One of the first rules of summer parenting is to get a good sunscreen ... for yourself.
Because your kids are going to try to live at the park or the pool — or at least hunker down in your backyard — from sunrise to sundown, July through September, and you're probably going to be there with them. Which is lovely, except that we all need a break from the heat and the sun sometimes.
Take a well-deserved indoor or shaded reprieve with summery crafts that draw from outdoor inspiration, use materials found in nature, or can even be used to play outside when break-time is over.
Here are 15 fun summer craft options to try.
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2. Paper bowl jellyfish
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3. Bubble painting with bubble blowers
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4. Cupcake liner ice cream cone
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5. Tissue paper turtles
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6. Recycled can bird feeder
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7. Pool noodle boats
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8. Ice cube paints
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9. Real flower suncatchers
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10. Popsicle stick tent
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11. Pineapple finger painting
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12. Handprint campfire
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13. DIY sidewalk foam paint
Learn how to make it:The TipToe Fairy
14. Nature craft collage
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15. Potato masher crabs
Learn how to make it:Happy Toddler Playtime
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