Fun July Craft Ideas for 2-Year-Olds: Summer Wall Decorations
In July, the heat continues and we end up spending more time indoors, don’t we?
Many teachers with energetic two-year-olds may find themselves wondering, “What should we do today?”
Here, we’re sharing craft ideas recommended for two-year-olds.
There are lots of fun activities featuring motifs that are perfect for summer.
While valuing the children’s eagerness to try things, let them enjoy expressing themselves freely.
Because we focus on activities that allow children to express themselves freely, we consistently use the term “制作” rather than “製作” in the main text.
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[For 2-year-olds] Fun July Craft Ideas: Summer Wall Decorations (51–60)
colorful cotton candy
Fluffy, cute, and sweet, cotton candy is a classic festival treat.
How about making some fluffy cotton candy of your own? Prepare various colors of paint diluted with water, then dip small, torn pieces of cotton into the colored water to dye them.
Once the cotton dries, put it in a clear bag or stick it onto a skewer-like stick, and your cotton candy is complete! It’s a good idea to have children handle the steps of tearing the cotton and dipping it into the colored water.
With its bright, festive look, this craft is sure to delight kids.
Colorful ice pop
Chilled popsicles are perfect for hot summer days! Let’s make a cute popsicle wall decoration that will spark kids’ appetites.
It’s recommended to use construction paper in various colors to create colorful popsicles.
Then decorate them by sticking on small pieces of paper, scraps, stickers, and stamps.
You’ll end up with fun, festive-looking popsicles! It’s also a great idea to combine red and green paper to make a watermelon bar.
Making yo-yos with crayons and stickers
How about making cute yoyos using crayons and stickers? Prepare construction paper pre-cut into yoyo shapes, and have your child add patterns to the yoyos.
If you paste the yoyo-shaped pieces onto another sheet of paper, you won’t have to worry about crayon marks going outside the lines.
Let your child draw lines and patterns with crayons and add stickers however they like.
If your child isn’t yet used to crayons, it’s a good idea to first show them how to use them before starting.
Give it a try as a fun summer craft activity!
Torn-paper collage of a watermelon
How about making a watermelon with torn paper—something even one-year-olds can enjoy? You’ll need white drawing paper, green and red colored paper, black origami paper, a pen, scissors, glue, and so on.
Beforehand, the teacher should prepare and cut out a green paper circle and a red paper semicircle.
The children can then try tearing the black origami paper and gluing the pieces on.
When they need to tear the paper into small pieces, it helps to demonstrate right beside them.
Feeling the paper with their hands and fingertips, the sensation of tearing—and even the sound—will be a fresh and fun experience.
[For 2-year-olds] Fun July craft ideas, summer wall decorations (61–70)
Tropical juice in sponge art
How about using a sponge to paint a tropical juice that’s perfect for hot summer days? Prepare a long, thin melamine sponge and apply about three colors of paint to it.
Then slide the sponge across drawing paper to add color, and once it’s dry, cut it into the shape of a juice glass.
After that, combine it with construction paper cut into shapes like a glass, straw, and fruit to complete the piece! If you want a fizzy look, we recommend sticking on a few white round stickers.
Have the children do the sponge coloring and arrange the other parts themselves.
Yo-yo with a marble run
How about making festival-favorite yo-yos using marble painting? First, cut construction paper into circles.
For infant classes, the teacher should do the cutting; from preschool age up, let the children cut them themselves.
Next, prepare the paints.
Use a container that can hold several colors, such as a palette or an empty egg carton.
Dip a marble in the paint color of your choice and roll it across the paper circle.
To keep the colors from mixing, use a separate marble for each color.
Once the paint is dry, freely stick on round stickers.
Using stickers of various colors and sizes makes it look much more like a traditional yo-yo.
It’s a perfect craft for summer.
Ghosts with finger paint
Let’s make a ghost craft that’s perfect for summer, when test-of-courage events are popular! Prepare dark-colored construction paper such as purple or black, and place several blobs of paint on it.
You can use any colors, but it’s recommended to use plenty of white.
After placing the paint, put the paper into a plastic bag like a Ziploc, and use your fingers to press from the top to spread the colors.
Don’t just press hard—try gently poking and lightly dragging your finger to create different effects.
Once you’re done, take it out of the bag, attach eyes and a mouth cut out from construction paper, and you’re finished! Let the children do the paint-spreading and the placement of the eyes and mouth.