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Boredom Busting Summer Crafts For Kids
Have you found yourself here looking for kids crafts for summer?
Well, you’re in luck! We’ve rounded up over 100+ really fun and festive summer arts and crafts for children.
These summer crafts for preschoolers and elementary aged children are the perfect way to keep your kiddos engaged and busy this summer.
Great for kids of all ages these boredom busting summer crafts are the best way to welcome and celebrate summer since they guaranteed to provide hours of fun.
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Kids Crafts For Summer
Summertime is the best time of year!
Kids are home from school and are free to enjoy the gorgeous weather and play to their hearts content. Keeping them busy and engaged can be quite a feat if you aren’t prepared.
So, since we love crafting in our house we’ve come up with the plan to add some fun summer crafts for preschoolers to our summer to-do list.
Here are 100 boredom busting summer crafts for kids that are guaranteed to provide hours and hours of fun.
From summer crafts made with paper plates to pipecleaner summer crafts and even paper tube crafts this post rounds up the best boredom busting summer crafts for kids.
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So, take these fun craft projects outdoors and enjoy the gorgeous weather and create fun crafts! Doesn’t that sound great?
These boredom busting summer crafts are great for kids of all ages and require very little in the way of craft supplies! So, here are the best 100 boredom busting summer crafts for kids that are a great way to get craft and enjoy summer vacation!
Craft Supplies We Recommend
Crafting with kids is a wonderful way to encourage creativity, problem solving skills and build fine motor skills. Crafting is also a very inexpensive activity that you can choose to incorporate into your child’s daily routine.
Here are some of the best crafting supplies we recommend to have on hand when making these boredom busting summer crafts .
These crafting supplies create a solid crafting kit that contain a variety of different materials that make starting just about any craft project quick and easy.
- 1000 piece kids crafting kit (includes a variety of materials including pipe cleaners, buttons, feathers, popsicle sticks, pom poms etc. Comes with a convenient carrying case for quick and easy clean up and storage)
- Disappearing purple craft glue (helps kids see where they’ve spread glue)
- Safety scissors (perfect for making cutting safe and easy for little fingers)
- Construction Paper and plenty of white paper
- Water color paint, washable paint and a painting smock
- Washable markers and crayons
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100 Boredom Busting Summer Crafts For Kids
1. Paper Plate Snails Craft
Paper Plate Snails Craft from This N That With Olivia
2. Melted Bead Suncatchers
Melted Bead Suncatchers tutorial available from Artful Parent
3. Q-Tip Painted Dragonfly Craft
Q-Tip Painted Dragonfly Craft from Projects With Kids
4. Colorful Coffee Filter Butterflies
Colorful Coffee Filter Butterflies summer arts and crafts idea from One Little Project
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5. Adorable Pool Noodle Monsters
Adorable Pool Noodle Monsters summer craft for preschoolers from Clumsy Crafter.
6. Colorful Jellyfish Craft
Colorful Jellyfish Craft from I Heart Crafty Things
7. Plastic Spoon Bugs On A Branch
Plastic Spoon Bugs On A Branch kids craft for summer from Crafts By Amanda
8. Gorgeous DIY Windchimes For Kids
Gorgeous DIY Windchimes For Kids tutorial available from Consumer Crafts
9. Cute Frog Craft
Cute Frog Craft tutorial available from The Best Ideas For Kids
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10. Watermelon Paper Plate Craft
Watermelon Paper Plate Summer Craft tutorial available from The Simple Parent
11. Easy Watermelon Paper Plate Craft
Easy Watermelon Paper Plate Craft for summer available from Simply Today Life
12. Paper Plate Watermelon Purse
Paper Plate Watermelon Purse summer craft for kids from Untrained Housewife
13. Paper Plate Seashell Craft
Paper Plate Seashell Summer Craft for preschool available from Artsy Craftsy Mom
14. Weaving Rainbow Fish Craft
Weaving Rainbow Fish Craft tutorail available from Crafty Morning
15. Mr Octopus Scissor Skills Craft
Mr Octopus Scissor Skills Craft tutorial available form Minie Co
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16. Cute Summer Hand Fans
Cute Summer Hand Fans arts and crafts idea from The Pinterested Parent
17. Paper Plate Cupcake Liner Fish
Paper Plate Cupcake Liner Fish summer craft made with paper plates available from Easy Peasy and Fun
18. Cute Doily Ice Cream Cone Craft
Cute Doily Ice Cream Cone Summer Craft for kids available from Crafts On Sea
19. Paper Plate Ice Cream Craft
Paper Plate Ice Cream Summer Craft For Preschoolers available from Easy Peasy and Fun
