Fun art projects for the littles to the adults
Summer is out and the kids are ready and full of energy to enjoy the summer days. After a few days, you might start to see them getting a little restless and bored. We’ve got you covered with these summer arts and crafts ideas for those moments, whether for the restlessness or for the fun of projects together. Get those water balloons out and let the fun begin!
Summer arts and crafts ideas with paint, markers, ink
- Get outside and pop those water balloons with art
- Easy cardboard tube fish art with template for littles
- Eric Carle’s “A House for Hermit’s Crab” book figures to play with for littles
- Adorable thumb print sea creatures
- Awesome messy water gun canvas art with poster paint
- Crayon and watercolor ocean scene canvas
- Bold glitter art for the older kids
- Colorful surf board scrape painting for the older kids
- Easy fork painted flowers for littles
- Fun and gooey shaving cream prints for outside hands-on fun
- Sunny sun catchers with cardstock and tissue paper
- Paper plate watermelon slice fans with paint and popsicle sticks
- Paper plate crab with chenille pipe cleaners
3 Dimensional Art Projects
- Make your own lantern from recycled peanut butter jars.
- Paper Mache food on a stick for the older kids
- Butterfly art using found objects for everyone
- Cute bug hotel with oatmeal canisters
- Fingerprint flower pot for everyone
- Fun for the all ages drip paint planter pots
- Cute simple sea creatures for beginner sewing
- Always fun bubble art
- Button and bead art for all levels
- Cute mermaid wand using spiral shells and wood shape
- Colorful sailboats with secret messages
- Painted seashell sunset scenes
- Ladybug tic tac toe with found rocks
- No sew farmhouse trees with twine
Art projects for the teen or older crafter
- Beautiful smashed flower doodle art
- Blowing dandelion canvas art
- DIY Grapefruit slice doormat decor
- Acrylic paint pour butterfly canvas
- Faux stained glass silhouette with paint glue
- Driftwood ornament signs (video in article)
- Colorful cute pompom rug with canvas sheets
- Retro floral painted pumps for the fashionista
- Get outside and landscape paint your scene
- Make your own impressionist water scene
- Simple 3-supply rope coasters
- Melt and Pour botanical soaps
- Beautiful and elegant printed fern art canvas
- Rustic chalk and wood bunting
- Very cool kitty coasters that fit to make a platter
- Rustic found driftwood wall decor
- Abstract coastal wood slice coasters
- Fashion designers petal art drawings
- Awesome resin agate coasters
Need something simple and quick? Summer themed printables
- Summer reads with letter printables for littles
- Ice cream cone balloon painting for littles
- Water tubing template printable for littles
- Dot marker summer coloring sheets for littles
- Van Gogh painting with spices for the youngers
- Sun, ladybug, and carrot coloring pages for littles
Wow, so many fun ideas!!!!! Really enjoyed this 😉
Love the sea creatures for beginners! Think this is one for me to try 😉