If you have a fairy fan at your house you will love this super cool DIYfairy jarcraft project!

With just a couple simple materials you might make amason jar night lightthat will actually glow in the dark.

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We made ourfairy jarback in 2011 before it was all the rage.

If you have a fairy fan at your house you will love this super cool DIY fairy jar craft project! With just a couple simple materials you can make a mason jar night light that will actually glow in the dark. This fairy craft is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th garde, and 6th graders.  Whether you make your fairy light jars as a fun summer activity for kids or as a tinkerbell craft - this is sure to be a hit in your house!

I added our project we made with this glowstick technique for you to compare.

We made ours as asummer craft for kidsthat we had on oursummet list.

I loved catching lightening bugs in summer evenings at my Grandmas house.

All you need are a few simple supplies to make this project: glass Mason canning jar glow in the dark paint Glow in the dark stick

I wanted them to stay in my jar with me forever.

But we had to let them back where they belonged in nature.

Thisfirefly jarwill glow over and over again, night after night!

Fairy light mason jar

Allow it to dry completely.

My kids LOVED this part!

I think they are so pretty.

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They will fade throughout the night, but recharge again if sitting by a sunny window to absorb light.

Now cut the top off and pour the liquid into the jar and add your lid.

WARNING: The liquid is not meant for children or playing with.

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So although we tried it this way to see the EPIC glow.

As a cautious parent, we stuck with our simple, a little less vivid method.

Fun things to do in the summer

Summer Printable Activities

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This amazing color changing slime is going to blow your mind! This heat sensitive slime will actually change color as your kids touch it because it is heat sensitive! This is a super cool project for kids you MUST TRY! Must try summer activity for kids to add to their summer bucket list

Get ready for an epic summer of discovery and learning with these fun summer science activities for kids of all ages. These summer science experiments are perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. Plus most of these summer science experiments for kids are quick and easy with a great WOW moment!

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Making a DIY foosball table is a really fun STEM project for kids of all ages to make together and loads of fun to play with too! The diy games for kids is the project for a rainy day or as a summer bucket list idea.  Try this homemade games for kids with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too. This EPIC kids activity is sure to be a hit with your kids.

This beautiful and easy-to-make baking soda clay is perfect for creating a beach craft for kids. The white baking soda and cornstach clay is fun to sculpt into pretty seashells, starfish, and other favorite seacreatures from your recent family vacation to the ocean. This beach art project is such a fun  summer craft for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th garde, 5th grade, and 6th graders too. So whip up a batch of this 3 ingredient white clay recipe today!

Get ready to WOW your kids with this magnetic slime kids activity! This magnetic slime recipe allows children to not only have fun, but explore magnets and the magnetic field they create with an epic diy magnetic slime! This magnet activity is perfect magnet science experiment for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students.

Enjoy the sweet smell of summer strawberries with this scented playdough recipe no cook! This no cook playdough recipe takes 5 minutes to make and provides hours and hours of fun sensory play. Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders will love that is strawberry playdough is pretty red, smells like strawberries, and is fun to play with. This Jello playdough recipe is great for quick summer activities for preschoolers that also help strengthen hand muscles.

I honestly did not know that a few popsicle sticks, rubber bands and a bottle cap would shoot marshmallows as far as it did! I was so surprised. You’ve got to try this easy engineering and science project making a Popsicle Stick Catapult! This STEM project uses a couple simple materials you already have at home. This is such a fun

Looking for the best sidewalk chalk paint recipe? We think this sidewalk chalk is perfet because it is super quick, only uses 2-ingredients, and makes such bold, vibrant colors for kids to color with. Use this diy sidewalk chalk paint with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders to let their imaginations SOAR! Let them use the homeamade chalk to create dragons, butterlies, flowers, trees, aliens, and more. Creating and using homemade sidewalk chalk paingit such a fun, simple, and classic summer activity for kids of all ages!

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You are going to love this simple-to-make and creative art project for kids. You can create abstract art or art projects based on famous artists. We opted to make a starry night for kids tin foil project. I love the dimmension this technique gave to our van gogh art project. This aluminum foil art makes a great summer activity for kids of all ages from preschool, pre-k, kinderagrten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th graders, and up!

Looking for that really cool science experiment for kids that grabs kids attention, teaches, and makes them say WOW! This squishy circuits project is fun and easy to do with a kid-approve Lego theme to keep preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students engaged. All you need are a few simple materials to try this Electricity Science Experiments and you are ready to play and learn! There are so many fun variations for this electricity experiments for kids

Sneak in some outgrageously FUN summer math with this hands-on ice cream activity. This ice cream math has preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children practice adding up scoops of ice cream to find the sum. All you need are the ice cream printables with the task cards and playdough. This summer printables helps introduce preschoolers to the concept of addition while having fun with playdough! Simply print pdf file with ice cream math games and you are ready to play and learn with this summer activity for preschoolers.

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Whether you are looking for a star was activity or just fun, hands-on stem activities - this DIY marshmallow blaster is what you are looking for. This pvc pipe project is simple and fun-to-make as a marshmallow stem challenge that draws on kids natural interest in both launching things and star wars! Try these star wars day activities with elementary age students in kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and up!

