Summer Art Activities
Summer 2020
Methow Arts has put together 10 fun, summer art activities that you can do with children ages 5-8 years. Each activity features a free downloadable PDF lesson to keep your child creative and outside during the summer months.
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Summer Art Activity #1: Mud Paintings
Create mud paintings and learn about earthworms.
Lesson adapted from: handsonaswegrow.com
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Summer Art Activity #2: Nature Bugs
Create bugs out of found objects in nature and learn about bugs.
Lesson adapted from: thecrafttrain.com
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Summer Art Activity #3: Sun-Melted Crayon Art
Create sun-melted crayon sculptures and get moving with a sun salutation.
Lesson adapted from: alittlepinchofperfect.com
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Summer Art Activity #4: Textured Paint Butterflies
Create your own colorful butterfly by collaging together textured painted paper.
Lesson adapted from: deepspacesparkle.com
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Summer Art Activity #5: Chlorophyll Rubbings
Learn about chlorophyll and use it to create green rubbings on paper.
Lesson adapted from kampfirekraft.com
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Summer Art Activity #6: Painting with Bubbles
Create textures in paint by blowing bubbles!
Lesson adapted from tinkerlab.com
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Summer Activity #7: Kindness Rocks
Paint rocks with images & colors to bring others joy.
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Summer Activity #8: Rainbow Fish Art
Create a fish with colorful scales from a paper plate and paint inspired by Mark Pfister’s book The Rainbow Fish.
Lesson adapted from: alittlepinchofperfect.com
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Summer Activity #9: Tinfoil Stars
Make shimmery, colorful tinfoil stars inspired by Eric Carle’s Draw Me a Star.
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Summer Activity #10: Puffy Paint Moon
Use shaving cream to whip up some puffy paint to create your own textured moon with craters.
Lesson adapted from rainydaymum.co.uk