Summer Crafts

Summer crafts can be found here! Summertime... that wonderful time of year with warm weather, sunny skies, and the kids are home from school! To keep them busy, try some of these fun crafts that will get their creativity and minds working!

Here you will find some beach themed crafts, which make excellent home decorations for the warmer weather. Also, be sure to check out some of the fun crafts you can make for your yard, like windsocks and wind spinners. Enjoy your summer!

In addition to crafting with the kids, check out these other fun summer family activities!

Do you grow rhubarb? Try making this stepping stone for your garden using your rhubarb leaves!

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Baby Jar Candle Holder - You can hang these jars on branches of a tree or along your deck. Use a real tealight or try a flameless battery operated votive.

Beach Ornament - Learn how to make the perfect momento of your beach vacation by placing seashells in a glass ball ornament. This doesn't just have to be for the Christmas tree, they look pretty hanging in front of a window too!

Beach Welcome Sign - An easy way to adorn a wooden plaque to make cute wall hanging for the summer.

Beaded Dragonfly Barrette - This dragonfly is made with some wire and beads. It is a simple beaded project for a beginner.

Dragonfly Craft - This dragonfly is made out of window screening! A pencil is the dragonfly's body. This looks beautiful on a window or attached to a window screen.

Fruit Ring Necklace - A fun craft for kids as young as one! Children thread fruit ring cereal on to yarn to make a cute necklace.

Giant Bubble Maker - Learn how easy it is to make a bubble wand that will create gigantic bubbles! I also include the secret bubble recipe for HUGE bubbles. Be sure to see the video at the end demonstrating the proper technique of creating gigantic bubbles that will amaze your friends!

Hemp Jewelry - Learn how to do a simple knotting technique to make a cool hemp necklace.

Lizard Lanyard Craft - The kids will love making these colorful little lizards out of plastic lace and a few pony beads. A great summer camp project!

Paper Graduation Cap - This small graduation cap is made out of paper with a few simple folding techniques.

Patio Party Lights - Small booze bottles are recycled and threaded on to a string of white lights to make the perfect party atomsphere!\

Polymer Clay Dragonfly - Step by step instructions show you how to form this beautiful dragonfly out of polymer clay.

Pop Bottle Craft - A green plastic pop bottle is recycled into a light up firefly, using a glowstick!

Pop Bottle Wind Spinner - This unique wind spinner is made out of a recycled 2 liter soda bottle.

Sand Casts - Your children will love making sand casts of their hands and feet out of Plaster of Paris. This craft can be done at the beach, or in their own sand box!

Sandcastle Craft - This is a cute summer craft for kids. Paper towel tubes are recycled and used to make a sandcastle. The tubes are then rolled in glue and covered with sand.

Seashell Center Piece - A quick and easy candle centerpiece with has some nautical flair. It goes great with the seashell napkin rings (link below).

Seashell Napkin Rings - Beautiful napkin rings you can make yourself, using a bit of jute and a few seashells. You will have these for years to come!

Seashell Wreath - Looking for something to do with your collected seashells? Make this beautiful wreath made out of seashells for your front door.

Watermelon Earrings - Adorable watermelon slices are created using polymer clay and a simple cane technique.

Wine Bottle Craft - This project shows how to create a candle holder out of a normal wine bottle (it is super easy!). It also shows a creative way to decorate the bottle with seashells.

YOUR Craft Submissions

The crafts that appear below are all submissions from visitors like you!

Butterflies from Maple seeds - Sylvie explains how to spray paint Maple seeds and assemble them to create a beautiful butterfly.

Creating a Faerie Garden - Lily shares her beautiful faerie garden. I just love her little campfire and the bridge she made!

Fish from a Flower - This cute little fish has fancy fins and a tail, thanks to the petals of an artificial flower.

Painted Plate - Sylvie shows how easy it is to decorate a glass plate using 3D paint.

Seaglass craft - If you live near a beach and have a collection of seaglass, try this! Charmaine (from United States Virgin Islands) shows us how she uses bits of seaglass to form a beautiful work of art.

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