School’s out for the summer & i’ve been trying to come up with some easy, fun projects to do with the girls. I also wanted to “prepare” a few crafts, so when we have some quiet time inside, i’m not scrambling around the attic looking for art supplies. I decided to put the supplies needed for each craft into a zip lock, so we have some projects “on call” for the next few weeks. While I was making the bags, I made 2 extra for each craft to mail down to Julie. Now, even though they are far away, the kids can still do some of the same crafts! This could be a fun neighborhood swap to keep kids busy over the summer. Here are our first 5 crafts of the summer:
1. Jellyfish
Supplies:
Blue construction paper
Orange paper or foam sheet (I used a foam sheet)
White yarn cut into 10-15 strands
2 google eyes
Glue
Directions:
Cut a semi circle out of the orange foam sheet. Let the kids glue all of the yarn strings onto the back of the semi circle. Flip the semi circle over & let glue to the blue construction paper. Glue on eyes.
2. Sea Shell Turtle
Supplies:
Large shell
Green paper or foam sheet (I used a foam sheet)
2 google eyes
4 green pom poms
Brown Paint
Glue
Paint brush
Directions:
Paint the shell brown. Cut the turtles head out of the green foam. When the shell dries, glue the 4 pom poms on as feet. Glue the eyes onto the green head & then glue the head to the shell.
3. Colorful Bird
Supplies:
Styrofoam ball
Feathers
Brown pipe cleaner
2 google eyes
Orange construction paper
Glue
Directions:
Cut 2 legs from the brown pipe cleaner. They should each be a few inches long. Bend the bottom of each for “feet”. Stick into the styrofoam ball. Stick feathers into the ball. Glue on eyes. Cut a beak from the orange paper & glue it on.
4. Butterfly
Supplies:
Rounded wooden clothes pin
Brown pipe cleaner
Tissue paper
Sequins
Glue
Directions:
Cut out a piece of tissue paper about 1 inch longer than then clothespin & as wide as you would like the wings to be. Slide the tissue paper into the clothespin & scrunch it up a little. Glue sequins on the wings. Cut the pipe cleaner in half. Twist it around the top of the clothespin to make antennas.
5. Dough Sea Animals
Supplies:
Play dough or clay.
We use Love Bubs natural play dough. It’s great to work with when making shapes & smells good too!
Google eyes
Sea animals cookie cutters
Rolling pin
Sequins
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Wow these are super cute! So easy too…defiantly going to make these with my kids…I tried to grab your button, but I didn't fit in my borders, was wondering if you have a smaller size available? It didn't seem to have a resize option within the HTML?
This is a great post! Thank you for sharing these great ideas!
Super cute! I'll have to try these.
Nice! My son did the jellyfish one for daycare yesterday! It was soo cute :). Thanks so much for sharing this with us @ My Favorite Posts SHOW OFF Weekend Blog Party!
Jessica
The Wondering Brain
Very cute ideas! Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library!
Some great crafting ideas to keep the children entertained, thanks for sharing on Summer Carnival.
These are such clever crafts! I'd love it if you'd share this at the After School Linky Party on my blog right now (and every Monday): deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com. Thanks!
oh i love the jelly fish. what a clever idea and so easy!
What cute creature crafts! Featured on Mom's Library this week!
What great craft ideas. The sea shell turtle is just too cute.
Thanks for sharing on the Summer Carnival
I'm the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your seashell turtle! You can see it here:
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If you have other kid-friendly crafts, we'd love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!
Lovely ideas, thank you for sharing! These are also great ideas for parties too and gives the children something to take home rather than lots of sweets!
Cute ideas! I especially love the jellyfish and the butterfly. Super simple!