All of these summer camp craft ideas and activities have been kid-tested by my daughter’s Stella (age 6) and Hazel (age 4). We are looking forward to spending our summer playing, crafting, and exploring at home and hope you join us for Camp Fun! “It’s Summer” is all about fun in the sun. We’ll be creating our own summer tote bags perfect for taking to the library or pool. Plus, we’ll decorate summer visors, color an It's Summer Week Coloring Page, a fun Summer Bucket List Clothespin Wreath and head outside for some fun twists on bubbles and sidewalk games. Be sure to download the Free It's Summer Week Coloring Page Printable here and the Free Summer Word Scramble here!
You can never have too many coloring pages to keep campers busy during Camp Fun! Be sure to download our Free It’s Summer Week Coloring Page printable and set it out with colored pencils, crayons, or markers for a quiet indoor activity.
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Get creative with bright, neon fabric paint and spray bottles to create one-of-a-kind tote bags. Kids can experiment with different spraying techniques and use a resist technique to spell out words or names on their bags. Follow the step-by-step tote bag tutorial.
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The start of the summer is always full of so much promise! It’s a time to make plans and dream up all the ways you want to spend your carefree days. Why not make a family summer bucket list of fun activities? This clothespin sunshine wreath combines the bucket list with a pretty piece of decor that will continue to shine bright throughout the summer.
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Bring some of that summer sunshine inside with a simple smile face sun magnet craft. Just glue the precut foam pieces together and add a magnet on the back. Use the sun magnets to display some of your summer art projects on the fridge.
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Have fun unscrambling summer's favorite words with our Free Word Scramble Printable. Challenge your kids a bit this summer with this fun summer activity that you can do together to solve the scrambled words.
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Get campers excited about Camp Fun and a peek at what’s to come by creating a camp calendar. Using a chalkboard to create a calendar is an easy way to make calendar. I used chalk markers to write down each day’s activities. They can easily be wiped off to add a new set of activities for next month!
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Put a “spin” on craft time during the first week of summer to create and design your own DIY Jumbo Pinwheels. This project is perfect for a variety of ages and comes easy to assemble with the paper part of the pin wheel already cut for you!
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Go beyond the usual coloring books and have kids decorate their own sun visor that they can wear all summer! We used fabric markers to decorate these color-your-own visors, (similar here) but regular markers will also work if you don’t plan on washing them.
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Kickoff the summer by writing down all the fun ways you plan to spend your time during the carefree days ahead! These Color Your Own Summer Bucket List Posters are the perfect way to display all your goals for a fun summer vacation.
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Bubbles never get old, but we were due for some new bubble wands. We updated our collection with this fun set of bubble wands that come in a variety of shapes including hearts, stars, triangles, and squares.
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Get creative and color your own fuzzy summer poster during It’s Summer Week. Just grab some colorful markers and you’ll be set for this summer craft!
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For a new spin on traditional hopscotch we tried these adjustable rings. The girls had fun re-positioning them to create different challenging layouts. We found that using bean bags is easier to get to the right spot than rocks for younger kids. Here are hopscotch rules in case you need to refresh your memory!
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We love our summer visits to the library! Here are the books we checked out for this week:
- The Night Before Summer Vacation by Natasha Wing
- Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee
- Summer Treasure by Margaret McNamara
- Let it Shine by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
- Four Friends in Summer by Tomie DePaola
- The Summer Visitors by Karel Hayes
- Curious George Discovers the Sun by H.A. Ray
- Peppa Pig and the Great Vacation
Make your own summer camp snack mix by getting creative with items in the pantry. Cereal, pretzels, dried fruit, chocolate chips or candies, small crackers and cookies are all great options. Pour the ingredients into a ziplock bag and shake to mix. A great portable snack for taking outside or to the pool!
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