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50+ Fun and Easy Summer Crafts for Kids to Make at Home

Collage of colorful summer-themed crafts for kids, including flip-flops, a sun, flamingos, books, fuzzy monsters, an octopus, a sailboat, and a red crab, with “Summer Craft Ideas” text in the center.

Summer is here, and with it comes endless opportunities for kids to unleash their creativity! Whether you’re looking to keep little hands busy on a rainy day or add some DIY fun to sunny afternoons, we’ve got you covered.

In this roundup, you’ll find 50+ craft ideas that are not only easy and fun but also perfect for the summer season. From colorful projects to imaginative play creations, these crafts are sure to spark joy and keep boredom at bay.

So, grab your supplies, roll up your sleeves, and let the crafting adventures begin!

A handmade card with “Have a Sweet Summer!” written in black marker, decorated with five yellow and green pineapples. Markers, an ink pad, and a pastel polka-dot paper are nearby. The tag @GLUETOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

THUMBPRINT PINEAPPLE CARD CRAFT IDEA USE

A lemonade-themed craft, perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, made with yellow-painted popsicle sticks, paper lemon slices, white paper ice cubes, a black-striped straw, glue, and lemon-patterned paper in the background.

POPSICLE STICK LEMONADE GLASS

A children’s book titled The Dinosaur Who Discovered Hamburgers sits behind a handmade summer craft for kids—a smiling hamburger with googly eyes, made from paper. The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK HAMBURGER CRAFT IDEA

A pink paper plate decorated as an ice cream scoop with white sprinkles and a red heart on top, attached to a brown paper cone—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS! Surrounded by patterned papers and purple scissors. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written on the image.

PAPER PLATES AND DOT STICKERS TO MAKE ICE CREAM CONES

A fun summer crafts for kids project: a crab made from a red-painted paper plate, red paper strips, handprint claws, and googly eyes, displayed on pastel patterned paper. Text reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

SIMILAR TO OUR PAPER PLATE CRAB TUTORIAL, YOU CAN MAKE A LOBSTER TODAY!

A black paper displays SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS—fireworks made with red, white, and blue paint, glitter, and star confetti using a plastic fork. Bottles of paint and a fork are nearby. The image features a @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS label at the bottom.

USE A PLASTIC FORK TO MAKE FIREWORKS ON PAPER FOR 4TH OF JULY

A colorful ocean-themed craft—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS—features a large gray shark, yellow fish, and dolphins on a blue textured background, with seashells and mermaid-patterned paper. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAINT SPLAT SHARK CRAFT IDEA

Paper dolphin crafts with painted blue waves on folded paper plates, surrounded by real seashells on a textured blue background. Perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, the dolphins appear to be leaping from the water. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & BUBBLE WRAP DOLPHIN CRAFT

A fun SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS idea! Create an ice cream cone using a paper plate for the scoop, glitter decorations, a handprint cutout as the cone holder, and colorful backgrounds. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written on the bottom.

PAPER PLATE SNOW CONE CRAFT IDEA

A fun summer crafts for kids idea—a paper plate shaped like a fan or tree, covered in yellow and orange tissue paper, with a wooden stick handle, seashells, and a mermaid cutout on a blue wavy background. Text: @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

PAPER PLATE BEACH UMBRELLA CRAFT IDEA

Four colorful popsicle crafts made of painted paper and wooden sticks are displayed on a blue surface, featuring glitter details. A paint-covered spatula hints at fun spatula stamped crafts, with striped paper partially visible underneath.

USE A FLAT SPATULA TO “STAMP” POPSICLE DESIGNS – JUST ADD CRAFT STICKS FOR THE HANDLES

A blue children's book, The Rainbow Fish, sits beside a paper plate craft fish decorated with foil, sequins, and colorful paper fins—an ocean-inspired project perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS.

PAPER PLATE & ALUMINUM FOIL FISH

A paper craft features a pirate, a red crab, and a stained glass treasure chest with gold coins and glitter inside, on a blue striped background. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is displayed at the bottom.

