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Mess-Free Toddler Crafts for Summer

July 3, 2018 by Julie 19 Comments

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I love to do really easy crafts with my 3-year-old. I have shared quite a few already, and you can see they are stress-free and easy to do when you have a few minutes to grab the supplies and let the kiddo at it. These types of activities are perfect for us to do when we come home from work and daycare.

Thanks to The Pencil Grip for sponsoring this fun summer craft time.

Since my kiddo loves to paint, and I don’t love to clean up a mess, I was thrilled to come across Kwik Stix at the store. What are they? Well, I’m glad you asked!

Kwik Stix is a solid tempera paint that dries in 90 seconds. Rather than being a paint that you spread with a brush, they are formed like pencils (or crayons). It goes on like paint, but you draw with it like with a crayon.

This makes activities super easy to do any time and anywhere without having to worry about paint dripping or (gasp) spilling everywhere.

Mess-Free Summer Toddler Craft Activity


My son is really into fish lately (among other things) so I thought we would make an easy fish for him to decorate as a summer-related craft. I also made a few other things for him to paint, such as a firework (that looks more like a rocket ship) and a few dinosaurs.

 

Kwik Stix Summer Toddler Craft Fish

 

Supplies:

  • Kwik Stix
  • Paper Plates
  • Scissors (preschooler safe scissors) if you want to let the kiddo cut)
  • Tape

Steps:

For the fishy part of the summer craft, I got the idea from my friend Inez’s video. You take a paper plate, cut one triangle out for the mouth, and tape it on the opposite side to make the fin. And fishy. Now you give it to said toddler, hand over the paints, and have a few quiet moments to yourself.

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Since he had so much fun and asked for more I also made the firework/rocket ship from a paper plate. I freehanded it and just made the top and bottom triangles. Then since I cut this from the middle of the paper plate, I just added some jagged cuts to make two dinosaurs for him. I mean, it passes for dinosaurs. But he loved it and kept asking me what color he wanted me to paint next. So we’ll call this a toddler craft win!

Kwik Stix Summer Toddler Craft Firework Dinosaurs

Here’s a quick video you can see for yourself how easy and mess-free these awesome Kwik Stix are:

 

Kwik Stix are available in stores at Walgreens, in stores and online at Michaels, online at Target, and on Amazon. So go get some and thank me later.

 

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  1. Shari says

    July 9, 2018 at 1:50 pm

    These look so fun! Less mess is definitely the way to go with toddlers. Such great ideas to make from simple paper plates. I’ll be looking for these paints the next time I’m at Michaels!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 9, 2018 at 1:54 pm

      We definitely love simple paper plate crafts around here

      Reply
  2. Toni says

    July 9, 2018 at 12:37 pm

    These are awesome! And mess free = sold for me!

    Reply
  3. Jasmine Hewitt says

    July 9, 2018 at 7:51 am

    i’m all about mess free crafts for my toddler!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 9, 2018 at 11:14 am

      Yea! ??

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    July 8, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    You had me at mess free…hahaha! Kwik Stix are seriously amazing! And I absolutely love the craft!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 8, 2018 at 6:59 pm

      Yay!

      Reply
  5. Darcy says

    July 7, 2018 at 9:17 am

    This is an awesome idea to use for summer crafts with my toddler! Paint that dries in 90 seconds!!!!! Had no clue this existed. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 7, 2018 at 9:38 am

      Your little dude is in for a treat

      Reply
  6. Ana Jacqueline says

    July 6, 2018 at 9:53 am

    My 2 year old loves to draw and paint but still wants to run around while he’s doing so I, for sure, need these!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 6, 2018 at 10:14 am

      Yep it’s that running around that will get ya haha

      Reply
  7. Niki at Toot’s Mom is Tired says

    July 6, 2018 at 8:43 am

    We’re definitely going to try that craft!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 6, 2018 at 10:25 am

      yea! Toot will love it too

      Reply
  8. Dorothy Berry-Lound says

    July 6, 2018 at 8:22 am

    I could do with these for painting face masks with my nephew!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 6, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Oh definitely!

      Reply
  9. Laura says

    July 6, 2018 at 2:20 am

    I love love these! I wonder if I can find something similar in South Africa.
    The kids love painting but it is SO messy!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 6, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Ooh I hope so, maybe through Amazon

      Reply
  10. Inez says

    July 5, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Ok, I NEED these paints! Thanks so much for sharing my video, too. ?

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 5, 2018 at 4:03 pm

      Sure! 🙂 And yes M would enjoy having these!

      Reply

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