June Crafty Ideas by Craft Caravan

In the Country – July Kids Craft Club

Canada Flag Craft

American Flag Craft

Join in on July celebrations with crafts from the  Kids Craft ClubJuly is a time to celebrate from coast to coast!  Hot summer days and bright sunshine bring lots of excitement, with Canada celebrating Canada Day on July 1st, and the United States celebrating Independence day on July 4th!  July’s crafts are all about celebrations ‘In the Country’.  Make a cool pendant craft that you can wave around just like a flag, and then make a country-themed mobile to hang outside or indoors.  Getting crafty – a great way to join in with all of the festivities!   Subscribe to receive your package at the beginning of July!

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Summer Project Package – Five Fun Crafts for your Kids!

Kids Craft Projects for Summer If you’re looking for some extra kids activities throughout the summer, our summer craft package is just what you need!  Loaded with craft supplies and project ideas, it’ll be easy to get crafty when you’re looking for something to do.  Limited Quantity, order here.

 


 

Crafty Idea – Salad Bowl or Herb Pot Teacher Gift

Put these salad bowls or herb pots together now so that they’ll grow into fine looking ‘bouquets’ over the next week!  A great way for your child to say thank you for their teacher’s support throughout the school year

Supplies: Lettuce or other leafy green food plants, or herbs such as cilantro, basil, or rosemary, popsicle sticks, markers, plant pot, soil, decorating supplies such as ribbons, paints, stickers, etc

Lettuce Bowl Craft

Herb Pot Craft

Directions:

  1. Start your planting project by decorating your pot:  if you have a terra cotta pot, you can paint it.  Other pots can be decorated with stickers, ribbons, crayons, or even sidewalk chalk
  2. Plant your seedlings, adding dirt so that the plant base is resting just below pot edge.  You will need to leave enough room for watering!
  3. Make a plant label using a popsicle stick and marker.  You can decorate your plant tag with stickers, paints, or other supplies
  4. Include a thank-you card for  your teacher so that she knows who her gift is from
  5. Remember to water your ‘bouquet’ and give it lots of sunshine until you are ready to deliver it to your teacher

 


Crafty Idea – ‘I Am Canadian’ Maple Leaf Frame

Canada Day is at the very beginning of July, so we’ve included this project in anticipation of the national celebration.  If you’re American, replace the Maple Leaf with a star from the Star Spangled Banner.

Supplies: red construction paper (or white, to make a star), scissors, glue, photo of child, newspapers or magazines, decorating supplies such as glitter, ribbons, paper shred, etc.

Maple Leaf Craft Directions:

  1. Cut maple leaf from red construction paper
  2. Search old newspapers or magazines for letters to spell the words ‘I Am Canadian’
  3. Glue photo of child into centre of maple leaf

4. Glue ‘I Am Canadian’ letters around photo
5. Decorate maple leaf with glitter, ribbons, etc


Five Minute Fun – Bugs at Work

The next time you’re on a walk or outside with the kids, make a point of watching some bugs hard at work.  Whether it’s ants, bees, slugs, or earthworms –  watching insects at work is a simple nature activity that you can do anywhere in the great outdoors!  It will likely spur on lots of questions and might even inspire an insect-inspired craft session!