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The Chirping Moms

5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids

June 14, 2013

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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

Photobucket

Make sure to follow our Pinterest boards for other inspiriting & activities to do with your kids!

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Comments

  1. Laura Lee says

    June 14, 2013 at 2:50 am

    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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  2. Jodi says

    June 18, 2013 at 2:47 am

    This is a great post! Thank you for sharing these great ideas!

    Reply
  3. Karen says

    June 18, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    Super cute! I'll have to try these.

    Reply
  4. Jessica @ The Wondering Brain says

    June 21, 2013 at 1:58 am

    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

    Reply
  5. Ashley says

    June 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    Very cute ideas! Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library!

    Reply
  6. Coombe Mill says

    June 24, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Some great crafting ideas to keep the children entertained, thanks for sharing on Summer Carnival.

    Reply
  7. Deceptively Educational says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:23 am

    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!

    Reply
  8. Bury Family Life says

    June 25, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    oh i love the jelly fish. what a clever idea and so easy!

    Reply
  9. Ashley says

    June 26, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    What cute creature crafts! Featured on Mom's Library this week!

    Reply
  10. Pinkoddy says

    June 26, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    What great craft ideas. The sea shell turtle is just too cute.
    Thanks for sharing on the Summer Carnival

    Reply
  11. Cindy deRosier says

    August 11, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    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:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/seashell-turtle/

    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!

    Reply
  12. ProGait Orthotics says

    August 16, 2013 at 10:22 am

    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!

    Reply
  13. Lisa @ The Wellness Wife says

    August 11, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    Cute ideas! I especially love the jellyfish and the butterfly. Super simple!

    Reply

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