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20. DIY Pineapple Planters
DIY Pineapple Planters summer arts and crafts activity available from Make Life Lovely
21. Printable Whirlygig
Printable Whirlygig kids craft for summer available from The Craft Train
22. Adorable Felt Flower Bookmarks
Adorable Felt Flower Bookmark arts and crafts for summer available from Happiness Is Homemade
23. Paper Plate Flower Craft For Kids
Paper Plate Flower Craft For Kids tutorial available from The Resourceful Mama
24. Painted Treasure Rocks
Painted Treasure Rocks summer crafts for kids available from Cutting Tiny Bites
25. Sun Catcher Jelly Fish
Sun Catcher Jelly Fish summer arts and crafts idea available from I Heart Arts N Crafts
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26. Fun Sponge Water Bombs
Fun Sponge Water Bombs DIY summer craft for kids
27. Pool Noodle Sailboat
Pool Noodle Sailboat Kids craft for summer available from Raising Arizona Kids
28. Personalized Tye Die Beach Towel
Personalized Tye Die Beach Towel summer craft for kids available from Kids Activities Blog
29. DIY Pool Noodle Race Track
DIY Pool Noodle Race Track boredom busting summer craft for kids available from Ramblings From Utopia
30. Bow-Tie Noodle Butterfly Craft for Kids
Bow-Tie Noodle Butterfly Craft for Kids available from Crafty Morning
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31. DIY Fruit Fans
DIY Fruit Fans summer crafts for kids available from A Girl and A Glue Gun
32. Cute DIY Beaded Bubble Wands
Cute DIY Beaded Bubble Wand boredom busting summer crafts for preschoolers available from Artful Parent
33. Colorful Pour Painted Pots
Colorful Pour Painted Pot kids craft for summer available via Mom’s Crafty Space
34. Egg Carton Baby Bee
Egg Carton Baby Bee summer arts and craft idea for preschoolers available from Buggy and Buddy
35. Milk Carton Bird Houses
Milk Carton Bird House summer craft for preschoolers and elementary age kids available from Happiness is Homemade
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36. Handprint Strawberry Craft
Handprint Strawberry Craft idea for summer available from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
37. Simple Paper-Weaving Sea Turtle Kids Craft
Simple Paper-Weaving Sea Turtle Kids arts and crafts summer activity available from Homeschool Preschool
38. Hummingbird Craft with Printable
Hummingbird Craft and Printable summer craft for kids available from The Pinterested Parent
39. Pet Cactus Rocks
Painted Pet Cactus Rocks summer craft for children available from The Best Ideas For Kids
40. Blow Paint Monsters
Blow Paint Monster summer arts and crafts idea available from The Seasoned Mom
41. DIY Paper Spinner
DIY Paper Spinner summer craft idea for kids available from Make and Takes
42. Paper Fan Watermelon Craft for Kids
Boredom Busting Paper Fan Watermelon Summer Crafts with paper plates from The Kiindergardent Connection
43. Easy Cork Sail Boats
Easy Cork Sail Boats summer craft idea available from One Little Project
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44. Adorable Finger Giraffe Craft
Adorable Finger Giraffe summer arts and crafts activity for kids available from I Heart Crafty Things
45. Cute Round Pirate Craft
Cute Round Pirate Craft tutorial available from Kids Craft Room
46. Rainbow Fruit Mason Jar Craft
Rainbow Fruit Mason Jar summer craft idea for children
47. DIY Unicorn Dream Catcher
DIY Unicorn Dream Catcher arts and crafts idea for kids available from Hello Wonderful
48. Growing Borax Crystals
Growing Borax Crystals summer activity for kids available from Instructables
49. Paper Chain Snake
Paper Chain Snake summer crafts for preschool kids available from Raising Little Superhero’s
50. Tissue Paper Turtle
Tissue Paper Turtle craft made with paper plates available from Fire Flies and Mudpies
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51. Paper Plate Jelly Fish
Paper Plate Jelly Fish craft tutorial available from Arty Crafty Kids
52. Flamingo Handprint Craft
Flamingo Handprint Craft idea for kids available from The Best Ideas For Kids
53. Cute Rocking Paper Shark Craft
Cute Rocking Paper Shark Craft for young children available from Hello Wonderful
54. Pasta Noodle Macaroni Frame
Pasta Noodle Macaroni Frame craft idea for kids from Pink Stripey Socks
55. Pasta Sun Catcher Kids Craft
Pasta Sun Catcher Kids Summer arts and craft idea from Babble Dabble Do
56. Easy Pasta Fish Craft
Easy Pasta Fish Craft tutorial available from I Heart Crafty Things
57. Pretty Q-Tip Flower Craft
Pretty Q-Tip Flower Craft tutorial available from The Pinterested Parent
58. Jellyfish Cupcake Liner Craft
Jellyfish Cupcake Liner Craft tutorial available from Easy Peasy and Fun
59. Cardboard Tube Jellyfish Craft
Cardboard Tube Jellyfish Craft tutorial available from Buggy and Buddy
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60. Jellyfish Salt Painting Craft
Jellyfish Salt Painting Craft tutorial available from I Heart Arts n Crafts
61. Black Glue Jellyfish Art
