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Six Summertime Crafts For Preschoolers

Posted on July 30, 2026

Summer is here! With all of the fun, outdoor activities that summertime allows, sometimes you need a fun activity in your pocket, whether it’s a rainy day, too warm, or you just need a little bit of quiet time inside. Crafts aren’t just a good activity to keep littles occupied – they are actually great for their development and fine motor skills. In this blog, we’ve got six great summertime crafts for your preschooler!

Summer Agamorph

So what is an agamograph? Well, it’s two pictures in one, and depending on which side you view it from, you will see one picture appear. There are millions of possibilities on how to make one. Once you know how it’s done, your kids will be creating their own.

Ice Cream Cone Garland

Do your littles love to decorate for every season and holiday? Ice cream cone garland is a cute way to have some handmade summer decorations out. The garland is just so easy to make and looks adorable on display!

Paper Stingray Craft

This cute paper stingray craft is perfect for any ocean-obsessed littles; making them is a great way to kill an hour, and then they provide many more hours of fun as a cute handmade toy. The best part is these little stingrays are so simple to make and only require cheap basic materials, too!

Colorful Jellyfish Craft

If your little ones love the aquarium and you want to bring a piece of that home, this is a great craft. The best part, it requires no paint, so if you’ve been on the hunt for a fun summer craft that doesn’t make a lot of mess, this jellyfish craft is perfect!

Paper Plate Butterflies

Dive into the vibrant world of watercolors and create a charming paper plate butterfly craft that’s perfect for kids to enjoy all summer long. All you need are some leftover paper plates, paint, a stapler, and a popsicle stick or clothespin!

Emotion Changing Paper Cup Octopus

This paper cup octopus craft will need a bit of adult help in one step, but it is a great crafty activity for kids to make and play with. It can also be a great tool for teaching your littles about emotions and helping them express theirs.

Saying Goodbye To Preschool: End of School Craft & Keepsake Ideas

Posted on May 27, 2026

As the school year comes to an end, you and your little ones may be experiencing a lot of emotions that come with the end of preschool. Whether your littles are excited for summer, can’t wait for kindergarten, or are sad that preschool is coming to an end, we have some activity ideas to make the most of this time! In this blog, we’ll give you some craft and keepsake ideas so you and your child can reminisce on preschool and get excited for what’s ahead!

Memory Books & Boxes

Create a scrapbook or memory box with works and crafts your child has done throughout the year. It’s a great opportunity for your child to look back at everything they’ve done in preschool and get excited for what they’ll do in kindergarten.

Summer Bucket List

If your little one is counting down the days until summer or needs something to look forward to with school ending, a summer bucket list is the perfect activity. Help your child write out different things they want to do this summer, like “go swimming” or “eat ice cream”. If you want to make it extra fun, you can write them on slips of paper and put them in a beach bucket, then pull out a slip of paper at random when you need a fun activity to do for the day!

Balloon Pop Countdown

If you’re looking for ways to make the countdown to the end of preschool even more exciting, a balloon pop countdown is a lot of fun! As you’re blowing up the balloons, put a piece of paper with an activity inside it. On each day as your child pops the balloon, there will be a fun activity to celebrate the ned of the school year!

Photo Slideshow

Create a photo slideshow of your child’s favorite memories from preschool! If they are already feeling nervous about moving to kindergarten, this can be a great opportunity to talk to them about how scary preschool seemed when they first started, while showing them all of the fun they ended up having!

Paper Chain Countdown

If your little one can’t wait to finish preschool or start kindergarten, creating a paper chain to count down the days can be a fun visual reminder! Take time each day as they rip a new chain to talk about what they loved about preschool and what they’re excited about for the summer or kindergarten.

5 Fun Preschool Crafts For Summer

Posted on June 6, 2023

Crafts are a great activity for getting your little ones excited and keeping them engaged. However, arts and crafts aren’t just for fun! They help with things like developing fine motor skills and learning about colors and shapes. Holding crayons and paint brushes or placing pieces of tissue paper are great ways to help build your child’s motor skills. Crafts are also a great time to review shapes and colors with your child in a low pressure environment! So if you’ve ever thought about skipping arts and craft time, think again! And with summer right around the corner, now is a great time to incorporate some summer themes into your arts and crafts. Here are five fun crafts to get your little ones excited for summer!

