Summer Craft Ideas
Are you looking for Summer Craft Ideas? This is where we are sharing all our summer crafts for kids, summer crafts for teens, and summer crafts for adults. These are all fun, and easy summer crafts that anyone can do. We will list them by craft projects, tutorials, and activities. Which summer craft will you try?
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- Snap a picture, and tag us on social media @DearCreatives with a project you try. We’d love to see what you, and the kids make this summer.
- The ideas for summer are in no particular order. But, we have grouped lots of ideas into one or more posts to make it easy to find craft ideas.
- Scroll down to find summer crafts to make for yourself and the kids.
- Some projects the kids can do with light supervision, just get them started. Other summer projects kids or teens will need help and supervision with.
Summer Craft Ideas
DIY Summer Camp
Our DIY summer camp comes with so many ideas for kids’ summer crafts and other fun summer kids’ activities. It also includes free printables for summer reading, and more printables, plus ideas to keep them busy all summer.
- Free printable camping checklist for summer camps, camping; resources, and links to lots of camping checklists.
Kids Activity Jar DIY
Kids Activity Jar DIY – You will want to make this and see even more ideas for having fun with the kids all summer long.
DIY Macrame Rainbow
Make these fun and easy DIY Macrame Rainbows with a few craft supplies. It’s a great beginner craft project you wrap yarn around ropes and assemble them into a rainbow, attaching ropes to a felt backing. Adding pom poms are optional but, give them a cute boho look.
DIY Coasters Rope
DIY Coasters Twine Sun Flowers Make these cute coasters that look like the sun or sunflower. They can be made with rope, twine, or jute. It’s a quick, easy project and perfect for setting down all your summer drinks. See how to make these table/drink coasters.
DIY Rope Coasters
DIY Rope Coasters – Flower Design Make these fun and easy homemade coasters. I love the boho design that looks like a daisy when done.
Felt Fruit Coasters
Felt Fruit Coasters are just one of many of our felt crafts that are the perfect craft projects for the spring and summer months!
DIY Coastal Coasters
DIY Coastal Coasters – Paint and Decorate Mini Wood Pallets – Decorate mini pallets with paint, add glass beads (or seashells), and twine to make coastal coasters. This is a fun and easy beach-themed craft! Grab the instructions for this summer craft.
Paint CDs
This is a fun and easy paint craft. Get tips, and instructions to paint CDs!
Fun unicorn ideas to make
Unicorn Dream Catcher DIY
Try making a Unicorn Dream Catcher DIY. This unicorn craft project can be for a tween, teen, or adult.
20+ Unicorn Crafts and Activities For Kids
Unicorn Crafts, and Activities that are fun easy-to-make craft ideas. See 20+ Unicorn Crafts and Activities for kids or teens. Additional unicorn ideas for parents.
SEE ALL OUR (UNICORN CRAFTS)
Crafts For Teens
A list of 25 Crafts For Teens – 25 Fun projects they will enjoy making.
Fun Crafts For Teens
Fun Crafts For Teens -Teen Crafts -Use this list in the summer or anytime you are looking for fun crafts for teens to make!- Craft ideas for teens and tweens to craft and DIY!
How To Make a Dreamcatcher
How to Make a Dreamcatcher is a fun summer craft that tweens, teens, and adults can make. But, younger kids 12-7 could make this with a little help and having the parent add doilies for the back vs. webbing.
DIY Bracelet With Beads
DIY Hemp Bracelet – Make a wish bracelet! This is an easy DIY hemp bracelet with beads. With a few supplies and these resources, you will have your very own wish bracelet!
Easy Kids Summer Crafts
Perfect DIY projects for kids through their teen years. These are sure to be summer boredom busters to make.
How To Throw A Tie-Dye Party
Are you ready to have outdoor fun? This tie-dye idea is so much fun for tweens, teens, and adults. Tie-Dye Party
How To Tie Dye Tee Shirts
How to make tie-dye tee shirts. We share how to get started with tie-dying and what you’ll need. It’s way easier than you think, and so much fun to do with the older kids, tweens and teens.
DIY Sunburst Tie Dye
Tie-dye is a fun summer outdoor project you can do with kids ages 8 and up. Fun Tie Dye Sunburst Technique+ How To Use Dye Kits
Make a Butterfly Feeder
How to Make a Butterfly Feeder & House this is a fun summer activity for the kids. Not only does this summer craft get kids into the garden, but it also shows them how to help butterflies thrive.
Here’s WHERE TO FIND ALL OUR (CRAFTS FOR KIDS) including more butterfly crafts,
- 30 DIY Flower Crowns (resource)
How To Paint on T-shirts
Perfect DIY projects for kids through their teen years. These are sure to be summer boredom busters to make.
Make Hand Painted Star Wars T-Shirts
Star Wars Tee Shirts DIY with templates. This is a project that teens could try, or you can make for the kids. Create your own Star Wars t-shirts. My grandkids went crazy for these tee shirts. Your kids will too.
Beach Crafts
Beach Crafts – Fun Easy Ideas that anyone can make! Have fun crafting ocean and beach-themed ideas!
DIY Fairy Crafts
See how to make fairy houses and fairy garden crafts in this post – DIY Fairy Crafts
Donut Crafts to Make
Donuts Craft Ideas that you can try to make over the summer. There are fun, easy doughnut projects for tweens, teens, and adult ages.