PIRATE TREASURE CHEST SUNCATCHER

A hand holds a paper plate painted yellow like a sun, with blue and black striped sunglasses and a smiling face drawn on it—an easy idea for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE SUNSHINE w/SUNGLASSES

A paper plate unicorn craft with a gold horn, white ears, pink flowers, and a smiling face, displayed on colorful rainbow and polka dot paper—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. Text at the bottom reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

PAPER PLATE UNICORN MASK CRAFT

A lemon slice made from a paper plate with blue button “seeds,” a green paper flag reading “sailing into summer!”, blue paper “water,” and Elmer’s glue—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. @gluedtomycrafts is written at the bottom.

USE PAPER PLATES AND CRAFT STICKS TO MAKE SAIL BOATS

A children’s pirate ship craft made with a painted paper plate, a brown paper mast, and a red handprint sail featuring a white skull and crossbones—perfect for summer crafts for kids. The blue background shows ocean and wave patterns.

PAPER PLATE & HANDPRINT PIRATE SHIP IDEA

A craft project resembling a campfire made from red, orange, and yellow crepe paper strips, two craft sticks arranged like logs, and a bottle of Elmer’s glue, with patterned paper in the background.

USE TORN PIECES OF CREPE PAPER AND CRAFT STICKS TO “BUILD” A CAMPFIRE ON PAPER

A paper plate cut in half with Hello Summer! written on it, decorated with wavy strips of red, white, green, and yellow paper, resembling a jellyfish, on colored paper backgrounds. Text: @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

HELLO SUMMER CRAFT IDEA – USE A PAPER PLATE HALF AND CREPE PAPER

A fun summer crafts for kids project featuring a paper plate hot air balloon with red, white, and blue tissue paper and heart stickers. A child's photo is in the basket, set on patriotic-themed backgrounds. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE 4th of JULY HOT AIR BALLOON CRAFT IDEA

A colorful beach-themed project perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, this craft features a paper plate umbrella with dot stickers, a crab cutout, seashells, glue, and other materials on a blue background. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & DOT STICKER BEACH UMBRELLA CRAFT IDEA

Children’s Fourth of July books, a paper plate Uncle Sam craft with a stick handle, a striped paper background, and a red July 4 sign, with the @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark at the bottom.

COFFEE FILTER GNOME CRAFT IDEA – ADD A CRAFT STICK TO TURN IT INTO A PUPPET

THUMBPRINT INCHING MY WAY INTO SUMMER

THUMBPRINT CATERPILLAR – INCHING MY WAY INTO SUMMER

CUPCAKE LINER LOBSTER - A PINCH OF SUMMER

CUPCAKE LINER & HANDPRINT LOBSTER KEEPSAKE IDEA

A handmade card inspired by summer crafts for kids shows a sandcastle made from torn yellow paper with gold glitter accents and a red flag on blue paper. Seashells and the text “@GLUETOMYCRAFTS” and “SENDING YOU SANDY SMILES AND A SEA OF JOY!” are also visible.

TORN PAPER SAND CASTLE – FREE PRINTABLE

THUMBPRINT ANTS - I'M ANTS-Y FOR SUMMER

FINGERPRINT ANTS – I’M ANTSY FOR SUMMER

HANDPRINT PINEAPPLE - HAVE A COOL SUMMER

HANDPRINT PINEAPPLE KEEPSAKE – HAVE A COOL SUMMER

A fun summer crafts for kids idea: a paper plate lion mask with orange and yellow paper strips for the mane, yellow paint accents, a black nose, and a craft stick handle. The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

CUT THE CENTER OUT OF A LARGE PAPER PLATE FOR THIS LION MASK IDEA!

A Pete the Cat Goes Camping book rests on colorful starry paper. In front is a campfire craft made from hand-shaped paper cutouts and popsicle sticks—perfect for summer craft ideas! @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK & HANDPRINT CAMPFIRE CRAFT IDEA

A Pete the Cat book titled Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana sits on patterned paper beside a craft palm tree made from a painted paper plate, a craft stick trunk, and brown cutout coconuts—perfect for summer craft ideas. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE PALM TREE CRAFT IDEA

A fun potato masher stamped craft using white paint and googly eyes on black paper, topped with brown paper strips. Colorful paper adds a pop underneath, and @gluedtomycrafts is in the corner for inspiration.

