DIY Crafts for Kids
Summer means lots of time to explore and create together with your kids. You’ll need ways to keep their minds active, engaged, and most of all busy! These 14 creative DIY Crafts for Kids start as a recipe you can assemble together and then double as a summer activity to keep them busy and creating! Try one, or try them all!
DIY Crafts for Kids
Make Your Own Glowing Bounce Balls | DIY Home Hacks
Fun activity to create, and then lots more playtime to follow!
Homemade Aqua Sand | Growing a Jeweled Rose
All kids love to play in sand, create your own mix!
Homemade Snow | Coffee with Us 3
Play snow is a fun way to cool off in the summer.
Homemade Kids Paint – 3 Simple Ingredients! | Happy Money Saver
Let them help create their own paints, then make a masterpiece!
Bubbalicious Glitter Homemade Slime | A Mom’s Take
The kids can easily help smash together this simple slime recipe.
Homemade Silly Putty | Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom
Silly putty is great fun for transferring Sunday comic strips!
Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk | Spend with Pennies
Create sidewalk chalk, then try the games to go with it.
Homemade Bath Crayons | Little Crunchy Mama
Bath time will be more fun with washable bath crayons.
4 Ingredient Edible Play Dough | A Mom’s Take
Try this play dough that is safe to eat, and yummy!
Make Your Own Magnetic Slime | Growing a Jeweled Rose
See how fun this slime is and test it’s magnetic pull.
Homemade Playdoh | A Mom’s Take
Playdoh is a perfect tool for building creativity!
Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint | Learn Play Imagine
Give a new spin to sidewalk with chalk paint!
Homemade Edible Finger Paints | Spend with Pennies
Let them get in on the art with edible finger paints.
Homemade Flubber | Fun Crafts Kids
Try out this flubber to see if it can bounce!
Those are all great ideas! I really like the bathtub crayons, I’ve spent a lot on those things over the years!
I LOVE the home made kids paint and the play dough. Activities like that are a great way to have fun and foster creativity. Great collection!
These are such cool ideas. I’m going to try the glitter slime one this afternoon with my son!
These are all cute ideas. I love the home made play dough.
I always loved making homemade playdough with the kids. That was so much fun.
Thanks for the ideas! I can’t wait until my little one is older (he is 7 months now)! Great website! Let’s connect on social media!
These are all great ideas.I especially love the Homemade Playdoh!
Thanks for all of the ideas!
You have some great idea’s! I can’t wait to try the homemade snow, I know my kids will love this. We love doing crafts and stamping. I will defiantly pass this one
I’d like the Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk. Fun crafts.
The homemade snow looks like so much fun especially during the hot summer months. The grandkids have a month before they go back to school and I am always looking for ideas to keep them busy.
These look fun I can’t wait to try them with my daughter.
these are fun! thanks for sharing…love doing crafts with my kids as well
Very good Craft ideas to make this summer and I like the edible play dough and magnetic slime. We will have to try and make these!
Love these ideas.
I have a super busy 2 year old and a 14 year old who loves to do these types of things.
Perfect pair!!
Thanks for including our Homemade Snow! I can’t wait to check out the others- they look so fun! Pinned.