This outrageosusly cool grass house is not only easy-to-make, but a fun plant activity for kids too! This seed activities for kindergarten, preschool, pre-k, toddler, first grade, and 2nd graders allows children to learn about seeds, germination, growing plants, and is a fun STEM activity too! All you need are a few simple materials to make this summer activity for kids along with your plant lesson, spring theme, and more!

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Nothing says summer like water balloon games!  They are cheap, quick, FUN, and a great way to cool off on a warm summer day! Bug if your kids are tired of playing balloon toss, let us help you take your water balloon activities to a new level of summer activities for kids with these fun games to play with water balloons. These fun water balloon games are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and elementary age students!

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Have an EPIC day or week with these outrageously fun 4th of July theme ideas! Our 4th of July activities include ideas for the whole family - from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kinderarten to elementary ages students in grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and beyond. From red, white and blue independence day activities to cute fourth of July crafts! We’ve got patriotic science projects, and lots of pretty firework crafts too!

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Looking for fun pasta crafts to make with leftover dyed pasta? This super pretty mosaic pasta project allows kids to create beautiful pasta pictures by pressing different colored noodles into clay.  This pasta art is such a fun, engaging craft for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too.

There are certain science projects that make you go WOW! This color changing flower activity is one of those! Children learn about capillary action for kids with this amazing, colorful flower experiment. Try this colour changing flower experiment with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th garders too. Simply download pdf file with food coloring flower experiment worksheet and you are ready to play and learn with flower science!

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simple bee flower pollination experiment with jello

Get ready to amaze your kids with walking water science experint. This easy, colorful capillary action activity is prefect for preschool and up!

Help kids learn about what is under their skin with this fun, interactive, and hands on human body project for kids from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. This can be a simple life size human body project or use our free printable templates to add bones of the body, organ templates, and more. This engaging science project is EASY and LOW PREP too.

Hands-on activity to learn about constellations using pipe cleaners, beads, and constellation flashcards for an engaging STEM activity! Use to teach preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade and more about stars, solar system, astronomy or as a fun, educational science activity

Free Pool Writing Numbers

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summer alphabet tracing

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Looking for a hands-on summer math activity to practice adding? These super cute and clever addition puzzles use free printable addition worksheets to sneak in some summer learning with kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too.  These summer worksheets for kindergarten are easy to prep and learners can practice addition to 20 while having fun at the same time. Simple print the addition to 20 worksheets and you are ready to go!

Kids will enjoy getting out and walking around the neighborhood, getting some exercise, while searching for different items such as a towel, ice cream and crab, as part of this Summer Scavenger Hunt. Families will love that this summer scavenger hunt for kids is no prep, just print and head out for a fun summer activity for kids where kids will work on their power of observation! Use this scavenger hunt for summer printable with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with summer scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready to play!

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Summer activity sheets

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This  S’Mores themed math activity is filled with super cute clipart to keep kids engaged and having fun learning with printable, Free Math Worksheets for Kindergarten. These are a great way for children to practice and improve their knowledge of the numbers and simple math equations. This huge pack of free math worksheets are perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1.

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summer alphabet picture puzzle game for kindergartners

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kids will have fun practicing counting to 20 with this watermelon seed playdough mats perfect for summer math with preschoolers

Children will have fun seaking in summer math with this free printable”Build an Ice Cream Sundae”place value activity! This place value games online is a fun number sense game for kindergarten, first grade and second graders to work on the ones, tens, and hundreds place. Students will buid their sundae in this place value interactive games by adding ice cream scoops and toppings. Simply print the place value games printable and you are ready to play and learn in your ice cream theme or as an educational ice cream activity for kids!

free printable counting firefly math worksheets

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Super cute Number sandcastles help preschool and kindergarten age kids practice counting and tracing numbers this summer.

These super cute crab themed summer math worksheets are a great way for children to learn, practice and review essential math skills! These free math worksheets allow preschool pre-k, and kindergarten age students to learn to recognise and write numbers, shapes and fractions. Simply print preschool math worksheets and you are ready for yoru summer theme or ocean theme.

Sneak in some fun summer math with these too cute ice cream math worksheets! This free printable ice cream math pages include a variety of activities for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Plus these ice cream math games are so cute kids will be excited for some summer learning with this ice cream activity. Simply print ice cream math activity and you are ready to play and learn!

Get ready for FUN with these Summer Word Searches! These free printable summer word search pages are perfect kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grdae, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade to work on spelling and word recognition skills with all things to do with summer, the beach, hot weather and more! Simply print the summer word search printable and you are ready to have some indoor fun anytime!

This FREE Summer tracing activity is perfect for keeping little ones entertained and learning during the sunny days of June, July, and August. With these tracing worksheets kids will work on fine motor skills as they trace summer themed objects and trace the picture word too. The summer worksheets for preschoolers include tracing the outline of the sun, a juicy watermelon, thirst-quenching lemonade, and many more! This Printable coloring pages summer is the perfect for a fun summer activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, toddler, and more!

If you are looking for a fun, simple way for kids to learn about the life cycle of a mosquito, then you will love these fun and free printable Mosquito Life Cycle Worksheets. Simple print these life of mosquito to practice a variety of math and literacy skills while learning about life cycles for kids with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders.

Celebrate the first day of summer on June 20th by printing out one of these super cute, FREE Printable Bookmarks. These are such an easy way to get kids excited about reading!