25 school age summer crafts ideas
Popsicle Stick Smores – Kid Craft
S’mores without the campfire! This popsicle stick craft is super cute and easy for the kids to make this summer. Camping and Summer Camp Inspired – Popsicle Stick Smores – Kid Craft
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Camping and Summer Camp Inspired – Popsicle Stick Smores – Kid Craft
Can you believe it’s a pool noodle?!
Did you know that there are about a zillion things you can do with pool noodles – other than swimming with them?! These fun pool noodle crafts and activities make great fun summer activities for kids of all ages – but some of them are perfect for year rou Check out how much you can do with a pool noodle! These pool noodle crafts and activities are fun, eco-friendly, and unbelievable.
Spring and Summer Fan Craft
Paper plate fans for the spring and summer. These hand fans are a simple arts and craft project that is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and kids of all ages. These hand fans are an easy and lovely craft for the spring and summer. Your child will love decorating them with their own unique scenes and designs,
Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God’s Eye Weaving Pattern
How to make popsicle turtles using three sticks and God’s Eye Weaving Pattern Looking for some fun and unique summer crafts to do with the kiddos? Me too! School is almost over and I’ve got summer crafts on my mind! Today I’m sharing this fun twist on a God’s Eye weaving craft. (Remember collecting sticks and making those in summer camp?) But, instead of making the traditional 2 stick version, we recently made a fun 3 stick version…. that also happens to look like a tiny baby turtle! (Aww, aren’t they cute? My preschooler was in looove with these.) Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God’s Eye Weaving Pattern This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! For my full disclosure policy, click here. Usually I have a ton of related picture books to share…. but apparently we don’t read very many turtle-themed books! (Know of any good ones?) The only ones that I can remember us reading (and liking) are the Franklin books. But, if you’re looking for some great inspirational art books to get the creative juices flowing, here are Our current 20+ favorite art books: Colorful Dreamer The Iridescence of Birds Modern Art Adventures Mix it Up Press Here Any Ed Emberley Book The Day the Crayons Quit Beautiful Oops Dog’s Colorful Day Too Much Glue Harold and the Purple Crayon Day with No Crayons Artist to Artist Artist Ted The House Baba Built A Blue Butterfly: A Story of Claude Monet Sandy’s Circus A is for Art The Artful Parent This Bridge Will Not Be Grey Art Workshops for Children Ok. Let’s get to weaving some baby turtles! Let’s Weave Some Baby Turtles! First we painted 3 mini popsicle sticks with quick dry solid tempera paint. (I LOOOVE these paints because we can paint quickly and if the baby starts crying and we have to stop crafting… it’s not a big deal. There’s not much cleanup or setup needed!) Once our paint dried (ours dried in a couple of minutes) we drew on a face and some toes. Then, we hot glued the turtle together. Now we grabbed our colorful yarn and got weaving. First I tied on a piece of long yarn. (I made sure to leave a bit of excess yarn so that I could tie my last piece of yarn with my first piece of yarn at the end.) Then, we wrapped the yarn around our turtle (across the center), making sure to cover the middle portion. (I think I wrapped it around 2-3 times each time.) Ok. Then, we began weaving just like you would with a normal two stick God’s eye pattern. We placed our yarn over a popsicle stick, wrapped it around once, and then placed our yarn over the next popsicle stick, and wrapped it around… and kept repeating that over and around process. And to change colors, we simply tied on another piece of yarn. Once we finished, we tied our last piece of yarn to our first piece of yarn. And that’s it! I really hope you try this activity with your kiddos too. It’s such a fun and easy craft that’s sure to please kids of all ages. (When my 4 year old saw me making these, he immediately wanted to make some too. I got the first steps started for him, but he quickly caught onto the “over and around” weaving pattern!) And if you liked this activity, you can find more weaving crafts and more popsicle stick crafts on the blog! Let’s Keep in Contact! Check out my Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram accounts for more creative ideas! Happy making, friends!
Popsicle Stick Tent – Kid Craft
Today’s Popsicle Stick Tent Kid Craft idea is absolutely PERFECT for summer boredom busters and family camping adventures! It’s simple for all ages and it’s goi Summer Camp Themed Popsicle Stick Tent – Kid Craft
Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes
Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes | Arts And Crafts For Kids Easy, Toddler Summer Crafts, Summer Arts And Crafts, Baby Crafts To Make, Preschool Arts And Crafts, Arts And Crafts For Kids Toddlers, School Age Crafts, Process Art Preschool, Older Kids Crafts Our Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes is a fun way to explore tie dye without the worry of permanently stains! Huggies Wipes from Walmart work great!
Penny Spinners – Toy Tops that Kids Can Make!
Penny Spinners – Tops that Kids Can Make. Such a great craft that kids of all ages will enjoy. 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
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
Sharpie on wax paper looks like stained glass: a fun art project for the kids
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
End of the year bulletin board – What are students looking forward to for next school year?
