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Fun, Easy Ideas to Get Creative with Your Little Ones in 2025
Summer is the perfect time to swap screens for stamps, and boredom for bonding! With long days ahead, keeping little hands (and minds) busy can be a challenge. That’s where crafting comes in – not only is it a fun and rewarding way to spend time together, but it’s also a brilliant way to encourage creativity, boost confidence, and make meaningful memories.
At Mama Makes, we believe crafting should be fun, accessible, and just a little bit magical. So whether you’re looking for a rainy-day project, something fun for the garden, or a weekend wind-down activity, we’ve put together our favourite summer crafting projects for kids and parents to enjoy together in 2025.
Kids absolutely love stickers – and what could be more exciting than creating their own?
Using our Mama Makes personalised stamp sets and some coloured paper or sticker sheets, your child can stamp out their name, favourite animals, fun shapes, or uplifting words. Add colour with crayons or water-based markers and cut them into fun sticker shapes using double-sided tape or sticky paper.
Great for: Scrapbooking, decorating lunch boxes, or jazzing up summer journals.
Turn your summer adventures into a keepsake!
Collect tickets, postcards, dried flowers, or photos from days out, then work together to assemble them into a DIY scrapbook. Our clear stamps and alphabet stamp sets make it easy to add dates, captions, or little doodles to each page. Add a personal touch with washi tape, glitter, and hand-written stories.
Why it’s special: Encourages storytelling, reflection, and a love of journaling.
As the school year ends, it’s the perfect time to show appreciation to those who helped your child grow. Together, you can create handmade thank you cards using our Mama Makes card-making stamps. Personalise each card with their teacher’s name, a drawing, and a kind message inside.
Finish with: A Mama Makes gift like our “Best Teacher” mugs or wind chimes – available now in our shop!
Take the creativity outdoors with a plant pot painting session!
All you need are some ceramic or terracotta pots, acrylic paints, and a selection of brushes. Paint them with bees, bugs, summer fruits or even fun messages like “You Are the Bees Knees” – inspired by our ceramic plant pots available online.
Top tip: Plant a sunflower or strawberry plant inside as a bonus gift or project.
Personalise your garden space with a wooden sign painted and decorated by the whole family.
Use stencils, letter stamps, or freehand art to create signs like “Welcome to Our Garden,” “Dad’s BBQ Zone,” or “Nanny’s Flower Bed.” Add some varnish to weatherproof the final design.
Why kids love it: It gives them a sense of pride and ownership over a shared space.
Use our planner stamps to help older kids prepare a “Summer Holiday Bucket List” or weekly planner. This is great for encouraging organisation and independence while also having fun with colours, washi tape, and sticker embellishments.
Ideal for: Tweens who love journaling or parents who love a bit of structure!
Crafting isn’t just a way to pass the time – it’s a powerful bonding activity that boosts self-esteem, fine motor skills, and emotional wellbeing. It also opens up space for natural conversation, laughter, and lots of learning disguised as fun.
At Mama Makes, we love seeing families bring our products to life with their own personal touch. Whether it’s stamping a custom message, creating handmade gifts, or simply sharing quality time around the craft table, our range is designed to bring joy and creativity to every home.
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