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Here’s a couple of really easy summer craft ideas to fill out what’s left of the summer. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone – The kids in our area have already started back to school!
Enjoy!
Chalk Shadows
Have the child stand so that their shadow is on the sidewalk or driveway and then trace around it with a piece of chalk. When tracing is done, you can draw in clothes, hair, face, etc. with different colored chalk. This activity can really be a lot of fun if you do it in a group — even younger scouts will enjoy it!
Bubble Pictures
This is a great craft idea for the summer. We tack up some pieces of construction paper on a fence at the children’s face height. Then we mix a little bit of food coloring in some bubble solution. We usually mix up a couple of bottles in different colors. Then we have the kids blow bubbles onto the paper. They have a ball doing this, but make sure they are wearing old clothes or swimsuits so they won’t get food coloring on good clothes — it could stain.
Contact Paper Sun Catchers
Peal back the protective covering halfway down a piece of contact paper, exposing the sticky side (The contact paper can be any shape or size) Tear small pieces of various colors of tissue paper and stick to the contact paper. Peel off the rest of the protective cover and fold it over the tissue paper side. Trim the sun catcher to any shape or size desired. Punch a hole in it and string a piece of fishing line through it to hang.
Peanut Buzzy Bees
Turn packing peanuts into “buzzy bees” – just added a little tissue paper to make the “wings” and color the peanut “body” with black and yellow felt tip pen.
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I just loved the bubble picture idea. I think that kids would just love doing that. I’m going to be trying that idea.
the bubble activity is great and can also be done sitting around a table. put the colored bubbles in a bowl and and blow into them with a drinking straw. a mound of bubbles will appear just as if you were blowing bubbles in milk. take your white paper and lay it down on top of the bubbles so they all ‘pop’. turn the paper over and see your creation. move to another color bubble bowl or to a new section of the paper and let fun happen again. makes great homemade wrapping paper or underwater background paper, etc….
Great idea Cindy!
Dear Chris and Cindy!
I loved both ideas. I”ll try them sooner!
Hugs
Alessandra