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5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids

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Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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:

Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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.

Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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.

Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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.

Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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. 

Summer Crafts for Kids || The Chirping Moms

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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  1. 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?

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