Summer Crafts Archives | Homan at Home https://homanathome.com/category/crafts/summer-crafts/ Wed, 08 May 2024 03:06:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/homanathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-cropped-cropped-Thick-Line-Logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Summer Crafts Archives | Homan at Home https://homanathome.com/category/crafts/summer-crafts/ 32 32 96718749 Kool-Aid Playdough Recipe (Vibrant, Easy, Taste-Safe) https://homanathome.com/2024/05/kool-aid-playdough/ https://homanathome.com/2024/05/kool-aid-playdough/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://homanathome.com/?p=27230 You can make vibrantly colored and deliciously scented homemade play dough using Kool-Aid! This easy Kool-Aid playdough recipe is fantastic for sensory and creative play. ​Next time your kids want playdough, this Kool-Aid playdough recipe is a great choice! It’s easy to make, uses only simple ingredients, and has a yummy smell (much better than that playdough smell!). Unlike a traditioal playdough recipe, this one doesn’t...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2024/05/kool-aid-playdough/feed/ 0 27230 31 June Activities and Crafts for Preschool Kids https://homanathome.com/2024/04/june-crafts-for-kids/ https://homanathome.com/2024/04/june-crafts-for-kids/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:57:22 +0000 https://homanathome.com/?p=27193 With over 30 fantastic crafts and activities tailored around favorite June preschool themes, we’re serving up creativity for everything from Father’s Day and Juneteenth to summer vacation and beyond! Holidays in June The month of June has plenty of special days! There’s celebrations of identity, history, nature, and family. Here are some of the bigger...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2024/04/june-crafts-for-kids/feed/ 0 27193 Giant Paper Airplanes https://homanathome.com/2022/08/giant-paper-airplanes/ https://homanathome.com/2022/08/giant-paper-airplanes/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2022 02:34:49 +0000 https://homanathome.com/?p=20755 Use poster board to fold giant paper airplanes capable of flying across the yard. Add a stuffed animal pilot for even more fun! Want tons of fun for about a dollar? This project is for you! These giant paper airplanes are made from a single sheet of poster board. They can be dressed up with...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2022/07/diy-jr-ranger-badge-display/feed/ 0 20533 Plastic Bag Kites https://homanathome.com/2020/05/plastic-bag-kites/ https://homanathome.com/2020/05/plastic-bag-kites/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 02:32:24 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=13085 Plastic bag kites are genius! I am not the genius who thought of this, but if you are coming here looking for easy ideas to keep your energetic little ones busy, I would be remiss not to include this one for you. These kites are the easiest thing in the world — are you ready?...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2020/05/plastic-bag-kites/feed/ 0 13085 Easy Beaded Snakes https://homanathome.com/2019/02/easy-beaded-snakes/ https://homanathome.com/2019/02/easy-beaded-snakes/#respond Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:24:08 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=10030 For those who don’t know, this year I went back to teaching part time. It was a big change for our family, and my little boy felt it. At lot. The biggest thing he said he missed was that I never wanted to do crafts anymore. Getting everything out and coming up with something to...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2019/02/easy-beaded-snakes/feed/ 0 10030 Ladder Stitch Friendship Bracelet https://homanathome.com/2018/09/ladder-stitch-friendship-bracelet/ https://homanathome.com/2018/09/ladder-stitch-friendship-bracelet/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:00:27 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=9729 This is the friendship bracelet for those who can’t do traditional friendship bracelets! This easy stitch takes just a minute to learn and creates a gorgeous two-toned pattern that will be the envy of all your friends. In elementary school, I was the kid who couldn’t make friendship bracelets. Maybe it was because my parents never...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2018/09/ladder-stitch-friendship-bracelet/feed/ 2 9729 Sun Painting https://homanathome.com/2018/08/sun-painting/ https://homanathome.com/2018/08/sun-painting/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:00:44 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=9607 I love all the projects I share on this blog, but this project might be my favorite ever. From start to finish, this was a blast to do, and my 18 month old, my 3 year old, and a 8 and 10 year old that came to visit loved it. It really is a craft...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2018/08/sun-painting/feed/ 1 9607 Mix ‘n Match Rock Snake https://homanathome.com/2017/09/mix-n-match-rock-snake/ https://homanathome.com/2017/09/mix-n-match-rock-snake/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2017 03:00:43 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=8267 Have you seen the “No Step on Snek” meme that’s been going around? For some reason, my husband thinks it is the most hilarious thing in the world and quotes it all the time. Which means that Alex has started quoting it also, even though he has no idea what it means.  Which brings us...

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]]> https://homanathome.com/2017/09/mix-n-match-rock-snake/feed/ 6 8267 Creative Paintbrushes https://homanathome.com/2017/08/creative-paintbrushes/ https://homanathome.com/2017/08/creative-paintbrushes/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:00:55 +0000 http://homanathome.com/?p=8012 So this isn’t exactly a craft, per se, but we’ve been having fun experimenting and playing around with making our own paintbrushes. It all started when my mom visited. She did a bunch of projects with Alex, and for all of them, she used a cotton ball clipped into a clothespin as a paintbrush. Alex...

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