What do you get when you combine summer, kids and adorable crafts? Happy campers!! Here you’ll find the best summer camp crafts for kids of all ages! Adorable and fun ideas that will keep them entertained and creating all summer! Whether you are hosting a backyard summer camp or you are looking to keep your own kids at home this summer, these summer camp crafts ideas are just what you need.
- 31 Best Summer Camp Crafts for Kids
- 1. Sandpaper Sandcastle Castle
- 2. Painted Rock Fish Craft
- 3. Tents By The Campfire
- 4. DIY Watermelon Garland Craft
- 5. Aluminum Foil Boats
- 6. DIY Kaleidoscope STEAM Craft
- 7. Easy Sponge Painted Ice Cream Craft
- 8. Easy Flip Flop Craft for Summer
- 9. Paper Bag Fishing Vest Craft
- 10. DIY Cardboard Tent Craft
- 11. Treasure Chest Craft for Kids
- 12. Bubble Printed Butterfly Craft
- 13. Shower Curtain Painting
- 14. Popsicle Stick Smores Craft
- 14. Handprint Campfire Craft
- 15. DIY Paper Spinner
- 16. Sponge Popsicles
- 17. Squirt Gun Painting
- 18. Pinwheel Craft
- 19. Toilet Paper Roll Binocular Craft
- 20. Glowing Firefly Craft
- 21. DIY Bubble Wands and Homemade Bubble Solution
- 22. Pool Noodle Boats Summer Craft
- 23. Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft
- 24. Friendship Bracelets
- 25. Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder
- 26. Dinosaur Visors
- 27. Tissue Paper Crab Craft
- 29. Wooden Bracelets
- 28. Twig Boat Craft
- 30. Pool Noodle Fish Craft
- 31. Cardboard Loom Weaving
- Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
- Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
- Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
- Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
31 Best Summer Camp Crafts for Kids
I am excited to share this list of my favourite summer crafts! You will find crafts using materials perfect for summer, like popsicle sticks and sand, bubbles and more! The best part of these crafts is that they are ideal for kids of all different ages and skill levels. There are ideas here that every one will enjoy from your youngest camper to your oldest!
1. Sandpaper Sandcastle Castle
Turn boring sandpaper into a stunning sand castle to rival any in castle in the fairy tales!
2. Painted Rock Fish Craft
Those rocks you find at the beach or park are perfect for creating fishy friends in this cute painted rock fish craft.
3. Tents By The Campfire
Head outdoors to find a few twigs and turn them into the easiest tent you’ll pitch this summer with this tents by a campfire craft.
4. DIY Watermelon Garland Craft
Juicy watermelon never looked so adorable hanging up than this paper plate watermelon garland craft.
5. Aluminum Foil Boats
It will actually float! This boat made using a tissue box and foil will surprise you and your kids this summer. Super easy to make before a beach trip or a day by the water.
6. DIY Kaleidoscope STEAM Craft
Dreamy designs! Create this DIY kaleidoscope craft with you kids this summer and revel in the beautiful patterns and colors as light shines through it!
7. Easy Sponge Painted Ice Cream Craft
It looks almost delicious enough to eat but this sponge painted ice cream craft is a great one to make with your little ones this summer.
8. Easy Flip Flop Craft for Summer
Get your kids to craft their own pair of flip flops this summer. They may not be sturdy enough to wear but they are pretty adorable!
9. Paper Bag Fishing Vest Craft
Going fishing this summer? Use a large paper bag and let your little one craft a fun fishing vest!
10. DIY Cardboard Tent Craft
This DIY cardboard tent craft is a fun way to spend the afternoon and makes a great pretend play prop for little kids!
11. Treasure Chest Craft for Kids
Upcycle your old food containers for this pirate themed craft for kids! A fun idea for summer!
12. Bubble Printed Butterfly Craft
This fun painting technique using bubbles is a great way to crafty a colorful butterfly!
13. Shower Curtain Painting
Hands down my favorite art activity for the summer! Use a clear shower curtain as a canvas!
14. Popsicle Stick Smores Craft
These adorable smores craft made with popsicle stick are sure tube a hit with your kids this summer.
14. Handprint Campfire Craft
Create this fun campfire using handprints this summer.
15. DIY Paper Spinner
Can’t wait to try these fun paper spinners with my crew this summer. A great way to spend a summer afternoon!
16. Sponge Popsicles
These sponge popsicles are sure to work up an appetite for the real thing!
17. Squirt Gun Painting
Nothing more fun than painting with a water gun!
18. Pinwheel Craft
The perfect summer craft! Create a pinwheel with these easy instructions.
19. Toilet Paper Roll Binocular Craft
Going bird watching this summer? Craft a pair of binoculars and pretend to watch birds in the park with your little one!
20. Glowing Firefly Craft
Finding a firefly at night is a highlight of any camping trip! Create your own with a bottle and a glow in the dark stick.
21. DIY Bubble Wands and Homemade Bubble Solution
Craft your own bubbles and bubble wands with this easy idea!
22. Pool Noodle Boats Summer Craft
Use a few dollar store pool noodles to make cute little boats with this simple pool noodle boat craft.
23. Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft
After eating popsicles this summer keep them to make this cute butterfly craft!
24. Friendship Bracelets
Friendship bracelets are the best for summer. Make sure with your kids using these easy instructions.
25. Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder
Your kids will love crafting this fun popsicle stick bird feeder craft.So fun and colorful.
26. Dinosaur Visors
These adorable dinosaur visors are simply a riot! Need I say more. You have to make these!
27. Tissue Paper Crab Craft
This tissue paper crab is an adorable craft to make this summer.
29. Wooden Bracelets
Another fun popsicle stick craft! Make wooden bracelets this summer!
28. Twig Boat Craft
Turn twigs and sticks into floating vessels with this fun boat craft for kids this summer.
30. Pool Noodle Fish Craft
These pool noodle fish are just the cutest! Craft a few with your crew this summer!
31. Cardboard Loom Weaving
A classic craft that every kid needs to try this summer. Craft their own woven wall hanging.
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
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.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
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.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
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.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
