, and we had a great time designing these spinners! We made some of them ‘color mixing’ spinners. Spin the red and blue one, and you get purple! Spin