Check out these easy to create pool noodle crafts for summer! Super fun craft ideas kids of all ages will enjoy. Pool noodles are so versatile. I resisted cutting my pool noodles at first, but once I did I honestly can’t stop! There is just so many ways to crafts and have fun with noodles other than in the pool of course.

Crafting with Pool Noodles

I like to use dollar store pool noodles for activities and crafts and save the more expensive versions for actually swimming. The dollar store version are slightly thinner making them the ideal width for cutting! Some of the fun ways to craft with pool noodles include painting, using them to shoot Pom Poms or (mini marshmallows!!), make a bow and arrow,

Pool Noodle Crafts

1. Adorable Pool Noodle Monster Craft for Kids, Happy Toddler Playtime
2. Painted Pool Noodle Craft for Kids, Happy Toddler Playtime
3. Easy Pool Noodle Painting: Process Art Activity for Summer, Happy Toddler Playtime
4. Pool Noddl Craft, Glued to My Crafts Blog

5. Pool Noodle Bird, Happy Toddler Playtime
6. Pool Noodle Art Bot from Innovation Kids Lab
7. Pool Noodle Pom Pom Shooters, Happy Toddler Playtime
8. Dragon Pool Noodles, Desert Chica

9. Pool Noodle Fish Craft, Happy Toddler Playtime
10. How to Make a Pool Noodle Rocket Flinger, Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls
11. Pool Noodle Spiders, No Time For Flashcards
12. Pool Noodle Boats, Happy Toddler Playtime

13. Pool Noodle Caterpillar, Happy Toddler Playtime
14. Pool Noodle Stick Horse & Pool Noodle Unicorns, The Keeper of the Cheerios
15. Giant Pool Noodle Pencil Craft, Oh Yay Studio
16. Pool Noodle Bow and Arrow, Ziggity Zoom

Looking for more Pool Noodles Ideas? Check out:

• How to Make a Pool Noodle Racetrack this Summer
• Pool Noodle Binary Coding for Kids
• Easy Pool Noodle Soup: Summer Sensory Bin
• Pool Noodle Water Wall

Age Suitability for Pool Noodle Crafts

This activity is good for kids 3 years and up. My kids are 4, 4, and 8 year old.

Mess Level for Pool Noodle Crafts

This is a mess level varies.

Difficulty to Create

Easy to medium.

Skills Developed in Pool Noodle Crafts

Language development, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.

Supplies for Pool Noodle Crafts

(This post and list contains affiliate links for your convenience. If you make a purchase using one of these links, I may earn a commission. Please visit my disclosure policy for more information.)

• Pool Noodles

Check out My Books, TV Show & Play Kits!

Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids

Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon. 

Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids

Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more. 

Find out more and grab your copy here.

Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids – coming out September 27, 2022

Book: STEAM Crafts for Kids – coming out November 29, 2022

TV Show: Curious Crafting

I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched July 1 at on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube!

This show is all about fun and easy crafts for toddlers and preschoolers. 

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.

In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create. 

Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.

The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids

Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.

Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!

Shop our ready made play kits here.

WILL YOU MAKE ANY OF THESE POOL NOODLE CRAFTS WITH YOU KIDS THIS SUMMER? PIN IT FOR LATER!