I don’t know about you all, but we have 8 days of school before Mommy Summer Camp commences. Some of you are probably already out of school, have year round school or might have a wee bit longer to go. At any rate, I think some fun Summer Boredom Buster Craft Recipes are in order. Don’t you? I’ve rounded up some of my favorites that I think I’ll try with the kids this summer. Come on in and I’ll share the links to these amazing fun outdoor play ideas:
Don’t these Summer Craft Ideas look awesome?
Use Chalk Paint to Make Shadow Art – by Rhythms of Play
Sidewalk Foam by The TipToe Fairy
Sidewalk Chalk Popsicles by Project Nursery
Washable Spray Paint – Growing A Jeweled Rose
Ice Chalk by Mud Mates
Exploding chalk by Growing a Jeweled Rose
Mud paint by Educents
Make Giant Bubbles by Busy Kids Happy Mom
Glow in the Dark Bubbles for Outside Nighttime fun – by Growing A Jeweled Rose
(be super careful when handling glow stick solution – it’s probably a good idea to let the adults do that part)
Ice Cream Play Dough by Smart Schoolhouse
Jello Soap! Let the kids wash off in the sprinkler by Fun A Day
Shaving Cream Foam Sand by One Little Project
Ice Painting – by Easy Peasy and Fun
Bubble Painting by Childhood 101
Sand Slime by Growing A Jeweled Rose
These are so much fun. Lay out a blanket in the backyard and watch the kid’s creations come to life – Homemade Finger Paints by Kid Friendly Things To Do
That’s it for now. I can’t wait to give some of these a try with the kids. Let me know how they turned out for you in the comments below. Happy Summer Everyone!
If you are still looking for some more summer fun with the kids, check out these posts below:
OVER 30 AWESOME OUTDOOR SUMMER GAMES
OVER 15 Fairy Garden Ideas for the Kids!
~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do
All these ideas look fabulous except the glow in the dark bubbles. After finding a similar blog about the glow in the dark bubbles, my friend and I tried it. As I was carefully cutting the glow sticks, the liquid inside squirted into my friends eye! Thank God my children weren’t helping! She ended up having a serious cornea burn and infection from the toxic liquid! Thank God she is ok now but we will never try this again. Oh, and the bubbles never glowed…epic failure!
Oh my goodness! That’s horrible. These glow in the dark ideas seem like so much fun, but how scary. Yes, definitely an epic fail and dangerous. Thank you for leaving feedback on that idea.
Glow can be done with tonic water, and or highlighters ink diluted in water.. and a black/blue light. The glow in the dark chemicals should be reserved for supervised activities older children with a better understanding on safety.