Best 29 DIY Summer Projects For Kids

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When it comes to summer holidays, the kids are all brightened up with lots and lots of cheers and excitement to get indulged in some truly fun-filled activities and games. But, for the adults, it often becomes a trouble to think of stuff that can get the kiddos playing and having a happy summer time. Of course, you can’t every time manage to go on a vacation or arrange for some camping. Here are 29 Summer Ideas For Kids that will make this year’s holidays a time to remember!

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11. DIY Color Powder

DIY Color Powder
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This vibrant DIY Color Powder surely deserves a loud hooray letting the kids engage in a light-hearted play-fight and making the celebration a day to remember. Filling the air with a blast of colors when you throw the powder around, the powder is perfectly safe for the kids even if it gets in the mouth. What you need is some cornstarch, some food coloring, color paste or gel coloring, and disposable plastic gloves. Cornstarch when mixed with the colors and heated in a pan forms a great blend of vibrance which turns into a playful colored powder when left to dry for some time – perfect to store in large mason jars.

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DIY Details : dukesandduchesses

12. Coffee Can Stilts

Coffee Can Stilts
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If you are coffee-drinker, it perhaps, can’t get better than these Coffee Can Stilts when it comes to putting those old used cans to a great purpose, making the kids have a great backyard time. Also, it works as an amazing activity to make the kids learn the skills of balance and co-ordination. Apart from the cans, the other supplies you need are a yarn, a hammer, and a nail. Falling, stumbling and getting back on the homemade stilts is surely something your kids are going to fall in love with. After all, the magic of old-school toys never fades!

DIY Details : teachmama

13. Classic Slip and Slide

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A nice gentle slope of grass can form an awesome base for a DIY Slip and Slide taking everyone back to their childhood, while letting the little ones enjoy a time of unbeatable thrill and joy. A big sheet of plastic, a hose, and some water is the supplies the project calls for, along with no more than thirty minutes of your time. Speaking of the cost, the whole thing takes a deal of ten dollars to get everyone slipping and sliding. A mere glimpse at the arrangement is enough to make it hard for everyone to resist to let themselves loose on the slide.

DIY Details : ldsym

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14. How To Make Glitter Slime

How To Make Glitter Slime
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When everyone gets a little bored with the empty day during the summer holidays, some gooey-slimy element can come just like a breath of fresh air and recharge the kids with smiles. This lovely Glitter Slime that looks so pretty with all its shine and brightness is truly easy to make using no more than four supplies, including an Elmer’s glitter glue, a cup of water, a little borax, and some water. When the kids are not having their hands on the slime and are no more playing, you can simply store it in baby food jars. How amazing little bundles of gooey goodness!

DIY Details : the36thavenue

15. Squirt Gun Painting

Squirt Gun Painting
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Everyone can be a pro artist creating their very own versions of abstract art if they have got a squirt gun and an empty canvas around the house. All it takes is working out a setup for Squirt Gun Painting outside the house, calling for an easel, liquid water colors, and water-colour paper, and of course, nice inexpensive squirt guns. A summer afternoon becomes a treat when you can watch the kids sprinkle gorgeous colors on their mini canvases, ending up in artworks that are pretty, colourful and gorgeously bright. Head to the below guide to gain a deeper insight into pulling off the project effortlessly.

DIY Details : firefliesandmudpies

16. Water Balloon Bash

Water Balloon Bash
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What can combat the scorching summer heats better than a large splash of cold water? Water Balloon Bash comes up not only as a refreshing sport for the kids, but also as an activity that will keep the kids much more healthy in terms of their physical and mental spirits. And it’s all about tying a bunch of water filled balloons to a tree branch or anything that lies on a sufficient height in your backyard, making the kids blind-fold their eyes and aim for the balloons with a bat in hand. Those random aims are surely going to be accompanied by loud cheers throughout your yard.

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DIY Details : firefliesandmudpies

17. Soap Foam Printing

Soap Foam Printing
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Messy art is something all kids adore from the bottom of their heart, as it allows them to let their imaginations go wild without worrying about bringing out the perfections in what they create. One such activity is Soap Foam Printing that creates some breathtaking patterns flaunting loads of colors on a sheet of paper with such ease that it can make the kids love art, even if they have never been fond of trying their hands at the subject. All you need is some water-color paper, liquid water-colors, some dish soap, a few straws, whisks, or rotary beaters, and a bowl to build the foams.

DIY Details : firefliesandmudpies

18. Star Gazing Party Activities and Favor

Star Gazing Party Activities and Favor
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Gazing at the stars takes us to a whole new world of fascination and gorgeousness, but little kids often find it hard to identify those pretty constellations that form in the beautiful night sky. But something as basic of an accessory as some constellation flashlights will bring them oh so close to your kiddos with a super interesting game. The other stuff you need is some cupcake liners, a constellation cutouts template, a pair of scissors or 2-inch circle punch, a glue stick, a mini hole punch, and a string. Learn how you can build the game at home in just a few simple steps.

DIY Details : pagingsupermom

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19. Water Fun Cup Races

Water Fun Cup Races
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Build an innovative yet easy-to-complete obstacle course in your backyard by punching little holes in some plastic cups and putting a string through them. What the kids need to do in the game is to use water guns for squirting water in the cups in order to get them moving to the other end of the string, eventually reaching the starting point. All the kids are supposed to race against each other and the one who takes the cup to the end in the shortest time, comes out as the winner. Setting up the game calls for some strings, duct tape, a pair of scissors and of course, a few plastic cups.

DIY Details : allfortheboys

20. Bottle Cap Bugs

Bottle Cap Bugs
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Taking a look at these stunning and adorable little bugs, you wouldn’t be able to believe that simple bottle caps can be made into something so cute in just a matter of few minutes. Grab some bottle caps, some transparency paper, some Sharpie markers, a pair of scissors, a hot glue, a hot glue gun, and some cute googly eyes, and voila, you are all set to make winsome Bottle Cap Bugs that would steal all the eyes when sitting on a tree branch in your yard. Also, it’s an amazing way to teach the kids the art of recycling stuff and making the best out of waste.

DIY Details : thisgrandmaisfun

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