DIY Summer Crafts You Can Do at Home
RING RING RING! Do you hear that? Our shellphone is ringing to tell us summer is here! The long summer days, barbecues, fresh fruit and DIYs are just a few of our favorite things during this season. We just had to celebrate—and what better way than with some fun summer crafts?
With the kids home for the season, you have to find a way to occupy their time. O Grab your craft tools, some paper and get the whole gang ready to make some fun summer crafts and seasonal decor. Not only does it get their imagination flowing, but it is also a fun way for them to express themselves.
Bright colors and summer holidays gave us some major inspo for these projects. And with the kids home for the season, supervised crafts are the perfect way to bring the whole family together. So grab your tools (or stock up if you’re running low), break out the construction paper, and get the whole gang ready to make some beautiful decor and exciting party poppers.
Pennant Banner
Tools and Materials Needed
- Excel Blades Alumikit Ruler and K19 Knife
- Excel Blades Cutting Mat
- Excel Blades Ball Tip Burnisher
- Excel Blades Craft Scissors
- Pennant Template
- String
- Glue or Tape
Directions
First print out the pennant template. Using your AlumiKit ruler and K18 knife, cut out the pennants from the paper. Make sure to cut on the dotted lines.
Next, using your ball tip burnisher, emboss the dotted line on the end of your pennant. You will see a note on the template that shows where to emboss. Fold the paper where you just embossed the line.
Finally, grab your rope and place the folded part of the pennant onto the rope. Grab your glue, or tape, and secure the pennant onto the rope.
You now have a beautiful pennant to hang up for your next backyard barbecue!
Confetti Popper
Tools and Materials Needed
- Excel Blades Dual Strip Cutter
- Excel Blades K18 Knife
- Excel Blades Cutting Mat
- Excel Blades Craft Scissors
- Colored Paper
- Toilet Roll/Paper Towel Tube
- Balloon
- Tape or Glue
Directions:
First, grab your dual strip cutter and adjust the width of the strips to your desired size. On the edge of your colored papers, slice the paper about an inch horizontal from you. Repeat this process for each color going up the entire length of the paper vertically. Your paper should look like it has fringe on the edge of it.
Then, grab your craft scissors and cut perpendicular to the cuts you made with the dual strip cutter.
Tip: You want the confetti to be small, so cut the fringe small to have multiple pieces of confetti in one color.
Next, grab your toilet paper tube, or paper towel tube, and mark the height of the tube on a piece of colored paper. Before cutting the paper with your craft scissors, make sure you have enough to wrap the entire tube. Grab your tape or glue, and tape one end of the paper onto the tube. Then, roll the tube until it is completely covered. Cut off any excess paper with your scissors and tape, or glue the edge to the tube.
Tip: Have the paper overlap each other so you do not see any brown from the tube.
Now, grab your balloon. Tie a knot at the end of the balloon. Then, using your scissors, cut off the tip of the balloon. You want to make this cut small.
Wrap the balloon around the end of your tube. Finally, place the confetti inside the tube. Pull the balloon back and release to be showered with colorful confetti!
Not only is this a fun DIY for the kids, you can recreate this popper for any occasion — birthdays, graduations or even a baby reveal!
Paper Chain
Tools and Materials for Paper Chain
- Excel Blades Dual Strip Cutter
- Excel Blades K18 Grip On Knife
- Excel Blades Cutting Mat
- Chain Template
- Glue
First, print out your chain template. Using your dual strip cutter, adjust the width of the blades to match the width of the template strips. Cut the length of the strips with the dual strip cutter.
Then, grab your K18 and cut the ends of the strips. Repeat this process for each strip.
Next, place a small amount of glue on the edge of the strip. On the strip, it will say where to place the glue. Then, close your first link.
Finally, grab your next strip and weave it through the first circle to link them together before gluing. Once you have placed the loop inside the strip, glue that strip shut to create another loop. You have now started creating your chain! Repeat this process for all of your strips until you are done.
We hope you enjoyed our summer craft DIYs as much as we did! Don't forget to show us your Summer DIYs and all of your craft projects by tagging us on Instagram @excelblades. And if you spend your summer crafting, don’t forget to stock up on replacement blades and more useful craft supplies!