POTATO MASHER STAMPED SMORE CRAFT IDEA

Colorful undersea craft with orange, yellow, and purple cupcake liner fish, each with a googly eye. This fun rainbow fish kid craft is decorated with stickers of an octopus, seahorse, crab, seaweed, and bubbles on a blue background.

CUPCAKE LINER RAINBOW FISH CRAFT IDEA

A paper plate decorated like a colorful fish with paint patterns, made using Plastic Egg Stamp Crafts, sits on a pink sheet next to “The Rainbow Fish” book and a yellow paint stamper. The Instagram handle @gluedtomycrafts is visible.

USE A LEFTOVER PLASTIC EGG TO “STAMP” SCALES ON A PAPER PLATE FISH

A children’s book titled “And Then Comes Summer” sits above a handmade ice cream craft, perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, made from a pink paper plate with sequins and a glitter heart, on patterned summer-themed paper.

USE PAPER PLATES AND RHINESTONES TO MAKE ICE CREAM CONES

A kids’ underwater craft with green crepe paper seaweed, foam sea creature stickers, and an orange paper fish made from a handprint, all on a blue background. A bottle of glue and green crepe paper are nearby.

USE TORN PIECES OF GREEN CREPE PAPER TO MAKE SEAWEED ON PAPER

A starfish-shaped print with red, orange, and yellow paint, pie server stamped on blue paper and decorated with glitter. Realistic starfish toys and a paint palette are nearby. The image includes the text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

SOMETHING UNIQUE – USE A PIE SERVER TO “STAMP” A STARFISH DESIGN ON PAPER

Red paper plate cut in half, decorated with white felt stars and a wooden craft stick to resemble a patriotic boat—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. Glue stick and patterned papers sit in the background. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

USE PAPER PLATES AND CRAFT STICKS TO MAKE SAIL BOATS

Five white, heart-shaped clay rainbow fish with colorful sequin scales are displayed near a copy of The Rainbow Fish book on a zigzag-patterned surface. The @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS username is at the bottom.

USE AIR DRY CLAY AND SEQUINS TO MAKE RAINBOW FISH MAGNETS

A paper ice cream cone craft with brown paint waffle texture, created using a potato masher stamped craft technique and black dot stickers. Nearby are a spatula with brown paint, a painted cookie, and a sheet of black dot stickers. GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled at bottom.

POTATO MASHER STAMPED CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CONE CRAFT IDEA

A handmade summer card featuring two paper ice cream cones with colorful scoops and heart gems. Perfect for coding label crafts, the card reads “Have a sweet summer” in playful writing. A black marker and colorful stickers are nearby.

USE DOT STICKERS TO MAKE “SWEET” ICE CREAM CARDS FOR FRIENDS

Two orange fish made from cupcake liners are glued to dark paper, perfect for a fun fish craft for kids. With googly eyes, red mouths, white paint bubbles, and a pink shell, this cute scene is marked with the @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS watermark at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER FISH CRAFT IDEA

A black paper features two mummy crafts made from white paint, googly eyes, and brown paper strips, arranged to resemble mummies faces. An Instagram handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is displayed in the corner.

SPATULA STAMPED SMORES CRAFT IDEA

A mummy craft made from torn white and brown paper strips, with black lines and two googly eyes, plus a drawn smile. The artwork is set on layered colorful paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

USE TORN PIECES OF WHITE AND BROWN CONSTRUCTION PAPER TO RECREATE THIS “SMORES” CRAFT IDEA

A children's book titled The Night Before the Fourth of July, a decorated American flag, and a SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS project with painted red, white, and blue fireworks on black paper made with plastic forks.

