Cute DIY paper seashells summer craft for kids

Make my cute kids’ summer craft featuring cicadas! Yep, cute cicadas. This easy print, cut, and glue activity is a great summer craft idea for elementary-age and preschooler. Kids can make paper cicada friends, learn about their lifecycle, play pretend, make them into art, or hide them for an outdoor hide-and-seek scavenger hunt (our pick!).

Sew up a set of my cute modern quilted potholders to brighten up your kitchen. My free quilted potholder sewing pattern makes both square and round potholders so you can choose whichever shape you like. The hand pockets on the back fold like a taco to protect your hands from heat.

Sew my easy round potholder sewing pattern that’s simple enough to make in a couple of evenings or two. My free quilted potholder pattern folds like a taco around cookie sheets and pot lids to protect your hands from the heat.

Making a balloon garland is an easy way to add pizazz to your party decor. Balloon garlands look impressive yet they’re surprisingly easy and quick to make — you can make a balloon arch in about an hour or two depending on its size. Balloon arches make a great photo backdrop for birthdays and baby …

Transform plain white cotton cloth napkins into cheerful DIY Tie-Dye Dinner Napkins. Tie-dying is one of those magical crafts where you can be a total beginner and nail it. This tie dye idea is so simple to do, tons of fun, and takes just a couple of craft supplies to make a whole bunch for DIY gifts.

Make an interactive pretend campfire and s’mores play set to bring camping fun indoors, rain or shine! This cute paper craft project features a toasty campfire with wood-grain logs surrounded by a stone ‘safety’ ring for kids to toast pretend marshmallows until they’re golden brown. Keep reading to see how to download the free printable …

Make these patriotic DIY 4th of July Party Decorations featuring America’s favorite classic popsicle, Rocket Pops! I’m sharing my hand-drawn free printable rocket pops template that you can use with my all-time favorite vibrant color paper, ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers. This free printable bomb pops template will put a little more KA-BOOM into your Fourth of July …

Tee off your crafting skills to make my DIY ball markers for your favorite golfer! My golf gift DIY craft idea is quick and easy for kids to make for dad or grandpa, and it’s a fun activity that you can do together. So grab the kids and try my easy DIY golf gift idea for Father’s Day and birthdays!

Today I’m sharing my paper bead jewelry DIY ideas that celebrate spring. I designed four pieces of bright and cheery paper bead jewelry — paper bead necklaces, paper bead bracelets, and paper bead earrings — inspired by my favorite spring flowers: daffodils, hyacinths, violets, tulips, and azaleas. Keep reading to see how to roll paper …

See how to make my easy pencil case with my free pencil case sewing pattern and tutorial! This useful and quick beginner sewing project is a perfect DIY back-to-school project and also makes a great DIY gifts idea for kids.

Make my easy mermaid cake with scales and tails, no special cake pan needed! This simple DIY mermaid cake for a birthday is shaped into a number 9 cake with a cute little mermaid tail. Add white chocolate shells and seashells on edible ‘sand’ to complete the beach-y look. Get my free number 9 mermaid …

DIY kids play kitchens don’t have to take up a lot of space. Make this flat felt portable DIY kids play kitchen that you can play with anywhere — on the rug, on a coffee table, wherever. Then just roll it up to store away until the next time that the ‘restaurant’ is open. This …

Is your kid going to summer camp? Have your little camper make a personalized summer camp DIY luggage tag for less than $2 and under 30 minutes. It’s an easy summer craft idea for kids that doubles as a useful luggage label. A DIY luggage tag that kids can make for summer camp This year …

I made this printable summer camp activity book for Elise’s first year at summer sleep-away camp. She’ll be gone for five days and I thought it would be fun for her to have a booklet to journal all about camp. Keep reading for the free printable summer camp activity book (slash-journal-slash-memory-keeper). There’s a welcome page …

Here’s a fresh and sun shiny DIY nursery wall art idea: Personalized sun prints made using sun paper and alphabet magnets. Liam’s room is getting a makeover so I decided to make a bit of DIY artwork for his room to keep company with his super adorable Minted monster artwork. Chicago has been sunny and …

My Perler Beads drink coasters kids craft idea for the Fourth of July is so fun to make that the adults will want to join in, too. You can make my quick and easy Perler Bead coasters for your Fourth of July cookout in less than 30 minutes! This easy 4th of July craft project …

Cold tiny hands no more! Elise loves stick popsicles and frozen yogurt tubes. Truly, she’s a junkie. But she doesn’t like it when her hands get cold, which means I don’t like it when she sets the sticky treats on the table (or ick, on the floor) to take a temperature break. My short-term fix …

Here’s a super cute DIY spring and summer craft idea for kids that you can knock out in less than an hour: Easy no-sew felt flower bracelets. It’s a super cute and easy kid’s craft activity that’s lots of fun to make. I love how cheery these no-sew felt flower bracelets look. And it’s nice …

My free DIY pillowcase pattern for kids features a super cute little pocket for tucking in nighttime treasures. Yep, a pillowcase with a pocket! How fun! How clever! Elise uses her pillowcase pocket to store a flashlight, her lip balm, and tiny bedtime friends. What will you store in your pillowcase pocket?

