Make · Seniors and grandkids
Summer crafts for seniors
16 things to make for Summer, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.
Large bead stretch bracelets
Matching stretch bracelets made with big, colorful beads, one for you and one for your grandchild.
Painted story stones
Smooth stones painted with simple pictures, like a cat, a moon or a boat, that you pull from a bag to make up stories together.
Coffee filter butterflies
Tie-dyed paper butterflies made with markers and a spray of water, bright enough to fill a whole window.
Sponge painted flowers
Bright flower prints stamped with cut sponges, a failure-free painting activity that looks cheerful every time.
Group flower arranging
Fresh grocery-store flowers trimmed and arranged in small jars, a calm, sensory group activity with a beautiful result.
Pressed flower bookmarks
Flat garden flowers sealed onto cardstock bookmarks that keep a little bit of spring in every book you read.
Sun print nature art
Leaves and flowers laid on special paper in the sun, leaving white shadow prints on deep blue in minutes.
Painted birdhouse kit
A ready-made wooden birdhouse painted in your own colors, a satisfying project from a kit that ends up in the garden.
Seashell wind chime
Shells collected over the years strung from a piece of driftwood, softly clicking on a porch or by a window.
Tabletop fairy garden
A tiny garden in a shallow bowl with moss, little plants, a path and a miniature house, built together at the table.
Backyard nature journal
A homemade sketchbook for pressing leaves, drawing birds and writing down what you and the grandkids spot outside.
Tissue paper stained glass
Colored tissue squares pressed onto clear contact paper to make glowing window suncatchers with no glue at all.
Garden stepping stones
Concrete stepping stones pressed with handprints, pebbles and initials to mark the garden spot you share with the grandkids.
Patriotic star garland
Red, white and blue paper stars strung across a porch or dining room for the Fourth of July.
Ice cream in a bag
Homemade vanilla ice cream shaken up in zip-top bags with ice and salt, a summer science lesson you get to eat.
Paper diamond kite
A simple diamond kite made from paper, 2 sticks and string that really flies on a breezy spring day.
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