Crafts: 3 Easy Projects to Keep Kids Entertained During Summer

by Kim Demmon on July 2nd, 2019 | 5 Comments »

Kids Crafts—Summer is in full swing for most of you.

Keeping the kids busy in the summer and keeping their screen time limited can be challenging. Whenever I need something quick and not too difficult, I usually head to Skip To my Lou's Craft Camp. The ideas she has from her guest posters are GREAT!

1. Homemade Hand Puppets with Today's Creative Blog

I was fortunate to be a guest poster, so I posted about how my son loves to make Sock Puppets.

sock puppet suggest items: sock, felt, scissors, pompoms, googly eys, fake fur

Seriously, this is so easy for all kids of all ages. The supply list is easy, the skill level is easy. A mom's best friend.

sock hand puppet

It didn't take long for my son to start playing.

2. Food Painting with Living Locurto

Amy is brillant! What kid doesn't like to paint and what kid doesn't like to eat?

painted food marshmallows and popcorn

Combine the two and you've got happy kids for at least 30 min. Amy combines food coloring with milk, sets out a few marshmallows, popcorn, some paint brushes and lets them eat themselves silly.

3. Sun Prints by The Long Thread

sun prints being painted

I have been intrigued by Sun Prints for a long time. Again, with the right materials SO easy. Combine art with nature and it's going to be more than a craft. It's educational! But don't tell the kids that.