Make your own oven mitt in less than one hour with my free oven mitt sewing pattern. These DIY oven gloves are just the right size — not too big and floppy — and you can choose to quilt the outside of the oven mitt or leave it nice and smooth. I’ve made them both …

Try this delicious sweet potato crackers recipe! I’ve been making this healthy sweet potato crackers recipe again and again since Thanksgiving’s sweet potato leftovers and I think it’s high time I passed along this yummy kid-friendly recipe. A sweet potato crackers recipe that kids love to eat Elise has become my official cracker-making helper and …

Here’s a free baby bonnet pattern just in time for summer. It’s a really nice baby sun hat free pattern that you can make with our without the ruffle. My super cute baby hat free sewing pattern is below! Elise looks adorable in hats. I just can’t get enough of them. So I decided to …

The pincushion thread catcher that my mom gave me years ago is my sewing table’s best friend. Yeah, I know it seems a little grandma-ish but it’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of things that are both clever and cute. My free pincushion thread catcher pattern and tutorial is an easy beginner sewing …

Get Yeti for winter with my cute Abominable Snowman craft that can double as a gift card holder! My Yeti can hold a ‘brown paper package tied up with strings’ (cue Julie Andrews) with a gift card inside for teachers and friends.

Bring some mayhem to your mums with my Monster DIY Halloween Floral Picks! My silly plant stakes will bring your flowers and potted plants to life this Halloween.

Make my monstrously cute TRICKS Halloween banner! Each letter has glowing yellow monster eyes, stitched mouths, and claw-shredded bunting for adding a touch of not-so-scary to your elementary classroom, Halloween party, or covered front porch.

Add some ghoulish fun to your Halloween candy with my Monster Eyes Candy Bowl! My easy DIY Halloween candy bowl idea is a quick and easy way to add some spooky-fun to your porch or Halloween party.

Looking for a creative graduation money gift idea for your favorite student? Make my big paper tassels with cash rolled inside for an easy DIY graduation gift idea they’ll love!

Mother’s Day bookmarks make a creative DIY gift idea for Moms who love reading. See how to craft my personalized Birthstone Bookmarks for Mom that are like birthstone jewelry for book lovers.

Blast off with my stellar outer space birthday card! My printable PDF features a blue galaxy background and a starry constellation with your custom birthday age. Perfect for all ages from first birthdays to teens and older, my simple outer space birthday card is out of this world.

Make my toad-ally awesome animal puns free printable chocolate bar wrappers for Valentine’s Day! My free printable candy bar wrappers make tiger-iffic Valentine’s Day gifts for kids to give to teachers, classmates, grandparents, babysitters and neighbors. Sweet!

Take a trip down Candy Cane Lane with me and make an easy DIY advent calendar! It’s a quick and easy advent calendar idea that you can make with your kids to countdown to Christmas.

Make my monstrously cute DIY Halloween monster wreath! My family-friendly Halloween wreath idea is perfect for kids who prefer funny over frightening. You can hang your monster wreath in so many places such as a covered front porch door, classroom door for preschoolers or elementary kids, or indoor Halloween decorations for a Halloween party!

Going to the Taylor Swift Eras tour? You’ve gotta make some DIY Taylor Swift friendship bracelets to trade at the concert with fellow Swifties! I’ve got lots of words and lyrics ideas to string onto your bracelets. Like Taylor says, you’ve gotta make all the friendship bracelets…

Toast your favorite graduate with my free printable funny graduation card! What grad can resist a cute little piece of toast wearing a graduation cap sending your heartfelt toast to their bright future? You can even personalize the name and saying.

Shower your friends and family with flowers! I’m absolutely smitten with these simple DIY flower birthday cards that are covered with cute paper flowers. These cheerful personalized birthday cards are pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on their face.

Wanna add lotsa luck to your St. Patrick’s Day dinner table? Make my easy DIY napkin rings with rainbows and lucky horseshoes! This quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day craft makes colorful tablescape. Just cut out my free printable templates, glue mini-rainbows, add horseshoes, and wrap around napkins.

These St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes are inspired by real Irish road signs that I saw on a trip to Ireland with my sisters. Download and print my cute paper cupcake toppers for an easy St. Patrick’s Day treat! 🇮🇪