Sunny afternoons call for something fun that kids can make and enjoy indoors. This summer popsicle craft turns simple supplies into a colorful watermelon treat that never melts.

Your kiddos between ages 3 to 6 will love creating a popsicle that looks like a watermelon while also building important skills at the same time. This super cute activity is a great mix of creativity and hands-on learning, and it comes together in about 15-20 minutes.

Add this to your list of easy summer crafts for kids when you need a quick, engaging activity that will bring creativity, color, and learning into your child’s day.

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Watermelon Paper Treat Activity

Kids will have a blast turning paper into a juicy watermelon treat that looks good enough to eat. This watermelon popsicle craft is a simple way to bring things we love about summer to life through a fun DIY.

Hot days often call for a break from outdoor play, and this popsicle art activity is just the thing to keep kids happily engaged. They’ll strengthen fine motor skills, practice following directions, and build confidence through cutting, carefully placing each piece, and gluing.

Our printable template makes this project easy to set up and even easier to enjoy. Grab a few basic supplies like cardstock, scissors, and glue, and you’ll be ready to create a fun popsicle that kids will be proud to share.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
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Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this summer popsicle to life!

Hands holding a printable summer popsicle craft template with a smiling popsicle character and popsicle stick cutout.

Look for the eye pieces and glue them onto the popsicle base, just below the watermelon seeds.

Hands attaching a large googly eye to a completed summer popsicle craft with watermelon seed details and a smiling face.

Grab the pink cheek pieces and glue one onto each side of the smile, below the eyes. The rosy cheeks make the popsicle look extra cheerful and adorable!

Hands placing a pink cheek piece onto a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling face and watermelon seed details.

Find the white rind piece and glue it along the bottom of the popsicle base. Talk with your child about how watermelons have different colorful layers just like a real slice of fruit.

Hands holding a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling watermelon face and white bottom section before adding the final stripe.

Glue the light green rind directly to the bottom of the white rind. This bright layer adds a fun pop of summer color and helps make the watermelon design stand out even more.

Hands holding a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling watermelon design and bright green bottom stripe.

Take the dark green rind piece and glue it to the bottom of the popsicle. The layered colors really help complete the watermelon look, and kids will love seeing their craft transform into a yummy frozen treat.

Hands holding a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling watermelon face and layered green and white stripes.

To finish the craft, glue the popsicle stick onto the back and bottom of the popsicle base. Press it down firmly so it stays secure while drying.

Hands holding a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling watermelon face and attached popsicle stick handle.

Kids will love turning simple paper pieces into a smiling watermelon popsicle friend! This hands on summer activity encourages creativity, builds confidence, and gives children a fun opportunity to practice gluing and following simple steps.

Looking for more summer themed fun? Check out the additional crafts and printable activities below the post to help create engaging lesson plans, themed learning activities, and easy boredom busters for kids.

Hands holding a completed summer popsicle craft with a smiling watermelon face and popsicle stick handle on a white tabletop.

Science Tie-In: Talk about the parts of a watermelon, rind, flesh, and seeds, while kids build each layer.
Add magnets to the back instead of craft sticks to make a cute summer fridge decoration.

Summer Books for Children

How To Catch A Mermaid is the summer version of the classic “How To Catch” series! It’s perfect for mermaid fans and summer lovers alike!

Gorilla Loves Vanilla is all about, you guessed it – ice cream! This silly book will have kids laughing and asking for you to read it again and again.

Goodnight Pirate is a fun bedtime book to read to kids all summer long! They’ll love the illustrations, story, and rhyming words.

A completed craft showing two smiling watermelon popsicle crafts with popsicle stick handles on a white tabletop.

Warm Weather Craft Ideas

Sun Name Craft – Add a little sunshine to summer days with this adorable sun project kids will love to create. They’ll design a smiling sun with 3D rays and fluffy clouds that spell out their name. It’s a fun way for little ones to practice letter recognition and spelling their name while enjoying a cute, sunny theme.

Seagull Paper Craft – Bring a bit of beachside fun indoors with this adorable paper seagull. Your little creators will snip and glue to make their own feathery friend while also practicing important skills. It’s a playful summer activity that adds a splash of coastal charm to any afternoon.

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Watermelon Paper Plate Craft – Transform a plain paper plate into a juicy watermelon creation kids will love to paint. Bright colors and a smiling face bring this fruity friend to life, and our template will help add the final touches. Gather a few supplies and enjoy a fun, hands-on activity with your little artists.

Summer Gnome Craft – Bring on the summer fun with these adorable gnomes ready for a day at the pool or beach dressed in bright swimwear. Kids can add a colorful beach ball using markers and our free template. This playful activity keeps little hands busy and imaginations growing all season long.

Fun Seasonal Activities

Kids will love to complete these beach color by numbers pages! Your preschoolers and kindergarteners will bring ocean scenes to life by matching numbers to colors.

Each picture revealed will build confidence and help strengthen fine motor skills and number recognition. Creating these cheerful beach pictures is great for quiet time or classroom fun to keep creativity flowing with every stroke of the crayon.

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These summer cutting activity pages will keep little hands busy building important skills. Kids will follow curvy lines to reach Mr. Sun, cut and match number cards, and piece together bright fruits like a pineapple, orange, and strawberry.

They’ll strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem solving with each page they complete. It’s a playful way to mix learning and creativity into a sunny day!

A completed craft showing a smiling watermelon popsicle craft with colorful paper supplies, glue sticks, and scissors.

Add some sunshine to learning with these fun summer worksheets kids will love to complete. Your kiddos will trace the letter S, explore a twisty letter maze, and finish bright summer patterns.

These activities build handwriting skills, letter recognition, and problem solving skills while also keeping their minds engaged. It’s a fun way to mix learning and creativity into your summer routine.

Grab the crayons and add a splash of color to these fun summer coloring pages. Your little artists will complete the pages by filling in the big pictures with color and while simple words for extra handwriting practice.

Building up fine motor skills and confidence happens when they’re coloring, so print a few pages or create a full coloring book for hours of creative summer fun.

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A completed craft showing a smiling watermelon popsicle craft surrounded by colorful paper, scissors, and glue sticks on a wooden surface.

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