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Summer Crafts and Activities
Try these free summer season related craft patterns and projects. Use many creative techniques and supplies to make a variety of summer related crafts including ice cream, sun catchers, sun dials, and much more.

About Summer Fun
Special Article from your About.com guide! Find many creative Summer related crafts and read these verses about Summer fun.

Backyard Adventures
Get everyone away from the TV and go outside by planning some creative outdoor fun! Plan a backyard adventure!

Beach Shoes Pattern
Give old flip-flops new life by making beaded straps.

Bubble Picture
From your About.com guide, make this neat picture by blowing bubbles!

Colorful Beach Towel Craft
Find out how to create this colorful beach towel design using Simply Spray fabric dye.

Dirt Bucket
Check out these suggestions for creating a bucket full of edible dirt - shared by Jewels.

Handprint Sun
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Home-Made Bubbles
From your About.com guide, mix up this recipe and go blow some bubbles.

Home-Made Sidewalk Chalk Recipe
From your About.com guide, make your own sidewalk chalk using Plaster of Paris and this recipe.

Ice Cream In A Bag
Instructions to make your own ice cream in a sandwich bag, great for camping trips or picnics.

Ice Cream Placemat
From your About.com guide, an easy craft using construction paper and clear contact paper.

Mini Ice Cream Float
From your About.com guide, fun idea made using pompoms and a film container!

Pom-pom Ice Cream Cone
From your About.com guide, if you aren't in the mood for the ice cream float, try an ice cream cone!

Road Trip Fun: Car Games
If you're planning a long car trip, you're going to need some help keeping your kids from spouting off "I'm bored" every fifteen minutes.

Saving Your Summer Blooms
Special Article from your About guide! Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!

Sew A BBQ Apron
Summer Barbecues, Father's Day, birthday gifts, what ever your reason an apron is always useful! Free, full directions here.

Simple, Paper Pinwheel Craft
This is a nice outdoor toy or even a fun decoration made using a few simple supplies you probably have laying areound your house.

Summer Bead Patterns
Themed list of free beaded safety pin patterns.

Top Creative Travel Activities
Here are my top picks for great ways to keep everyone occupied on long trips, everything from simple, printable travel games the entire family can play to complete travel kits.

Water Games and Activities
Water games to play with groups. Balloon games, water relays and more.

Watermelon Picture
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Camping Theme
Fun craft and activities related to camping.

Fun Sun Visors
Make a cute shade in a sea shape to cool your head on a sunny day.

Here Comes the Sun Mask
Made out of heavy paper and a popsicle-type stick, this project can double as a puppet.

Mid-Summer Wreath
A nice decoration to make for this special season.

Souvenir-of-Summer Shirt
Turn a favorite vacation memory into a swell shirt to wear all summer long.

Star Bubble Wands
Send airy bubbles afloat on summer breezes with these star-spangled bubble wands.

Summer Word Searches
Four puzzles to print and solve. From simple to very hard!

Sun Clock
Print out this pattern and create your own sun dial. This page also explains how it works!

Water-Bottle Hat
Help your child make a water-bottle hat by adding socks.

Watermelon Cookies
What a fun addition to your summertime picnic or party.

Flower Power Tank Top
Kids love to paint, and creating a special shirt to wear is a great way to express their creativity. Make this adorable flower power tank top with your kids, they'll be sure to show it off to their friends!