Jewelry Crafts To Make
Maybe you or your teen would like to try making jewelry crafts this summer?
Our favorite easy jewelry crafts to make
- Mini Book Necklace DIY
- Easy Nylon Twisted Cord Necklace DIY
- Leather Fringe Tassel Necklace DIY
- Stone Pendant DIY
- Fringe Necklace DIY
HERE IS WHERE TO FIND all our (DIY Jewelry – Jewelry Crafts)
Patriotic Crafts
Looking for Patriotic Crafts, and recipes to make? Patriotic Crafts, Recipes for Independence Day.
Looking for Patriotic Crafts, and recipes to make? DIY Patriotic Tray
Decorate a wood tray for your parties with this Cricut Craft. Then add mason jars to use for your utensils and straws, or for party decorations! DIY PATRIOTIC TRAY
Teach Your kids to sew craft projects
Sewing is a great summer craft activity, and life skill to learn. Not only is it fun, but useful.
See our post, Teaching Kids To Sew (the book we tried was *affiliate The Complete Kids Guide to Sewing
)
FIND ALL OUR (SEWING RESOURCES) and (SEWING GALLERY ).
DIY Fabric Banner
How to sew a fabric banner. This is a good summer beginner sewing project, and you can use any summer fabrics or fabric scraps for this fabric banner.
Can you believe this is Sammie? When she first started to learn how to sew. There are a few sewing craft books for kids worth looking at in the post.
- We used several books to aid in her beginning sewing journey. She was doing a sewing project from this book, (affiliate) Although I need to update the post, you can see how far this blog has come since we started.
- We also used this sewing resource book for kids, filled with craft sewing projects. (affiliate)
Summer Craft Ideas
Fun Easy Summer Crafts For Kids
CRAFT BOOKS AND CRAFT KITS FOR KIDS
45 kids Crafts and Activities to keep your kids busy and have fun while learning!
AMERICAN GIRL DOLL CRAFTS 
We have rounded up The Best 45 American Girl Craft Kits & DIYs You’ll find plenty of fun, and easy craft kits and DIYs for kids summer crafts.
21 ORIGAMI CRAFTS FOR KIDS
21 Cute & Fun Origami Crafts For Kids is a list of fun and easy paper crafts for kids. Perfect for keeping kids busy with crafts.
LEARN TO HAND SEW –
FUN WITH STITCHABLES
Fun With Stitchables Kids Crafts Books and Activities Do you want to teach your kids to hand sew this summer? You’ll need to see this post, with hand sewing resources. Younger kids can use a plastic needle. Follow the easy to use sewing cards and let them learn how to hand sew! Depending on their age they can do this sewing activity on their own!
Summer Boredom Busters
15 Summer Crafts For Kids and Teens
Kids Crafts 15 Kids Crafts DIYs To Make With The Kids (multiple age groups)
51 Things To Make With Cardboard Tubes
On this post”Cardboard Tube Kids Crafts” we shared how to make an owl from a cardboard tube, along with our review of the kid’s craft book with so many ideas you’ll enjoy making with your kids.
Books for Creative Fun With Kids!
- 51 Things To Make With Cardboard Tubes
(review above) - 100 Things To Recycle and Make
- 51 Things To Make With Egg Cartons
- 51 Things To Make With Paper Plate
(review above)
Want to try more crafts with kids?
- Try this post if you’d like to do egg carton kids crafts. (review)
- Making finger puppets, and having kids play with them is a fun craft, and summer activity. Origami Finger Puppets (review)
- Box Crafts are fun for kids, and parents to make together. You can see this (affiliate resource) book we tried. Box Creations.
Summer DIY Crafts
Knitting isn’t just for winter. Where we live there are plenty of days way too hot to get outdoors. Why not try to learn how to knit?
Want to learn knitting? Or teach your kids to knit?
- Complete Photo Guide to Knitting
- Learning to Knit Tips & Resources
- How To Knit (knitting book-the complete guide)
(knitting book-the complete guide)Or maybe you prefer learning how to crochet?
LEARN TO CROCHET
- Sammie used this (affiliate), book- Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide To Crochet.
- Here’s where you can see our review post about the Complete Photo Guide to Crochet.
- Our book review of Dumpling Cats (Dumpling Cats Book)
Book)Online summer classes for kids, and teens…..
KID’S CRAFT GIFT IDEAS
Are you heading to a summer birthday party?
- Here’s a great gift guide for crafting supplies for kids. (broken down by age)
- Here’s a great resource, and gift guide to the best craft books. (all ages)
End of Summer Crafts
Fun, and Free Things to do Before Summer Ends this includes craft resources and free summer kids activities.
25 BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFTS
As summer winds down you might like to try these Back to School Craft Ideas
One of my favorite crafting tools is my Cricut. I am going to be setting up a page with all Cricut projects on them. See this post and get crafting with Cricut, or find out what a Cricut is.
Looking for more ideas to make this summer?
- Felt Crafts Projects
- Sewing Gallery and Sewing
- Easy DIY Projects
- Crafts Gallery and Tutorials
- DIY Beauty Recipes (My teen loves making these homemade beauty recipes such as bath bombs, and scrubs…. with me)
- Or maybe you’d like to try a Home Decor DIY this summer?
- UNICORN CRAFTS
- CRAFTS FOR KIDS
- SEE OUR CRAFT IDEAS INDEX
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