USE A PLASTIC FORK TO MAKE FIREWORKS ON PAPER FOR 4TH OF JULY

A kids sailboat craft made with a popsicle stick, a painted paper plate, and a decorated paper sail on blue paper. An Elmer’s glue bottle is on the left, and the handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & COFFEE FILTER SAILBOAT CRAFT IDEA

Two handmade crab crafts using red cut-out handprints and white cupcake liners for shells, decorated with googly eyes and surrounded by colorful fish stickers on blue backgrounds, with @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS in the corner.

HANDPRINT & CUPCAKE LINER HERMIT CRAB CRAFT IDEA

Two butterfly crafts made from pink paper plates with black dots, decorated with green and red popsicle sticks for bodies and pipe cleaners for antennae, displayed on patterned scrapbook paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

WATERMELON BUTTERFLIES – USE PAPER PLATES AND DOT STICKERS FOR THIS CRAFT IDEA

A handmade card features layered paper flames, popsicle sticks as logs, and a cotton ball marshmallow. Text reads “You warm my heart” with drawn hearts. Books and craft paper are in the background.

CUPCAKE LINER CAMPFIRE – YOU WARM MY HEART CARD

A children’s pineapple craft made from a yellow painted paper plate for the fruit and a green paper handprint for the leaves, displayed on colored paper with the handle @gluedtomycrafts in the corner.

PAPER PLATE & HANDPRINT PINEAPPLE CRAFT IDEA

A handmade card featuring a pink handprint shaped like a watermelon slice, black seeds, googly eyes, green rind, and “Happy Summer!” with doodled hearts—perfect for summer crafts for kids. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is highlighted at the bottom.

HANDPRINT WATERMELON – HAPPY SUMMER!

A painting of an ice cream cone with two scoops—pink on top with white dots and blue with red and white dots—on a white canvas, surrounded by colorful patterned paper and two paint bottles. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is in the corner.

HANDPRINT ICE CREAM CONE KEEPSAKE IDEA

A sailboat craft made from cupcake liners and a popsicle stick on a blue paper plate; the boat is brown, the sail is red with a yellow star, and glue is nearby. Text reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

CUPCAKE LINER SAILBOAT – USE A POPSICLE STICK FOR THE CENTER

A handmade ice cream cone craft with a brown paper cone, pink painted ice cream, blue glitter, and a red glitter heart on top. An orange fork is beside it, and colorful flower cutouts decorate the background.

FORK PAINTED ICE CREAM CONE CRAFT IDEA

A jellyfish craft made with a green paper hand cutout as tentacles, a yellow cupcake liner as the body, and two googly eyes, on a blue background with wavy patterned paper.

CUPCAKE LINER AND HANDPRINT JELLYFISH CRAFT IDEA

A handmade ice cream cone craft made from colored cupcake liners and brown paper, decorated with glitter, glue, and a heart sprinkle topper, displayed on patterned paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER ICE CREAM CONE CRAFT IDEA

A butterfly craft made with red cupcake liners for wings, decorated with silver star stickers, and a wooden popsicle stick for the body, placed on floral-patterned paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER AND POPSICLE STICK BUTTERFLY CRAFT IDEA

Four watermelon slice crafts made from painted paper plates with green rinds, red or pink centers, and black seeds are arranged on red and white paper backgrounds. Wooden craft sticks are attached as handles—perfect summer crafts for kids.

USE PAPER PLATES, PAINT CRAYONS AND CRAFT STICKS TO MAKE WATERMELON SLICES

A handmade ice cream cone craft made from a brown paper, paper plate, and pink paper handprint, decorated with glitter and a red circle, sits on colorful papers next to a bottle of Elmer’s glue. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

USE A WHITE PAPER BOWL AND PINK HANDPRINT CUTOUT TO MAKE AN ICE CREAM CONE DESIGN ON PAPER

A fun butterfly craft made from a paper plate with red, white, and blue tissue paper, star stickers, and a purple body—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS! Displayed on patriotic scrapbook paper with a small U.S. flag.

