Entertain Your Kids this Summer
School’s officially out, and summer break is here! This summer looks quite a bit different than year’s past due to summer camps being cancelled and some parent’s trying to work my full-time job from home while also serving as caretakers.
My family falls into this category. Even though it’s an easy out most days, we’re really trying to focus on limiting device screen time for our seven-year-old-daughter, Vivienne, which can be tough.
In order to help with our goal, I rounded up 5 easy and affordable DIY art and craft projects to entertain her and foster her creativity over the summer.
1. DIY Tic-Tac-Toe Game Board
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In our house we love playing tic tac toe together, so a handmade game board makes perfect sense.
Making this game board is very easy, and it’s a great way to entertain kids.
I laid down a drop cloth and provided some store bought wood pieces, acrylic paint, and brushes.
2. DIY Life-size Kerplunk Yard Game
Summer, for us is all about being outside and playing in the yard. We all know that kids can get bored pretty easily, but I’ve found that yard games can really keep them entertained for hours!
Vivienne and I made a DIY life-size Kerplunk game last year that’s still a big hit on summer days. It’s quick and easy to set it up, and the neighbors love to join in too!
3. DIY Flamingo Ring Toss Yard Game
Since the yard games are always such a hit I came up with an even easier option: DIY flamingo ring toss.
It’s super affordable, only requires a few supplies, and takes less than five minutes to set up. Win-win!
Choose a nice open spot in your yard, and stick the flamingo legs in deep enough to prevent the flamingo to fall over. You can add them randomly in a group. That’s it—I told you it was laughably easy!
Best part: If you don’t have a yard you could get some terra cotta pots and paint them in fun colors. Just add in some dirt or sand and stick the flamingos in each pot.
4. DIY Flamingo Snow Globes
While we’re on the subject of flamingos, I have another fun project — DIY flamingo snow globes!
This is one of our favorite projects ever and we’ve made tons of them together and have given them out as gifts. People love them!
With only a few supplies, these snow globes are much easier to make than most people expect, and they’re very affordable.
You can substitute any small toy or figurine that your kid is into if flamingos aren’t their thing.
5. DIY Back to School Teacher gift
The perfect projects to make toward the end of summer are DIY back to school teacher gifts, and I have a fun one for you made out of upcycled tin cans!
With some paint and creativity you can turn a basic tin ban into a flower pot or pencil holder pretty easily. This is such an easy craft for kids!
We plan on giving one to Vivi’s teacher on the first day of school!
I hope these 5 DIY art and craft projects have given you some fun ideas and inspiration to entertain your kids over summer break.
You might even find that these projects can be enjoyable for parents too!
I’m so happy I have chosen to involve Vivienne in my DIY projects since she was little. She’s always so proud of her creations and has learned so much over the years. She’s even gotten to join me on quite a few live TV segments over the years, which is so exciting for both of us.
If you choose to make any of these projects, I’d love to see the end result. Just tag me in your Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook photos and I’ll share them.
Credit For Above : Audrey Kuether of OhSoLovelyBlog.com
Get the step-by-step tutorial on all of these lovely ideas at the OhSoLovelyBlog.com
Bio:
Audrey Kuether is a DIY expert, TV contributor, art director, blogger, wife, and mom living in Kansas City. Her work has been featured in a wide variety of national publications.
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