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August Craft Ideas for a Creative Month

August Craft Ideas for a Creative Month

August is a month of transitions. While the last warm days of summer tempt kids outdoors, the excitement of the back-to-school season looms just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to ignite creativity with crafts – whether to capture summer memories or prepare for the new school year.

Crafting not only promotes family bonding but also helps kids personalize their supplies and spaces, making the back-to-school transition a little more exciting.

Here’s a list of fun, easy, and creative craft ideas that kids of all ages can enjoy this August. From end of summer art projects to practical back-to-school crafts, these ideas are sure to keep their hands busy and their imaginations soaring!

A back to school popcorn craft features a popcorn bucket with yellow tissue paper popcorn pieces, decorated and labeled Poppin Into a New School Year! Glue, a cup, and printed paper are nearby.
Back To School Tissue Paper Popcorn Craft
Popsicle Stick Pencil Craft Idea For Back To School Season
Popsicle Stick Pencil Craft Idea For Back To Schoo…
A pink card with torn paper smores details—white paper, googly eyes, and a smile—resembles a s'more with “I LOVE YOU SMORE!” written below. Brown strips act as graham crackers.
Torn Paper S'mores Card Craft Idea for Kids
A torn paper raccoon craft made with grey paper for the body, black handprint arms, and a cute raccoon face, all displayed on purple paper beside Elmer’s glue.
Torn Paper Raccoon Craft Idea For Kids
A school-themed craft features a torn paper superhero S emblem, resembling Superman’s logo, on a worksheet saying "I HAD A SUPER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!" Surrounded by glue, crayons, and fun school cutouts.
Torn Paper "I Had A Super First Day of School" Cra…
Torn Paper Hot Air Balloon Example Image
Torn Paper Hot Air Balloon Craft for Kids – Drea…
A crayon box ornament featuring a circle photo of a child, hand-drawn crayons, and glitter hangs on a Christmas tree with red ribbon.
Crayon Box Photo Ornament Kids Can Make This Chris…
Apple Snail Craft Idea For Kids
Back To School Snail Craft Idea
A paint splat raccoon art project features a gray splattered face, black paper ears and eye patches, big googly eyes, and a heart-shaped nose.
Paint Splat Raccoon Craft Idea For Kids
Handprint Owl - This Year Is Going To Be A Hoot Craft Idea
Handprint Owl - This Year Is Going To Be A Hoot Cr…
Handprint Raccoon Hug Craft Idea For Kids
Handprint Raccoon Hug Craft Idea For Kids
Cupcake Liner First Day of School Badge Craft
Cupcake Liner First Day of School Badge Craft
Fork Painted Raccoon Craft Idea For Kids
Fork Painted Raccoon Craft Idea For Kids
Paper Plate Apple Picture Frame Craft Idea
Paper Plate Apple Picture Frame Craft Idea
Homemade photo frames shaped like a school glue bottle and an apple, each with a child's photo inside.
Back To School Photo Ornaments - Craft Idea For Fi…
Back To School Rainbow Keepsake Craft Idea
Back To School Rainbow Keepsake Craft Idea
Back To School My Year To Sparkle Keepsake
Back To School My Year To Sparkle Keepsake
A paper bag raccoon craft with googly eyes and black paper hands is displayed on patterned paper beside the book A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon.
Paper Bag Raccoon Craft Idea For Story Time
A School Bus Photo Ornament craft shaped like a bus, featuring a child’s smiling photo and labeled “2024.”
School Bus Photo Ornament Craft Idea For Kids
Oh, The Places Hot Air Balloon Photo Ornament
Oh, The Places Photo Ornament Craft
Easy & Fun Popsicle Stick Smart Cookie Craft
Easy & Fun Popsicle Stick Smart Cookie Craft
Paper Paint Brush Craft Idea For Kids
Paper Paint Brush Craft Idea For Kids
Fingerprint Worm - End of School Year Craft
Fingerprint Worm - End of School Year Craft
Two paper plate smart cookie crafts painted as chocolate chip cookies, each with a hand-colored graduation cap—one purple, one blue—rest on colorful polka-dot and heart-patterned papers.
Paper Plate Smart Cookie - Free Printable!
Handprint My Future Looks Bright Keepsake
Handprint My Future Looks Bright Keepsake
Popsicle Stick Bookworm Bookmark Craft
Popsicle Stick Bookworm Bookmark Craft
How To Make A School Bus Picture Frame
Popsicle Stick School Bus Frame
Two handmade back to school gnome crafts made from popsicle sticks, colored paper, and patterned cardstock are arranged on a teal background with white starburst designs.
Back To School Gnome Craft Idea For The First Day
A crinkle paper apple craft: a ziplock bag filled with red and gold crinkle paper, decorated with a green paper leaf, brown paper stem, and a smiling craft stick worm.
Crinkle Paper Apple w/Popsicle Stick Worm Craft Id…
Q-Tip Painted Back To School Apple Craft
Q-Tip Painted Back To School Apple Craft
A photo of a smiling child in a blue shirt is framed with a craft stick apple picture frame, lying on a green chalkboard-style background with school-related prints.
Craft Stick Apple Picture Frame Tutorial