Black Glue Jellyfish Arts and crafts tutorial for kids available from Arty Crafty Kids
62. Paper Plate Swimming Jellyfish Craft
Paper Plate Swimming Jellyfish Summer Craft made with paper plates available from I Heart Crafty Things
63. Paperclip Jelly Fish Craft For Kids
Paperclip Jelly Fish Craft For Kids available from Buggy and Buddy
64. Paper Plate Fluttering Butterfly Craft
Paper Plate Fluttering Butterfly Craft tutorial available from I Heart Crafty Things
65. Adorable Paper Plate Bird Nest Craft
Adorable Paper Plate Bird Nest Craft idea for summer available from Buggy and Buddy
66. DIY Elephant Stick Puppets
DIY Elephant Stick Puppet arts and crafts idea for summer available from Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
67. Toilet Paper Roll Octopus
Toilet Paper Roll Octopus summer craft idea for preschoolers available from Kids Activities Blog
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68. Egg Carton Flower Craft
Egg Carton Flower Craft for kids available from I Heart Arts n Crafts
69. Potato Masher Rainbow Craft
Potato Masher Rainbow Craft idea for summer available from Happy Toddler Playtime
70. Adorable Paper Umbrellas
Adorable Paper Umbrella craft idea for summer available from Easy Peasy and Fun
71. Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft
Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft tutorial available from Kids Craft Room
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72. Cupcake Liner Crab Craft
Cupcake Liner Crab Craft idea and tutorial available from I Heart Crafty Things
73. Paper Roll Crab Craft
Paper Roll Crab Craft idea for summer available from Easy Peasy and Fun
74. Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets
Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppet arts and crafts idea for summer available from The Soccer Mom Blog
75. Frog & Lily Pad Craft For Kids
Frog & Lily Pad Summer Craft Idea For Kids available from The Best Ideas For Kids
76. Egg Carton Whale Craft For Kids
Egg Carton Whale Craft For Kids available from I Heart Crafty Things
77. Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft
Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft Idea for kids available from The Inspiration Edit
78. Cute Paper Plate Calla Lily Craft
Cute Paper Plate Calla Lily Craft idea for summer available from The Resourceful Mama
79. Paper Straw Tulips
Paper Straw Tulip summer crafts for kids available from Creative Maxx
80. Ocean Slime
Ocean Slime summer activity for kids available from Schooling A Monkey
81. Easy Paper Snail Craft
Easy Paper Snail Craft tutorial available from Kindergarten Nation
82. Easy Sunflower Art Craft
Easy Sunflower Art Craft tutorial available from Natural Beach Living
83. Paper Plate Garden
Paper Plate Garden summer craft idea for kids available from Happy Hooligans
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84. Potato Masher Bee Craft
Potato Masher Bee Craft idea and tutorial available from Happy Toddler Playtime
85. Super Soaker Sponge Balls
Super Soaker Sponge Ball summer craft idea and DIY available from Natural Beach Living
86. Paper Plate Sun Sewing Craft
Paper Plate Sun Sewing Craft idea available from I Heart Crafty Things
87. Easy Folded Paper Bracelets
Easy Folded Paper Bracelet summer craft idea for kids available from Pickle Bums
88. Giant Paper Pinwheels
Giant Paper Pinwheel summer craft idea for kids available from Kids Activities Blog
89. Woven Craft Stick Butterflies
Woven Craft Stick Butterfly summer craft idea for kids available from The Craft Train
90. Apple Birdseed Homemade Bird Feeder
Apple Birdseed Homemade Bird Feeder summer craftivity for kids available from Natural Beach Living
91. Potato Ice Cream Masher Craft
Potato Ice Cream Masher Craft idea and tutorial available from Happy Toddler Playtime
92. Glowing Campfire Craft
Glowing Campfire Craft idea and tutorial available from Buggy and Buddy
93. Adorable Flamingo Handprint Craft
Adorable Flamingo Handprint Summer Craft idea and tutorial available from The Chirping Moms
94. Washi Tape Hot Air Balloon
Washi Tape Hot Air Balloon craft idea for kids available from I Heart Crafty Things
95. Craft Stick Launchers
Craft Stick Launcher summer craftivity for kids available from Steam Powered Family
96. Easy Paracord Snakes
Easy Paracord Snake craft idea and tutorial available from Frugal Fun 4 Boys
97. Thumbprint Flower Pots
Thumbprint Flower Pot sumemr craft idea for kids available from Mom Always Finds Out
98. Easy Color Changing Flowers
Easy Color Changing Flower summer craftivity for preschoolers available from Fun Learning For Kids
99. DIY Painted Rock Crafts
DIY Painted Rock Craft ideas for kids available from Arty Crafty Kids
100. Sun Melted Crayon Art
100. Sun Melted Crayon Art summer craftivity idea for kids available from Happy Hooligans
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This is such a great list of craft ideas for kids. It would bring their creativity and would keep them occupied for hours. Thanks for sharing and explaining them so well!