PAPER PLATE & TISSUE PAPER 4TH OF JULY BUTTERFLY

A handmade summer-themed card features a red paper car, popsicle stickers, a yellow sun, and the words “Cruising into summer!” on blue paper, atop red and blue striped backgrounds. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER CAR CARD CRAFT IDEA

A butterfly craft made with green cupcake liners for wings and a wooden clothespin for the body, displayed on striped blue paper. The text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

USE A CLOTHESPIN AND FOUR GREEN CUPCAKE LINERS TO MAKE A PALM TREE

A paper plate decorated with colorful tissue paper squares and glitter glue, attached to a craft stick, sits on striped paper next to Elmer’s glue and two tubes of glitter. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & TISSUE PAPER LOLLIPOP CRAFT IDEA

A paper plate painted with green dots to resemble a leaf or plant, with green paper leaves attached, a green dot marker, and colorful paper in the background. Text at the bottom reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

CUT A LARGE PAPER PLATE INTO A TRIANGLE SHAPE AND USE A DOT MARKER TO MAKE THIS MERMAID TAIL

A craft project showing a palm tree made from green cupcake liners for leaves, brown paper circles for coconuts, and a craft stick for the trunk, placed on a wavy blue patterned paper background.

CUPCAKE LINER AND CRAFT STICK PALM TREE

A rectangular orange sponge with googly eyes and colorful curly ribbons as tentacles, resembling a jellyfish, sits on a table next to blue paper crafts. @GLUETOMYCRAFTS is written in the corner.

USE A FLAT SPATULA AND CURLING RIBBON TO MAKE THIS JELLYFISH IDEA

A colorful craft depicting a campfire made with a coffee filter colored in red, orange, and yellow, five yellow star stickers, and two craft sticks on a camping-themed background. Markers and a spray bottle are nearby.

CAMPFIRE CRAFT IDEA – USE COFFEE FILTER, WATERCOLORS AND CRAFT STICKS

A paper craft coconut tree made with green, brown, and light blue paper, with a roll of brown crepe paper and a bottle of Elmer’s School Glue beside it. The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

USE HANDPRINT CUTOUTS FOR THIS PALM TREE KEEPSAKE

A handmade swan suncatcher craft featuring a white paper outline, a googly eye, and colorful sequins inside the body, placed on layered polka dot papers. The Instagram handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is visible.

STAINED GLASS SWAN SUNCATCHER

A pink flamingo craft made from a cut-out handprint, with sequins outlining the shape, a googly eye, and pipe cleaner legs, displayed on a wavy blue-patterned background. Text at the bottom reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

HANDPRINT FLAMINGO – USE AN ORANGE PIPE CLEANER FOR HIS LEGS

Two paintings made with handprints: the top one shows two pink flamingos forming a heart shape with their necks, and the bottom one shows two white swans with a pink heart above them. Both have dotted borders.

HANDPRINT SWAN AND FLAMINGO KEEPSAKE CANVASES

Three colorful fish made from paper plates, decorated with paint and large googly eyes, are displayed on patterned sheets. The fish are blue, green, and pink with wavy designs. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & TISSUE PAPER FISH

A painted craft showing two yellow pineapples with green tops, googly eyes, and hand-drawn details, on a white paper. A sponge brush with yellow paint lies beside it. Background includes polka-dotted and solid papers.

USE A FLAT SPATULA TO “STAMP” PINEAPPLE DESIGNS ON PAPER

A childrens craft of an ice cream cone made from brown paper and white puffy paint on pink paper, decorated with colorful sequins and a red paper cherry on top. The artwork is clipped to a wire in front of a brick wall.

TAKE OUR SUPER EASY PUFFY PAINT RECIPE AND USE IT TO MAKE ICE CREAM CONE DESIGNS

A craft lion made from an orange cupcake liner for the mane and a yellow-painted wooden spoon for the face and body, with drawn-on facial features. The handle has a label reading @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

CUPCAKE LINER & WOODEN SPOON LION CRAFT IDEA

A child’s painting of a mermaid with red hair and a turquoise tail decorated with glittery stickers, hanging on a line with a clothespin against a brick wall. @GLUETOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

FOOTPRINT MERMAID KEEPSAKE IDEA

Three colorful jellyfish crafts made from half cupcake liners with googly eyes and pipe cleaners for tentacles, arranged on a blue background with wavy-patterned paper. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

CUPCAKE LINER AND PIPE CLEANER JELLYFISH CRAFT IDEA

A triangle-shaped watermelon slice made from craft sticks, green paint, and patterned paper sits on a blue background—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS—with green paper leaves, a mermaid wood cutout, and a glue bottle nearby. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is labeled at the bottom.

