Campfire Craft
Too Hot to go outside? Make this easy campfire craft and have an indoor camp-out… the kids will love it!
Solar System Craft
Are your space cadets getting bored already this summer? Here’s a fun, teaching science project to keep them busy…..make a…
Mixed Media Lions
Have a roaring good time making these mixed media, one-of-a-kind lions. Introduce your children to many different artist’s tools to…
Patriotic Wooden Crate
Paint and sticker a wooden crate in red, white and blue stars and stripes. Use it in 4th of July…
Fashionable Teen Shirts
Turn plain tees and tanks into fabulous summer fashions with paint markers. Perfect project for older children.
Marbled Pottery Painting
A new take on the “drip-painting” trend- let the kids get involved and the result is a gorgeous, marbled, one-of-a-kind…
Marbled Paper Notecards
There are many ways to do paper marbling, but this is one of the cheapest, easiest, and thus most kid-friendly….
Strawberry Rocks
Paint cute rocks to place around your strawberries and keep the birds away. A fun summer activity for kids of…
Firework Flowers
Patriotic posies for your Fourth of July celebrations. Make a bunch to decorate your table or let the kids give…
Butterfly Feet
Decorate a little girl’s bedroom with framed butterfly pictures – made from her own footprints! She will love seeing her…
ABC Salt Dough
Salt dough is an easy and frugal way to reinforce letters and spelling during summer vacation. Play spelling games or…
Gone Swimming Beach Plaque
Make a pretty plaque that shows off your beach treasures. Show off your found treasures of shells and driftwood.
Sleepover Pillowcase
Gather the kids for day of crafting personalized pillowcases for a sleepover. Giggles and grins will abound!
Bottle Cap Snake Toy
Don’t throw away all of those plastic bottle caps. Instead, with a little help from paint and fabric scraps, turn…
Vacation Bible School Plaque
Summer is almost here and with it come vacation bible school. These colorful plaques are small enough to do as…
Space Ship Porthole
Aluminum foil transforms foam plates into a wild and wacky space ship porthole. Using leftover foam pieces and some paint,…
Bubble Wrap Crocs
Using bubble wrap and cardboard, you can create this adorable crocs. Fun summertime craft to keep the kiddos busy.
Flower Pot Crab
Bright red crabs dress up any beach party theme. An easy craft for one child or a whole group of…
Trash-to-Treasure Sponge Painting
Transform empty baby food jars into beautiful gifts, place cards, coin jars, vases or pencil holders! All you need is…
Everlasting Ice Cream Sundae
An ice cream sundae that won’t melt and make a mess? Yes! Made from foam balls and paint, these delectable…
Beach Tote Bag
Always searching for a bag to carry all of those beach accessories? Kids will be proud to show off their…
Cardboard Tube Racecar
Vvvvrrroom! Start your engines with these cardboard tube racecars. Made from recycled items from around the house, this is an…
Paper Bag Fish
Little hands can work on this paper bag fish with little or no trouble. An easy craft for a summer…
Turtle from Recycled Containers
To help keep our planet green, we’re crafting using recycled materials. We’ve turned a recycled food container into this friendly…
Faux Cotton Candy
Painting with shaving cream is great fun! Turn your child’s drawings into pretty sticks of cotton candy.
3D Goldfish Bowl
Craft foam fish and a paper plate aquarium – a bright and cheery project that any preschool aged child will…
Pet Rock Necklace
Whether crafting with a summer camp group or spending the day crafting with Mom, this adorable pet rock necklace should…
Water Bottle Wreath
Spend a weekend crafting with the kids…paint recycled water bottles in bright colors to make a summertime wreath. Pretty to…
Kaleidoscope Berry Boxes
These gorgeous boxes are made from recycled berry boxes. Colored with markers and paint, they are perfect for using as…
Fingerprint Busy Bees
Fingerprint art is easy and fun for kids of all ages! Using a marker, add eyes, wings, hands, feet…endless options…
Painted Rock Caterpillars
Paint pretty pebbles in bright colors to create these friendly caterpillars. Make a day out of it by starting with…
Finger Friends
Looking for a rainy day projects or perhaps in need of puppets for an impromptu play? These whimsical finger puppets…
Fingers & Feet Painting Fun
Fingers and feet painting – a great way to learn about colors while having fun! A great way to work…
Footprint Ladybug
Celebrate National Barefoot Day on June 1, by painting little feet black and red to make these friendly ladybugs. A…
Shaving Cream Art
Frugal fun from shaving cream and paint. A great classroom project – no two pictures will be the same!
Tee Time for Dad
Add some color to Dad’s golf game with a set of painted golf tees. He’ll be proud to show them…