Looking for summertime crafts to trythat don’t require a ton of supplies? This DIY roundup features creative projects you can make with things you likely already have at home. Think recycled materials, natural elements, summer fashion accessories, and simple household items.
These DIYs are perfect for filling long summer days with creativity and many can double as handmade gifts. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a total beginner, you’ll find plenty of inspiringsummer DIY ideasto try.
39 Summertime Crafts to Try
Summer Crafts for Adults
A lot of the projects in this section are related to fashion, but there are outliers as well – like how to make envelopes, beauty products, and candles, etc.
2. One of the easiest DIYs to try – rolled beeswax candles. Great for anytime of year, really. But the beeswax smell makes me think of summer for some reason.
13. Patchwork together a diy towel picnic for the beach and beyond.
Summer Crafts for Preschoolers
I know doing crafts with kids over the summer, especially, since everyone is out of school. Preschoolers are probably the most fun to craft with, imo, with their free spirits and endless imagination. Here’s a handful of ideas the will keep them entertained. And maybe some of the big kids will enjoy these too.
16. For my son’s construction birthday party one year, we did a cardboard car wash. It was a big hit and cost almost nothing to make. Lots of fun for the kids.
18. Heading to the beach, a nature walk, or road trip anytime soon? Check out mykid scavenger hunt printables and keep kids busy searching for bit.
Summertime DIYs for Plant Lovers
Plants and flowers are bursting out the seams all summer long. So I put together some of my favorite plant and flower related projects that might peak your interest.
19. What screams summer more than avocados?! Everything I’ve learned from planting avocado pits and turning them into plants, that will hopefully one day day fruit: how to germinate an avocado seed.
23. I’ve been playing with making floral arrangements since I was literally a kid and have developed some easy hacks for arranging flowers over the years, if you wanna see if there’s any you didn’t already know.
Summer Decor Crafts
Obviously, I can’t have a DIY roundup without some decor DIYs. These summertime crafts with get your home looking cute way after the summer months are over.
36. Here’s a simple project for a painters drop cloth fabric turned picnic blanket. Great for the beach too. Would be fun to have kids paint and draw their own little doodles all over one of these blankets too.
Last but not least, I have 17 seashell crafts to try during beach season. And that’s it for summertime craft ideas. Have any faves? Let me know in the comments below.
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