Plastic Lid Ladybugs

Colorful plastic lids are painted with black spots and half circle faces and then given googly eyes and placed throughout the garden with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/plastic-lid-ladybugs/

Liquid Sidewalk Chalk

For a really simple and fun activity mix water, cornstarch and food coloring to make a diy sidewalk paint.  Steph jacobsen fills up a muffin tin to hold the paint and sends the kids outdoor with a thick paint brush.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://stephjacobson.blogspot.com/2011/05/sidewalk-paint.html

Tie Dye Ice Pops

Regular colored ice pops are broken into pieces and then put into glasses in random order to make a tie-died version with the party animal blog.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/tie-dye-ice-pops/

Firefly Jars

Plastic grass is attached to mini white pompoms to make fireflies.  by stephanie lynn then places them in a jar.  She suggests painting the pompoms with glowing paint to make a nifty lantern. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/07/catching-fireflies-the-faux-decor-version.html

Dragon Kite

Tissue paper is cut and glued onto wooden skewers in the shape of a dragon with fave crafts.  Next, she adds on they eyes, nose, and teeth.  She adds a string for fun flying.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Outdoor-Crafts-for-Kids/firey-dragon-kite

Outdoor Twister

Colorful circles are spray painted onto the grass into a twister board.  Sassy style redesign then makes strips of paper for all of the different combinations and has the caller pull them out one at a time.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sassystyleredesign.com/2011/07/homemade-outdoor-twister-game.html

Ice Pop Holders

Felt is cut into strips and glued together into a pocket to hold a frozen ice pop and keep fingers from getting cold.  Crafty soccer mom then glues on button eyes and funky mouths.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftysoccermom.blogspot.com/2011/06/monster-popsicle-snuggies.html