Celebrate the season and let your kiddos creativity soar with these easy summer paper crafts for kids! Learn how to turn a stack of colorful paper and a few basic supplies into a Popsicle, Flamingo, Flower, Sea Turtle, and Watermelon. This is the perfect summer activity for kids of all ages that will spark imagination and creativity. Be sure to download the Free Summer Paper Craft Printable Templates here to make it super simple to create these projects with your kids this summer!
Print the popsicle template and cut it out. Use a pencil to trace around the popsicle onto paper in the color of your choice. Glue a wooden craft stick to the bottom of the popsicle. To decorate your colorful treat, glue tissue paper squares onto the popsicle with a glue stick.
Print the flamingo template and cut out each piece. Use a pencil to trace around the head, body, and feather templates onto pink paper. Cut out each piece with scissors. Repeat the process with the beak template using black paper. To make the legs, cut two strips of orange paper and fold each strip like an accordion. To assemble the flamingo, first glue the body and head together. Next, add the feathers to the body and attach the accordion legs to the bottom of the body. Bring your adorable flamingo to life by adding a googly eye to the head and don't forget to add the beak. Now you're ready to flamingle!
Print the flower template and cut the flower out. Use a pencil to trace around the flower onto the paper color of your choice. To create the stem, glue a green craft stick to the flower. Cut out a green paper leaf and glue it to the craft stick. To make the center of the flower, cut five small strips of paper. Roll each strip around a pencil to create the coiled look. Glue one end of each of the coils to the center of the flower. Use a small circle punch to make a circle in the same color as your flower. Attach the circle on top of where the five coiled pieces of paper meet in the center of the flower.
Paint the back of a white paper plate with green paint. While waiting for the plate to dry, print the sea turtle template and cut out each piece. Use a pencil to trace around the head, flippers, and tail templates onto green paper. Cut out each piece with scissors. Use glue to attach the head, flippers, and tail onto the painted paper plate. Attach two googly eyes to the turtle's head. To finish the project, cut strips of paper in shades of green and blue and then cut the strips into squares. Glue the squares onto the plate to decorate the sea turtle's shell. You're ready to splash and play with your new ocean friend!
Print the watermelon template and cut it out. Use a pencil to trace the template onto a piece of green paper. Cut it out with scissors. Use scissors to cut 1" strips of red paper. Invite your kids to tear the strips of paper into smaller pieces. Glue the torn pieces of red paper onto the watermelon leaving space along the outer edge for the watermelon rind. Repeat until the inside of the watermelon is red and juicy. Use scissors to cut small black seeds from a piece of black paper. Glue the seeds to the inside of the watermelon. To finish decorating the watermelon, add strips of green washi tape to the rind.