30 Outdoor Crafts and Activities for Kids Letting the Budding Talents Pop Up!
Isn’t making the most of the summer holidays all about indulging in loads of outdoor games, activities and craft projects? After all, those soothing sunny days deserve some playtime in the yard. If you can’t figure out how to keep the little ones busy with creativity blended into games, here are 30 Outdoor Crafts and Activities for Kids that will surely delight you!
11. Nature Wands
Disguise some sticks from the yard into wands, while a variety of natural pieces like fallen flowers and leave rest on top to get the magic going.
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12. Suncatcher Craft
Crafted by adorning a CD with colorful jewels and hanging it outdoors, this suncatcher not only looks stunning, but also keeps the birds from digging up the garden.
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13. With a Trace
Blend in study with playtime during morning and late afternoons, letting the kids trace long shadows of objects placed on a table onto a sheet paper.
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14. Nature Printed Rocks
Dress up garden rocks as beautiful leaf imprints, applying a thin coat of paint on the back of the leaves, pressing them firmly over the rocks.
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15. Thumbprint Art on Flower Pots
How little thumbs are turned into gorgeous butterflies, bees, ladybugs and much more on terra cotta pots with a dab of paint is marvelous.
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16. Balloon Splatter Painting
A screwdriver used to pop paint-filled balloons can amaze one and all with colorful splatters on a canvas having the balloons attached with thumbtacks.
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17. Rainbow Spin Art
Let the budding artists create masterpieces with bright splatters of chalk paint. It’s made with chalk and cornstarch, all loaded in lovely spray bottles.
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18. DIY Sidewalk Foam Paint
The amazing-to-feel 3D effect of foam paint makes it a thing of fascination. Whip it up using washable school glue, flour, shaving foam and food coloring.
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19. Water Pistol Painting
Squirting paint onto a canvas is the key to these squirt gun paintings. And a water pistol for each color is the secret to the abstract beauties.
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20. DIY Bird Feeders
Hang brightly-colored paint cans on trees outside with matching ribbons, watching the birds feed while they sit on a wooden dowel accompanying the feeders.
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