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Hello, DIYers!

There is no doubt that it has been a rough school year for our kids! Many of them were navigating a year of relative isolation on top of newly developed virtual learning. Now, as summer break rapidly approaches, it falls to parents to give our patient, resilient kids a summer full of fun! For that reason, we’ve collected 39 amazing summer activity ideas to help get you started! The best part? None of these involve any type of screen time!

Happy crafting, everyone!

Pour Painted Pots

Decorate some lovely flower pots and then grow something together! Your little one will have fun watering their plant and watching it grow!

Found Happiness Is Homemade

Bottle Cap Bugs

Create these cute and customizable bugs by upcycling bottle caps!

Found This Grandma Is Fun

Pool Noodle Race Track

Use a cheap pool noodle to create hours of fun with race track!

Found Tamara Like Camera

Solar Oven Smores

Cook up some smores in your very own homemade solar oven!

Found Desert Chica

Seashell Craft

Did you visit the beach or planning a trip this summer? This is a fun way to put the shells you collect to good use!

Found Crafts On Sea

Rainbow Bubble Snakes

These colorful bubbles are so much fun! give them a try!

Found Hello Wonderful

Flip Flop Painting

Attach fun shapes to the bottom of a cheap pair of flip flops, paint the shapes, and let your little one’s create a work of art with their feet!

Found JDaniels 4 Mom

Fruit Fans

Help keep cool with these colorful and fruity fans!

Found The Idea Room

Pressed Flower Bookmarks

Reading is a FANTASTIC summer pass time for kids (and adults!) So why not make some lovely DIY bookmarks!?

Found Buggy and Buddy

Magic Aqua Sand

Make magic sand that can repel the water! It’s part magic trick, part science experiment!

Found Paging Fun Mums

Turtle Rock Craft

Collect flat rocks and paint them to make an adorable turtle friend!

Found Easy Peasy Fun

Frozen Popsicle Chalk

Use popsicle molds to make this DIY frozen chalk! You can even pair this activity with a tasty DIY popsicle treat. Just don’t mix up which is which!

Found Reading Confetti

Water Balloon Piñata

How fun is this?! Kids will have a blast breaking water balloons like a piñata!

Found Walmart

Popsicle Stick and Felt Fish

Get creative by making colorful fish using simple craft items!

Found Glued To My Crafts Blog

Color Scavenger Hunt

Get out in nature trying to find things that match each color! How fun!

Found I Heart Crafty Things

Excavate Frozen Dinosaur Eggs

You can make frozen dinosaur eggs for your little one to chisel out of their icy shell!

Found Paging Fun Mums

Kiddie Car Wash

Use PVC Pipe to make this fun, kiddie car wash!

Found Mom Endeavors

Milk Carton Bird Feeders

This is a fun craft product you can put to work outdoors to encourage bird watching!

Found Happiness is Homemade

Salt Dough Starfish Craft

Bring the beach home by making these fun starfish out of salt dough!

Found The Crafting Chicks

Frozen Flower Sensory Play

Have fun collecting flowers from the garden or on a nature walk then take them home to freeze them! It looks beautiful and can be proudly displayed until it melts!

Found Crafts On Sea

Make a Kite

You can make your own kite to fly on a breezy day with this awesome outdoor STEM project!

Found Little Bins for Little Hands

Sponge Water Bombs

Have a water war outside with these fun and easy sponge water bombs!

Found House of the Hepworths

Pineapple Planter

How adorable is this?! It’s so simple! And you can get one of these succulents at nearly any Lowes, Home Depot, or local green house!

Found Make Life Lovely

PVC Water Shooter Toy

Have a blast with this DIY water shooter made out of PVC piping!

Found Frugal Fun 4 Boys

Button Snail

Upcycle and old CD for a solid foundation on this adorable snail shell!

Found I Heart Arts And Crafts

Sand Slime

Slime is always a hit! This time you can give it a sandy texture for summer fun!

Found Paging Fun Mums

Glowing Campfire

Did your camping trip get rained out?! This is a great alternative activity!

Found Buggy and Buddy

DIY Waterslide

Make a fun, backyard waterslide with a few simple items!

Found Happy Hooligans

Nature Bingo

Go for a nature walk and play bingo with these free, printable cards!

Found Bitzngiggles

Flower Garden Sticky Wall

Let your little one enjoy an afternoon by a window by making their very own sticky wall garden!

Found Crafts On Sea

Pool Noodle Water Wall

How fun is this DIY pool noodle water wall?! Your kids will spend hours playing! You can even make it work on a fence!

Found Teaching Mama

Acorn Marble Necklace

You can find the tops of acorns nearly any time of year in most regions! Scavenge for them and then make these lovely marble necklaces!

Found Rhythms of Play

Kaleidoscope Craft

Kaleidoscopes are so cool! And now your kids can make their own!

Found Darcy and Brian

Fly Swatter Painting

This could get messy, so make sure you do it outside! But it will be worth it!

Found Reading Confetti

Pool Noodle Shark

Here is another fun and creative way to upcycle an old pool noodle! Give this shark a try!

Found JDaniel4’s Mom

Felt Popsicles

Get creative decorating these colorful felt popsicles to play pretend with!

Found Darice

Soap Boat Races

Have fun sending bar soap boars slipping and sliding down the track!

Found The Inspiration Board

Fizzy Chalk Paint

This chalk paint is sure to lead to an exciting afternoon!

Found Paging Fun Mums

Carnival Fish Prize

Remember winning a goldfish at a carnival?! This craft uses a blue slime with a fish toy to replicate this beloved summer experience (without the added responsibility of having a new pet to take care of!)