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
Sharpie® Dyeing
Easy tie dye! Sharpie dyeing – visit Goodwill for your white clothing supplies! If you tried the ceramics project from last week, or if you are a typical American, you probably have a few Sharpies® lying around your house. This
25 Summer Activities for Girls
Summer Activities for girls | free printables | crafts & games for tweens, teens & kids of all ages | summer fun and entertainment This summer keep your girls busy with this amazing list of 25 summer activities for girls of all ages–includes both indoor and outdoor activities.
Watermelon Volcano Activity Baking Soda Volcano Science
Now this is cool science. Make a watermelon volcano or an erupting watermelon using baking soda science. Fun science for Summer and perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and grade school age kids. Outdoor science and 4th of July science too. Messy play for kids. Try our summer inspired watermelon volcano activity! Enjoy the fruit and turn the watermelon shell into a volcano! A Watermelon volcano is cool science play
Patriotic Suncatcher Kids Craft for Fourth of July & Memorial Day –
Patriotic Suncatcher Kids Craft for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, & Flag Day! This craft is cute, easy, and mess-free. Kids can make a flag inspired Patriotic Suncatcher Craft for the Fourth of July (or Memorial Day and how about Flag Day too) that glows like fireworks when put in the sun. They turn out so enchanting, you will almost want to salute! рџ™‚ When my kids were done with their red, white, and blue …
10 Kid’s Summer Activities Using Dollar Tree Items
Looking for activities to keep the kids busy this summer? Check out these fun and easy ideas you can create from Dollar Tree items! Looking for activities to keep the kids busy this summer? Check out these fun and easy ideas you can create from Dollar Tree items!
Water Bottle Wind Spirals
Summer craft idea: Turn empty water bottle into these cool garden art spirals. Learn how you can turn empty plastic bottles into pretty yard art with a few simple supplies ( great project for the kids 🙂 A great recycling craft: turn used water bottles into colourful wind spirals.
Ocean Animal Coffee Filter Suncatcher Craft for Kids + Pattern –
Ocean Animal Coffee Filter Suncatcher Craft for Kids + free template: We used coffee filters and cut out animal silhouettes like a dolphin, shark, whale, and fish to make colorful suncatchers perfect for summer or ocean activities with the kids. We have been learning about the Ocean which fits perfectly with this month’s Kids Crafts Stars theme–to create a new ocean themed kids craft. I wanted to come up with something simple and beautiful that reminded me of looking at the ocean. We used coffee filters and cut out animal silhouettes like a dolphin, shark, whale, and fish to make colorful suncatchers to …
Popsicle Craft for Pretend Play – Darice
This pretend play felt popsicle craft is a fun summer themed craft idea that is not only calorie free and fun for all ages but it’s also super simple! This pretend play felt popsicle craft is a fun summer themed craft idea that is not only calorie free and fun for all ages but it’s also super simple!
Glow-in-the-Dark Sand Recipe
Homemade glow in the dark sand recipe. A great science experiment for school she children Make your own glow-in-the-dark sand following this easy recipe! my kids love this stuff, and couldn’t be easier to make (GLOW SAND RECIPE)
Gross Science Projects for School-Age Kids
Gross Science Projects for School Age Children A list of five recipes for making clay, dough, and goops for school-age children. Gross projects keep a child’s attention and help them practice math, science and art without letting them know they are learning.
Vibrant, Gorgeous CD Wind Spinners Made from Old CDs
Turn your old cds and dvds into these absolutely GORGEOUS CD wind spinners for your deck, patio or garden. Super summer craft for kids of all ages! Turn your old cds and dvds into these absolutely GORGEOUS CD wind spinners for your deck, patio or garden. Super summer craft for kids of all ages!
Amazing Tin Foil Craft for Kids
Amazing Tin Foil Craft for Kids – This is such a fun art project that looks so cool! Easy enough kids activities for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and more to do. Put this on your summer bucket list! Kids will have fun making this unusual and beautiful Amazing Tin Foil Craft for Kids. It is such a fun project for kids of all ages.
25 Summer Activities for Girls
Summer Activities for girls | free printables | crafts & games for tweens, teens & kids of all ages | summer fun and entertainment This summer keep your girls busy with this amazing list of 25 summer activities for girls of all ages–includes both indoor and outdoor activities.
40 Beach Tips and Tricks – Hacks and Ideas for Your Trip to the Sand
Super Summer FUN activity- make ice cream in a bag. This is so fun for the kids to make and tastes AMAZING! ( Only a few basic ingredients needed) // For more family resources visit www.ifamilykc.com ! 🙂 40 Beach Tips and Tricks – DIY for your beach vacation. Follow some of these crafts, tips, and tricks to make your visit to the sand easier.