30 Easy Must-Make Summer Crafts for Kids

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What kind of crafts do you think of as must-make summer crafts for kids to create? How about some summer crafts for preschoolers?

Here’s 30 classic craft favorites!

Summer is the one of the times I get really excited about crafting. It brings back all the memories of what we made at summer camps or vacation bible school.

There’s a nostalgia there that makes it fun to relive.

I want to be able to create that same nostalgia feeling for my own kids when they’re older.

These are some fun summer crafts for kids to make that I think will give them that same feeling.

They do for me!

What kind of crafts do you think of as must-make summer crafts for kids? How about summer crafts for preschoolers? Here's 30 easy nostalgic classic craft!

30 summer crafts for kids that are so easy (and fun)!

These 30 crafts are what I believe to be classic summer crafts for preschooler and kids of all ages.

They all give me that warm fuzzy feeling of remembering making them as a child.

Fun & Easy Summer Crafts for Kids

Go back to your childhood with these 30 super simple, classic summer crafts for preschoolers to do at home. Easy DIY crafts for kids!

Here are some of the easiest summer crafts that are a total blast to make together!

Make tin can wind chimes. Hands On As We Grow
Make and decorate a colorful kite. PBS Kids
Make an art masterpiece on a hot day. Hands On As We Grow
Make a milk carton bird feeder. A Mother Thing
Make a classic butterfly craft. Hands On As We Grow
Make a bubble snake blower. Skip to My Lou
Make a tie-dyed t-shirt or pillow case. Hands On As We Grow
Make a flower crown for a king or queen. Artful Parent
Make an adorable sun mobile. About Family Crafts

Classic Summer Crafts for Preschoolers, too!

Summer crafts are not just for toddlers or big kids. Preschool age kids with love making these simple summer crafts too!

Make a washer wind chime (wind spinner!). How Wee Learn
Make spin art streamers for the 4th of July. Hands On As We Grow
Make clothespins caterpillars. Somewhere in the Middle
Make paper plate frisbees. Crafts by Amanda
Make a washer necklace. Small for Big
Make a telescope for pretend play. Hands On As We Grow
Make a kaleidoscope. The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Make a craft stick airplane. Glued to My Crafts
Make pasta necklaces. Pink Stripey Socks

Easy Summer Crafts for Kids to Make

30 easy, hands-on preschooler crafts for summer. DIY these classic summer activities with supplies you already have at home!

Here are a few summer themed ideas that are easy for kids to make themselves!

Make paper lanterns. Inner Child Fun
Make stained glass jars. First Palette
Make tie dyed looking bookmarks. First Palette
Make a paper plate tambourine. Creative Family Fun
Make butterfly wings to wear. Fun at Home with Kids
Make twig ornaments to hang outside. Happy Hooligans
Make a sun suncatcher for the window. All Kids Network
Make homemade ice cream in a bag. Hands On As We Grow

Back to the Classic Kids Crafts this Summer!

This post would not be complete without some of the classic summer crafts!

Make and decorate walking sticks. Inspired by Run Wild My Child
Make a windsock from a plastic bottle. Rainy Day Mum
Make nature suncatchers. Hands On As We Grow
Make paper bag masks. Hands On As We Grow

16 more summer crafts for kids can be found on Confidence Meets Parenting.

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How do you make summer crafts for kids?

It’s simple to make a summer craft fun for kids. Keep these things in mind:

Get as much prepared ahead of time as you can. Kids aren’t usually great at waiting too long. Last thing you want is to lose their interest.
The point is to make happy memories together. Be present in the process.
It’s not about the end result, so don’t expect it to turn out exactly like the picture. Let it go.
Follow your child’s lead. Let them express their own personality and creativity in their craft.
Prepare for any mess ahead of time with a drop cloth, shower curtain, or even take it outside if you can. Summer is an excellent time to take preschoolers outdoors for craft time!
Ask them to describe what they are doing and encourage them as they do. Building confidence will entice them to keep going!
Let the craft be finished when your kids say it is. And if they aren’t in the mood to do it, don’t push it. Leave it out and let them come back to it later.