POPSICLE STICK MERMAID TAIL

A blue basket holds red paper plates, adhesive googly eyes, clothespins, glue, scissors, and shredded blue paper, with a finished red crab craft featuring googly eyes and clothespin legs. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS label is visible.

USE RED PAPER PLATES AND CLOTHESPIN TO MAKE CRABS

Three flamingo crafts made from paper and filled with colored glitter and confetti. Perfect SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, each flamingo has a googly eye and sits on striped and yellow backgrounds. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

STAINED GLASS SWAN SUNCATCHER

A children’s craft project inspired by The Watermelon Seed book, showing torn pink paper pieces with drawn black seeds glued to green paper, with glue and black paint nearby.

USE PINK AND GREEN CONSTRUCTION PAPER FOR THIS WATERMELON CRAFT

A children’s book titled The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli is surrounded by summer crafts for kids, featuring watermelon-themed creations made from paper plates, tissue paper, black dot stickers, and Elmers glue. The username @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & TISSUE PAPER WATERMELON SLICE

A colorful children’s book titled “And Then Comes Summer” lies on patterned paper, next to a pink butterfly craft made from a paper plate and clothespin. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

USE CLOTHESPINS AND PAPER PLATES CUT INTO TRIANGLES TO MAKE BUTTERFLIES

A black paper features four fork-painted bursts in red, white, and blue—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS—each topped with a glittery star and colorful sprinkles. Puffy paints, a fork, and decorative paper are nearby. @GLUETOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

USE A PLASTIC FORK TO MAKE FIREWORKS ON PAPER FOR 4TH OF JULY

A yellow paper plate with brown fingerprint marks mimics a pineapple, topped with a green handprint cut-out for leaves. Craft supplies and pineapple-patterned paper are in the background. Text reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

YELLOW PAPER PLATE AND BLACK FINGERPRINT PINEAPPLE CRAFT IDEA

A colorful butterfly craft made from painted paper plates with black dots, a green craft stick body, and antennae is displayed on a dotted background—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. The text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

WATERMELON BUTTERFLIES – USE PAPER PLATES AND DOT STICKERS FOR THIS CRAFT IDEA

A kids’ summer craft with a yellow paper sandcastle, red flag, and crab stickers on blue paper, surrounded by glue, yellow paper scraps, a marker, and two summer vacation-themed picture books.

DRAW A LARGE TRIANGLE ON CARDSTOCK PAPER AND USE TORN PIECES OF YELLOW PAPER TO MAKE A SAND CASTLE DESIGN

A craft project shows a cityscape made from black paper buildings with windows of crumpled foil. Gold stars and gems decorate the background. A glue stick, foil, and gems are visible, along with the handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

USE TORN PIECES OF ALUMINUM FOIL TO MAKE A UNIQUE CITY SKYLINE ON PAPER

A paper plate decorated as a snorkeler’s face with big googly eyes and a colored paper snorkel mask, lying on colorful ocean-themed paper—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS! Text at bottom reads @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

PAPER PLATE SNORKEL CRAFT – FREE PRINTABLE

A paper plate lifebuoy craft painted with red and white sections, with a piece of string threaded through holes at the top. A glue stick and hole punch lie nearby on blue paper. The text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom.

CUT THE CENTER OUT OF A LARGE PAPER PLATE AND DECORATE IT TO LOOK LIKE A LIFESAVER

Two children’s books, The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor and Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat, are shown with two colorful DIY sea creature crafts made from sponges, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners.

USE POOL NOODLE SLICES AND PIPE CLEANERS TO MAKE FISH

A painting of a palm tree made with green and yellow painted footprints as leaves and two brown painted coconuts, with a brown trunk on a white canvas. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is at the bottom right.

