June is that magical time when school winds down and summer fun kicks off—and these crafts are the perfect way to bridge the gap! Whether you’re crafting to celebrate Dad, exploring the garden, or diving into beachy vibes, each activity is designed to be low-prep, hands-on, and just the right amount of messy.
You’ll love these June crafts because:
- They’re seasonal and meaningful—think Father’s Day keepsakes, nature treasures, and beachy fun.
- They’re toddler and preschool-friendly, with easy steps and open-ended creativity.
- Most ideas use basic supplies you already have, so no last-minute store runs.
- They’re perfect for indoor or outdoor play, whether you’re escaping the heat or soaking up the sun.
These crafts aren’t just busy work—they’re invitations to slow down, get creative, and make memories together. So grab the scissors, spread out the glue, and get ready for a whole month of fun!
Summer-Themed Crafts for Kids
Welcome, summer! June is the perfect time to break out all the sunny crafts—think ice cream, beach scenes, pool fun, and everything bright and cheerful. These activities are a great way to celebrate the season while getting a little creative.
1. Sponge Painted Ice Cream Craft
2. Shower Curtain Painting
3. Pool Noodle Fish Craft
4. DIY Kaleidoscope STEAM Craft
5. Paper Plate Sunshine Craft
6. Cardboard Rainbow Sunshine Craft
7. Scrape Painted Ice Cream Craft
8. Pinwheel Craft
Camp Crafts for June
With everything in full bloom, June is made for nature crafts. From flower prints to garden-inspired art, this section includes crafty ways to explore the outdoors and bring a bit of nature inside (minus the bugs!).
9. Nature Butterfly Sticky Wall Craft
This hands-on activity blends creativity with nature in the best way.
10. How to Make Sun Prints
11. DIY Hiking Stick Craft
A silly little caterpillar made from pool noodle slices is the perfect summer garden guest.
12. Tents By The Campfire
This imaginative outdoor setup is part pretend play, part cozy craft.
13. Nature Turtle Sticky Wall
Just like the butterfly version, but turtle-shaped and just as adorable.
Father’s Day Crafts Kids Can Make
Father’s Day falls in mid-June, and nothing beats a homemade card or keepsake made with love. This section features cute, clever, and heartfelt Father’s Day crafts that are perfect for kids of all ages.
14. Handprint BBQ Craft
15. Dad Joke Jar
16. Dad, YOU RULE!
17. Tape Resist Card
18. Paper Plate World’s Best Dad Craft
19. Mystery Father’s Day Card Craft
20. You’re the Best Pop Card
21. You’re the Coolest Handprint Card
22. Things I Love About Your Card
23. Dad You Rock Card
24. I Love You This Much Handprint Card
Fourth of July Prep Crafts (Easy for June!)
Even though the Fourth of July is in July, June is a great time to start prepping red, white, and blue crafts. These patriotic ideas are fun for early summer and perfect if you’re planning ahead for parades or backyard BBQs.
25. Straw Painted Fireworks for Kids
26. Paper Plate Fourth of July Flag Craft
27. Fork Painted Fireworks
28. Fireworks in a Jar
Bug & Animal Crafts for June
June is crawling (literally) with insect and animal activity. This is a great time to dive into buggy crafts like butterflies, bees, and beetles—or head to the zoo with animal-themed creations.
29. Cotton Pad Butterfly Craft
Soft and fluffy cotton pads transform into beautiful butterflies with a little paint, pipe cleaners, and creativity—perfect for a simple and fun spring craft!
30. Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft
Colorful wings and a sturdy popsicle stick body make this butterfly craft easy for little hands to create and customize with paint, markers, or stickers.
31. Scrunched Paper Bee Craft
Buzzzzzzzz.. Spring is in the air! Create this adorable scrunched paper bee craft to celebrate with your toddler or preschooler!
32. Paper Ladybug Craft
This Paper Ladybug is an adorable craft for kids to make this spring. This cute ladybug is super fun to make for toddlers or preschoolers!
33. Sponge Painted Ladybug Craft
To celebrate these tiny heroes, we’ve put together a fun, sponge-painted ladybug craft that’s perfect for kids who are fascinated by the little wonders of nature.
34. Caterpillar Name Craft
Boost early literacy skills while making a personalized caterpillar name craft, a playful and creative way to practice letter recognition.
35. Snail Sticky Board Craft
This simple and fun craft lets kids decorate a snail shell using colorful paper pieces on a sticky contact paper board. It’s a great low-mess activity that builds fine motor skills and creativity.
Beach Crafts
Rainy mornings? Hot sunny afternoons? June weather can be all over the place. These crafts are inspired by rainbows, sun, clouds, and everything in between to help kids explore seasonal changes through art.
36. Beach Bucket Craft
A cute craft inspired by sandy beach days—this one’s all about fun without the sunburn.
37. Watercolor Paints At The Beach
38. Sandpaper Castle Craft
39. Bubble Wrap Jellyfish Craft
Save that bubble wrap to make an adorable bubble wrap jellyfish craft! This easy craft is great for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
40. Sponge Painted Fish
Our Sponge Painted One Fish, Two Fish Craft is more than just an art project; it’s a gateway to exploring colors, shapes, and storytelling.
41. Ocean Sensory Bottles
Create an Ocean in a Bottle in this fun sensory activity. This is a great activity to do with your little one and one they can play with during quiet time.
42. Painted Eggshell Starfish Craft
Imagine creating a stunning painted eggshell starfish craft, adding a touch of whimsy and creativity to your crafting time.
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.