Firefly Suncatcher

Suncatchers are great crafts to make with your little ones because they have fun making them and can keep enjoying them after they’re done! During this craft, talk to your kids about fireflies and how you can see them glow at night. Then once you’re done, let them know that now they have fireflies that will glow during the daytime!

Nature Hearts

This craft is a great way to introduce your child to nature and make a day out of this craft. Take your child out into the world and throughout the day have them collect pieces of nature they love. Once you get home, help your child combine all of the pieces of nature they’ve found onto their heart. Now they can display their beautiful artwork and a reminder of why they love nature!

Jellyfish Craft

This craft is an adorable way to get excited for summer and talk to your little ones about marine life that they might see on the beach! A fun way to elevate this craft is to make a couple of these jellyfish and use clear wire to hang them from the ceiling of your little ones bedroom or temporarily in the bathroom to make bath time extra fun!

Paper Loop Pufferfish

The paper loop pufferfish craft is a great versatile craft for using whatever you’ve got at home. The craft typically utilizes construction paper to make the loop body of the pufferfish but you can also use toilet paper rolls and paint to create your adorable pufferfish.

Popsicle Craft

The popsicle craft is a great activity for working on fine motor skills! Placing the individual tissue paper squares is great for developing this skill. And if you have a younger sibling that also wants to get involved, just cut them up some bigger tissue paper squares and let them place down as many as they can handle. One thing about this craft is to make sure you have popsicles on hand for once they’re finished!

Spooky Halloween Crafts

Posted on October 25, 2017

With Halloween right around the corner you’re probably seeing crafting and diy ideas all over the Internet. Most of these crafts are either for adults or children that have developed those fine motor skills already. So if you’re looking for some fun activities to do with your little ones in the count down to Halloween this is the perfect list for you! Happy Hooligans published a list of 21 Halloween crafts for toddlers and we’ve chosen 4 of our favorites for you!

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Back to School Crafts

Posted on September 27, 2017

As your little ones are getting used to being back in school, now is the perfect time for some fun, back to school inspired crafts! These crafts are a great way to practice skills that your little ones are beginning to learn in school. From science to spelling, HandsOnAsWeGrow created a list of 20 back to school themed crafts. Check out our top five favorites from the list!

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4th of July Crafts

Posted on July 3, 2017

The 4^th of July is tomorrow so you may be looking for a fun way to celebrate the holiday. Since the weekend and the big celebrations are over, crafts are a great way to have some patriotic fun in the comfort of your home. Thanks to All Kids Network we have a collection of fun, 4^th of July crafts so you can create some fun for your little ones without having to bring them to the beach. Check out their site to see a full list of crafts, as well as, instructions for each craft!

Patriotic Windsock Craft – A fun, patriotic decoration that isn’t too hard to make! All you need is a toilet paper roll, printer paper, and some yarn. The red, white, and blue hanging decoration is a fun way for your little ones to create decorations that you can use around the house for the 4^th! For a simpler version, replace the colored yarn with paint and/or glitter!

Fingerprint Flag – A super easy project for your little ones to do. All you need is white paper and red and blue paint. Help your little ones create the stripes of the flag, as well as, the stars with their fingers! An adorable, hands-on craft your little ones are sure to love!

Patriotic Magnets – A fun way to celebrate the 4^th is to decorate the fridge with magnets! Your little ones can make clay magnets with store bought clay or salt dough. Spell out USA, make a flag, or create some fireworks. Your little ones will love playing with the clay and then being able to see their creations on the fridge!

4^th of July Wreaths – A fun project to put somewhere around the house. Get red, white, and blue paper for your wreath. For a fun family version, trace the hands of your children on the different colored paper, cut them out, and glue them on a paper plate to make your wreath. Or for a more festive look, have your little ones trace and cut out stars for your wreath. Also, add little touches of glitter and ribbon for more fun!

Sponge Painting – A great craft for your little ones! Take a few sponges and cut them into star and firework shapes. Set out small plates with different colors of paint on them like red, blue, white, gold, and silver. Either on canvas or paper, give your little ones the sponge shapes and let them create some patriotic masterpieces!

We hope you decide to try out some of these crafts tomorrow! Feel free to leave pictures of your crafts in the comments, or any other fun craft ideas that your family likes to do for the 4^th of July. And be sure to share these ideas with your friends and family by clicking share on the side of the post. Happy 4^th of July!