FOOTPRINT PALM TREE KEEPSAKE CANVAS

Three colorful fish crafts made from paper plates are decorated with googly eyes, markers, tissue paper, and stickers. Perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, scissors, glue, and supplies are visible nearby on a blue surface.

PAPER PLATE & TISSUE PAPER FISH

A campfire craft made from torn red, orange, and yellow paper for flames, brown wooden sticks for logs, and a craft stick with a cotton ball for a marshmallow, with glue and colored paper in the background.

TORN PIECES OF RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW CONSTRUCTION PAPER BRING THIS CAMPFIRE TO LIFE

A craft project showing two blue paper cutouts of feet with peach-colored prints and yellow paper strips arranged to resemble flip-flops, placed on a brown background. Text @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

FOOTPRINT FLIP FLOP KEEPSAKE IDEA FOR SUMMER

A colorful, textured craft of an orange sandcastle with yellow stars on its towers, wavy blue water, paper seashells, and smiling starfish on sandy paper—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS—@GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE SAND CASTLE

A butterfly craft made from two paper plate halves painted red with black dots, green edges, and attached to a popsicle stick body with pink antennae. Colorful paper and craft supplies are in the background.

PAPER PLATE WATERMELON BUTTERFLY CRAFT

A fun summer craft idea: a paper girl in a purple swimsuit floats on a blue sheet decorated with sea animal stickers. Colorful patterned paper and the book And Then Comes Summer complete this playful scene.

PAPER PLATE POOL FLOATIE CRAFT IDEA

A fun pineapple craft made from yellow tissue paper, black dots, and green paper handprints as leaves sits on patterned pineapple and blue papers—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. The image features @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS in the bottom right corner.

PAPER PLATE PINEAPPLE CRAFT

A handmade card with a red handprint crab, googly eyes, and drawn claws. Perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, it reads Have a claw-some summer! and is decorated with stickers of a starfish, sunglasses, flip-flops, and a flamingo.

HANDPRINT CRAB CRAFT – CLAW-SOME SUMMER!

A colorful summer craft for kids featuring a green handprint jellyfish on blue paper, with a yellow semicircle head, big googly eyes, and white paint dots below. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is visible.

HANDPRINT JELLYFISH CRAFT IDEA

A children’s book titled Pirates Love Underpants is placed on a table with patterned papers, bubble wrap, and an orange paper plate crab craft—perfect inspiration for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS appears at the bottom.

PAPER PLATE & BUBBLE WRAP JELLYFISH

A handmade card featuring a superhero craft made from a popsicle stick, googly eyes, and paper cape. Perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS, it says “Have a Super Day!” and is decorated with clouds and hearts on a blue background.

POPSICLE STICK SUPERHERO CRAFT

A child’s painting of a mermaid with red hair and a blue-green tail adorned with colorful gems, surrounded by cartoon stickers of a fish, crab, and mermaid on patterned blue paper—a perfect idea for summer crafts for kids. Text: @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS.

FOOTPRINT MERMAID KEEPSAKE IDEA

A fun paper plate crab craft is displayed on sea-themed paper, complete with googly eyes and black string—perfect for SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. The handle @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is visible at the bottom.

CUT A PAPER PLATE INTO TRIANGLE SHAPES AND DECORATE IT TO LOOK LIKE A STINGRAY!

A brown cupcake liner folded in half with a pink pom pom partially inside sits on blue ocean-themed paper, next to pastel pom poms and a bottle of glue—perfect for easy SUMMER CRAFTS FOR KIDS. @GLUEDTOMYCRAFTS is written at the bottom.

FOLD CUPCAKE LINERS IN HALF AND USE SCHOOL GLUE & POM POMS TO MAKE A PEARL IN CLAM SHELL

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And there you have it – 50+ summer craft ideas to keep your kids entertained, inspired, and full of creative energy all season long! Whether they’re painting, gluing, or building, these projects are sure to create lasting memories (and maybe a little mess, too). So, gather your supplies, let their imaginations run wild, and enjoy a summer filled with fun and creativity. Happy crafting!

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