Paper Plate Sunshine Summer Bucket List Craft
Are you in search of the perfect easy-to-make summer bucket list craft for kids? This fun paper plate summer bucket list craft makes the cutest sunshine craft for kids of all ages.
Using a paper plate, paint, and yellow paper strips, make a fun bucket list that can be customized per family or child. Create your bucket list, do the fun summer activities, and rip the sunshine ray off once complete.
It is super simple to make and makes the perfect end-of-the-school-year or start-of-summer craft.
For more summer bucket list ideas, be sure to also check out this free summer bucket list printable.
Summer Bucket List Tips for Success
*For this craft, you will need a paper plate. You should use a white paper plate, but you can also use a yellow paper plate if you want to avoid doing any painting. We like to use the standard paper plates that can be found in most stores.
*This craft is perfect for both younger and older children. Younger children may need help filling out the paper strips with ideas of things that can be done in the summer. Older children can come up with and add the ideas to the paper strips on their own.
*These can be customized by adding all sorts of ideas of things that can be done in the summer. The best part is you can add 10 rays onto the sun, 20 rays, or more. You can decide how many things to add onto the summer bucket list by adding more or fewer rays.
*Some ideas of things you may want to add onto your summer bucket list include but aren’t limited to:
- Splash Pad
- Library
- Picnic at the Park
- Festival
- Park
- Beach
- Pool
- Slip N Slide in the Backyard
- Water in the Backyard
- Play Date
- Amusement Park
- Library Storytime
- Play in the Rain
- Play with Cousins
- Do an Art Project
- Have a Lemonade Stand
- Go for a Walk
- Go to the Zoo
- See Fireworks
- Outdoor Movie
- Have a Bonfire
- Go Fishing
- Go Camping in the Backyard
- Draw with Chalk
- Eat S’mores
- Eat Watermelon
- Go for a Bike Ride
- and More!
*For a full list of more summer bucket list ideas, you can view more here.
Summer Sunshine Craft for Kids
Materials:
- Paper Plate
- Yellow Paint
- Yellow and Orange Construction Paper Strips
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Pen/Markers
Directions:
- Cover the front of a paper plate with yellow paint until there is no white remaining and let it dry.
- Using markers, draw a face on your yellow plate. Add the words My Summer Bucket List if desired.
- Cut out paper strips about 1″ wide from yellow and orange paper. Cut out as many paper strips as you would like to have items on your bucket list.
- Write different ideas for things to do in the summer. One idea should go on each paper strip.
- Glue the paper strips to the back of the paper plate so you can see the ideas.
- Hang your finished bucket list sunshine up somewhere visible.
- As you complete each item on your bucket list craft, you can rip off the corresponding sunshine ray (or cross each out with a marker).
Additional Summer Crafts
For more fun summer crafts, be sure to also check out some of our favorites below:
- Summer Fruit Crafts – Using construction paper, create 4 fun summer fruit themed crafts. Make cute pineapple, kiwi, lemon, and orange crafts.
- 3D Ice Cream Cone Craft – Using construction paper and paper strips, make fun 3D ice cream cones that are perfect for pretend play once complete.
- Paper Plate Flamingo Craft – Using tissue paper and a paper plate, make a cute bright pink flamingo craft that is perfect for making after visiting the zoo.