Coffee Filter Apple - Fall Kid Craft
Coffee Filter Apple Craft Idea For Fall
100 Days of School Flew By T-shirt
100 Days of School Flew By T-shirt
Two stained glass apple crafts, one green and one red, made with tissue paper, black outlines, and glitter on top. Placed on colored paper backgrounds. Image from GluedToMyCraftsBlog.com.
Stained Glass Apple Craft Idea For Fall
Popsicle Stick Notebook Paper Back to School Picture Frame
Popsicle Stick Notebook Paper Back to School Pictu…
Of all the Little Fish - Goldfish First Day of School Snack Idea
Of All the Little Fish - Goldfish First Day of Sch…
Welcome Back To School - Owl Card Printable
Welcome Back To School - Free Owl Card Printable
A handmade pencil suncatcher craft, created from paper and clear plastic, is filled with yellow paper hearts and gold glitter.
Back-to-School Pencil Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Popsicle Stick Apple Friends - Kid Craft
Popsicle Stick Apple Friends Craft Idea For Fall
"Cereal-sly" Awesome Day - Free Gift Tag Printable
Have A "Cereal-sly" Awesome Day Gift Tag
Pom Pom Stamped Apples On Paper Craft
Pom Pom Stamped Apples Craft Idea
A paper plate decorated with red paint splat apples, featuring googly eyes, a smiling mouth, a green paper leaf, and a brown paper stem, set against a green background with white star patterns.
Paper Plate & Paint Splat Apple Craft
Handprint First Day of School Keepsake
Handprint First Day of School Keepsake
Two popsicle stick glue bottles made from white sticks, with orange lids, blue GLUE labels, and smiling faces sit on rulers; a fun popsicle stick glue bottle craft.
Popsicle Stick Glue Bottle Craft Idea
Two craft stick school bus crafts made from yellow-painted sticks, white paper windows, black paper wheels, googly eyes, and smiling faces on a teal background with small star patterns.
Craft Stick Bus Back To School Activity
A child holds a colorful PTA Volunteer Posters sign decorated with donuts, ice cream cones, and candy. The sign reads: This will be a sweet year! Join PTA today! The website GluedToMyCraftsBlog.com is at the bottom.
PTA Volunteer Posters Roundup
Cupcake Liner Apple Card w/Thumbprint Worm
Cupcake Liner Apple Card w/Thumbprint Worm Craft I…
A Kissing Hand - Popsicle Stick Raccoon Craft
Popsicle Stick Raccoon Craft Idea
Colorful popsicle stick crayon friends crafted with paper and googly eyes are arranged as bookmarks on a blue star-patterned surface, with part of a children’s book visible in the background.
Popsicle Stick Crayon Friends
Love You To The Core - Footprint Apple Keepsake Idea
Love You To The Core Footprint Apple Craft Idea
Paper Plate Apple w/Popsicle Stick Worm - Kid Craft
Paper Plate Apple w/Popsicle Stick Worm Craft
Thumbprint Teachers Plant The Seeds Gift Idea
Thumbprint Teachers Plant The Seeds Gift Craft Ide…
Handprint Box Of Crayons Keepsake Idea For Preschoolers
Handprint Box Of Crayons Keepsake
Apple Stamped Teacher Appreciation Cards
Apple Stamped Teacher Appreciation Cards
Simple Paper Bowl Apple - Kid Craft
Paper Bowl Apple Craft Idea For Fall
Popsicle Stick A is for Apple Craft
Popsicle Stick "A" is for Apple Craft
Popsicle Stick Apple Core
Popsicle Stick Apple Core Craft
Paper Plate School Bus - Back To School Kid Craft
Paper Plate School Bus Craft
Popsicle Stick Books - There Was An Old Lady Inspired Craft
Popsicle Stick Books - There Was An Old Lady Inspi…
Glue That Holds Us Together Gift For Teachers
Glue That Holds Us Together Gift For Teachers
A handmade card with a large red crayon apple, googly eyes, a green apple handprint keepsake as the leaf, a smiley face, and “FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.” The background features patterned paper
Back-to-School Apple Handprint Craft Idea for Kids
Popsicle Stick Pencils & School Bus - Back To School Kid Craft
Popsicle Stick Pencils & School Bus Craft
Apple Scented Play Dough Recipe - Perfect For Autumn!
Apple Scented Play Dough Recipe
DIY Painted Decorative Ruler Frame - Kid Craft
DIY Painted Decorative Ruler Frame
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Back To School Printables For Classroom Decor
Several small Coke bottles with decorated tags that say friendly messages like YOU ARE SO-DA BOMB! and Pop pop fizz fizz! A great friend you is tied with red and white twine—perfect for free pay it forward ideas.
Pay It Forward Gift Tag Printable For Soda Bottles

Crafting in August is more than just a fun way to spend time – it’s a creative bridge between the end of summer and the start of a new school adventure. These simple yet imaginative crafts allow kids to express themselves while preparing for the year ahead. Whether it’s a sun-catcher for the window or an adorable handprint keepsake for their scrapbook, every project brings delight and accomplishment.

Encourage your kids to pick a few projects from this list, gather some supplies, and enjoy the creative process. The memories made while crafting together will last far beyond the August days. Happy crafting!

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