In July, when many children are already on vacation from daycare, school, etc., a craft afternoon is a wonderful opportunity to get creative together and escape the heat. Here you will find a variety of craft ideas that are not only fun, but also stimulate the imagination and creativity of the little ones. Be inspired and enjoy the craft lessons together!
Crafting with natural materials
Use the treasures of nature to create beautiful works of art together with your children. Stones, leaves, branches and flowers offer countless possibilities for creative projects.
Here are some creative ideas on how to turn these materials into works of art:
- Summer craft ideas, including weaving with flowers and plants, creating colorful suncatchers, painting sticks, making figurines with shells and making crowns from leaves and twigs
- Summer mandalas and decorations– Recommended materials are leaves, flowers, grasses and seeds. The instructions are simple and suitable for different age groups, making them good for afternoons outdoors or indoors.
- Pine cone decoration– Pineapples, door wreaths, summer hanging pictures, bird feeder cones, flower decorations, succulent pendants, mobiles and ombre cones.
Summer paper plate art
Paper plates are a versatile craft material that are great for various summer projects such as garlands, mobiles, ice cream cones and fish. Create great decorations together with your children.
Crafting with 2 year old children
Even the littlest ones can be great artists. In our article you will find 14 summer craft projects for crèche children. Ideas include crafting with paper plates, mirror foil, floral silk, creating new flower pots, stamping techniques, colored sand crafts, shell and starfish decorations, butterflies made from bottle caps, caterpillars made from pompoms and clothespins, a cup catch game and wind chimes Natural materials. These simple and creative activities develop toddlers' fine motor skills and creativity.
Creative popsicle stick projects
Popsicle sticks aren't just for eating ice cream. They provide a wonderful basis for numerous craft ideas that will delight your children. You can use popsicle sticks to create cute fish, airplanes, bee figures, and pot plugs that are ideal for summer:
Upcycling with toilet paper rolls
Toilet paper rolls don’t have to end up in the trash. They're perfect for easy and fun craft projects that kids ages 3 and up will love. Projects include making fish, crabs, octopuses, frogs, mermaids, bees, cacti, summer fruits, lemonade glasses and colorful popsicles.
Summer lanterns
Create beautiful glass lanterns together with your children. Ideas include decorating the glasses with pressed flowers, painted motifs and natural materials. These activities are easy to implement and offer a creative way to create summer decorations for the terrace, garden or balcony.
Bring the sea home and make various wooden boats, rafts and sailboats with your children using natural materials such as wooden sticks, leaves and corks. These activities encourage children's creativity and craft skills and are perfect for the summer.
Creative paper strip art
Paper strips offer endless possibilities for creative craft ideas. Whether simple decorations or more complex works of art - there is something for everyone here. Projects include making colorful butterflies, rainbows, colorful decorations, simple paper pumpkins and cute hedgehogs.
Summer sunflowers
Bring the sun into the house and make colorful sunflowers with your children from different materials.
Decorations for summer
In this article we present summer decoration craft ideas for daycare-age children. Projects include painting cups, making ice cream cone garlands, ships from wooden sticks, suns from paper plates and cactus decorations from cardboard.
Creative Summer pictures
Paint, craft and create summery pictures and collages with your children. Activities include painting with water guns, using natural materials and paints, and creating collages. The materials are readily available and the instructions are easy to follow, making them ideal for preschool and elementary school-aged children.
Summer window pictures
Let your children create colorful window pictures using simple materials such as coffee filters and watercolor paints, glitter glue, fresh flowers and leaves.
Shell crafts
Seashells are wonderful materials for summer craft projects. Whether as decoration or as a piece of jewelry - shells bring summer into the house. Find out how you can make shell peacocks, shell people, turtles or shell mosaics.
Garden decorations
Transform your garden into a creative paradise with these craft ideas. Your children will love designing and decorating their own garden. For potted plants, create colorful flower plugs made from different materials.
Creative ideas and templates
And last but not least, we offer some free templates for summer. Projects include a colored paper sun with sunglasses, a wind turbine decoration, pineapples and strawberries made from toilet paper rolls, ice cream in a cone and making sand pictures.
With these diverse craft ideas, summer is guaranteed to be creative and colorful. Enjoy the time together with your children and start your creative projects!
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