• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Amazon Favorites
  • My Account
  • Log Out

A Dab of Glue Will Do

Little Learners, Big Ideas

  • Literacy
  • Math
  • Science
  • Seasonal
  • Teacher Ideas
  • Membership
Home
  • SHOP
  • Blog
    • Literacy
    • Math
    • Science
    • Seasonal
    • Teacher Ideas
  • Membership
  • Amazon Favorites
  • About

PSPKK12

Summer Crafts for Little Learners

I'd love it if you shared!

4.1K shares
  • Facebook3
  • Twitter3
  • Reddit

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

A collection of summer crafts for kids


Need more summer time learning ideas? 

Summer Blend Puzzles

Boredom Buster Bingo for Summer

Ice Cream Scoops Name Building Activity

Summer Crafts for Little Learners

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

Save the pop bottles! I love using recycled materials for kids activities. This time create fun fireflies that glow in the dark out of your used, plastic bottles.

Sneak in a little math to your art craft this summer. Making butterflies with paint and paper is easy and fun to do while you add in a quick lesson on symmetry!

Make your own patriotic necklace and bracelet this year. This is a great way to add fine motor practice to your patriotic craft time!

These paper plate fans are adorable! I know my kids are going to love them. Grab a couple materials from your craft stash and create customized fans in minutes.

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

Resist art is always a hit with my kids! This time break out the squirt guns to make beautiful art with the first letter of your child’s name.

Popsicle themed anything is perfect for summer crafting! Check out these simple to make felt popsicle pretend play materials for your busy little learners.

Mesmerizing! Make your own paper spinners for hours of fun. Grab your craft stash for this one and get creative along with your kids. There’s no right way to create for this summer craft for little learners!

Grab your recycling bin for the materials to make fireworks painting. I really like how scissor skills are used in this simple craft!

Not long ago we made a paper flower craft that is perfect for summertime. We love fresh flowers at home and this craft has a fun learning twist to learn the parts of a flower too!

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

Painted salt castles are sure to help your kids stay busy as they create beautiful creations out of salt and watercolors. Throw in a little lesson on color mixing while you craft with your kids!

This is a summertime MUST! Grab your squirt guns and create beautiful art outside. If you have kids that love to move, this is the summer craft for you.

Have you seen the movie Trolls? It’s such a cute movie and lends great to fun, summer crafting. Make your own craft stick troll this summer with fun features.

Who doesn’t love popsicles when the weather is warmer? This fine motor popsicle craft will be the perfect afternoon activity.

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

We are outside a lot during the summer months exploring the outdoors. I love the idea of use nature for our next crafting materials. Check out how to make natural paintbrushes and create beautiful paintings this summer.

I do LOVE watermelon! So do my kids. This watermelon craft is easy to put together and a great fine motor craft for little learners!

Be patriotic this summer! Make Uncle Sam paper plate craft as a great introduction to American social studies for little learners while you craft.

What a fun idea! Make your own summer walking sticks for your family hikes. The kids are going to love the colors and this is a great family craft!

Tic Tac Toe is a classic summer game. Make your own game out of your painted rock collection and couple craft sticks. This game is perfect for backyard entertainment by the pool!

We are a crafting family and summer is our favorite season to create fun crafts for little learners! These summer crafts are simple and fun to keep your kids busy this summer. Check out the entire list and find your inspiration for summer crafts for little learners!

A lot of families go camping in the summer months. If you are planning a camping trip, make these sweet campfire handprint keepsake before you go!

Save the cardboard rolls for your own school of fish! This summer craft is great for helping little ones with scissor skills and encouraging pretend play.

Collect different leaves on your next nature walk this summer and make leaf rubbings. Choose a set of crayon colors that complement each other for a beautiful craft worth of the art wall.

These paper plate jellyfish are adorable! I love how they used cupcake liners to make the tentacles. So colorful and inviting!

You might also like our Preschool Summer Review! 

Do you have any favorite summer crafts that are not on the list?

Filed Under: Summer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Kindergarten, Pre-K, Preschool, Summer

You May Also Enjoy These Posts

A collection of learning activities to do with pool noodlesPaper ice cream cones with names on them with colorful scoops spelling out the names.

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. Kite Addition Freebie - says:
    June 5, 2020 at 10:00 am

    […] summer by reading our collection of Summer Books. And we decorate our classroom with adorable Summer Crafts for Little Learners, that are keepsakes our little learners are so proud to bring home. Students bust boredom as they […]

    Reply to this comment
  2. Watermelon Rhyming Freebie - says:
    July 2, 2020 at 1:35 pm

    […] summer by reading our collection of Summer Books. And we decorate our classroom with adorable Summer Crafts for Little Learners, which are keepsakes our little learners are so proud to bring home and to keep students bust […]

    Reply to this comment

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Grade Level Key

  • PS PreSchool
  • PK Pre-K
  • K Kindergarten
  • 1 First Grade
  • 2 Second Grade

Hello Friends!

I’m Jennifer…. I taught Kindergarten and 1st grade. At a Dab of Glue Will Do, we help busy teachers and their little learners by creating awesome classroom resources which makes teachers’ lives easier and encourages kids to love learning.

Meet the Team

Join the Club!

When you join the Dollar Teachers Club, you get access to all of the printable AND digital products we’ve ever made, all of our freebies, exclusive monthly resources made just for you, and lots more, all in ONE place. Save some money, some stress, and lots of time, and join the Dollar Teachers Club today!

Learn More

Do you like freebies?

A rhyming freebie just for you...

Words That Rhyme Sort

Download!

Words That Rhyme Sort

CAT and HAT? NET and BED?
Rhyming can be tricky! Grab this Words that Rhyme Sort freebie to help your students listen for rhyming pairs.

Sign up for one of these FREE email courses for more helpful tips!

Small Groups Email Course

Get Started

Small Groups Email Course

Digital Learning Email Course

Get Started

Digital Learning Email Course

Name Building Email Course

Get Started

Name Building Email Course

Differentiation Email Course

Get Started

Differentiation Email Course

Join us over on Facebook for conversation, tips, and teaching ideas for your little learners!

Join the Facebook Group

Must-Read Posts from the Blog

A black piece of construction paper with a ball of foil and a grey painted moon on the paper.
The letter L made out of salt on a paper with green liquid in a dropper being dropped on
3 cups on a table in the dark with glowing liquid inside

Copyright © 2023 A Dab of Glue Will Do •  All rights reserved  •  Privacy  •  Site Design by Emily White Designs

4.1K shares
  • 3
  • 3
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkNo