Summer Crafts for Middle Schoolers

Use different colors of acrylic paint to turn clay pots into one of a kind poured paint pots. Once they're done, kids can plant some flowers for summer.

Perfect outdoor craft project!

Tweens can breathe new life into their favorite t-shirts with these easy projects. They'll love making a beach or pool bag out of a beloved cotton shirt.

Capture the beauty of summer flowers with these simple DIY flower pens.

Kids can use beads to make this colorful suncatcher. It's an easy project that will let them show off their creativity.

Turn clay pots into fairy houses for the garden with some paint and imagination. There are so many different ways to design these, which makes it a fun project for the entire family.

The perfect summer craft is rock painting. Tweens can turn some plain river rocks into beautiful mermaid tails with this easy craft.

They can put the finished projects in the garden or hide them around the neighborhood for others to find.

Use bright colors to transform a painted jar into a cute hanging lantern. Since it uses a battery-operated tea light, you can use your finished lamp inside or outside.

Tweens will have so much fun creating some summer-themed décor. 

Help your tweens take their tie-dying skills to the next level by creating some projects using the Shibori Drying Technique. Don't be surprised if they love it so much that they want to make a whole summer wardrobe.

Older kids can turn colorful paper into these beautiful Dahlia flowers. Once they make some, they can use them to decorate their room for summer.

Use pony beads to make a simple bird feeder for your backyard. Tweens can make it as eye-catching as they'd like by choosing various colors of beads. 

If your kids are Potterheads, have them turn a plain stick into a cool magic wand this summer.

Tweens can decorate their room for summer with this tiny fruit garland. It's a simple project that uses few craft supplies and looks amazing when it's finished.

Create a unique candle into a summer icon, the pineapple. It's a fun little project.

Make these easy peasy, colorful paper mandalas to hang from your window to catch the summer sunlight.

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create a ladybug string art project that will make a cute summer wall décor piece.

Turn the shells you find at the beach into a glittery picture frame. It's a great DIY craft that will let tweens preserve a picture from your trip.

This easy project will show tweens how to make felt coasters that look like summer fruit.

Turn a plain white pair of canvas shoes into a colorful set for tweens using paint and tie dye techniques. Your older kids will love this fun craft.

Tweens will have fun making colorful tiles using sharpie markers. It's a great project to let their creativity shine!

These are the cutest painted rocks! Tweens will want to make a bunch of watermelon rocks for the garden and probably their room.