20 Fun Fruit Crafts for Kids

What's better than watermelon on a hot day? Twenty different creative, clever, and cute fruit-inspired crafts to make with your kids all summer long! Pick your favorite fruits, whip out the craft supplies, and get making this season (and don't forget the watermelon for an in-between craft snack!)

Make sure you're in good shape for this one; this watermelon frisbee flyer will have you running all over the yard for hours. Frisbee is such a fun way to spend a summer afternoon, and why not make it a bit sweeter with an adorable watermelon design?

Watermelon Frisbee Flyers from Make and Takes

Your kids sure aren't ready to go back to school yet, but apple crafts are cute year round. Make this creative apple core craft with just some construction paper and popsicle sticks.

Popsicle Stick Apple Core from Glued to My Crafts

Every summer, there comes a point when you just can't stand the heat any longer and a nice air-conditioned room starts to sound better than hanging out in the yard. Make sure you don't miss out on any time in the great outdoors this summer with these super cute fruit pattern fans!

DIY Fruit Fans from The Idea Room

This super sweet necklace is easy as pie(-napple) to make with your little ones. Gather together multi-sized yellow buttons, maybe from an old button collection or at your local craft store, to make this uber creative and summery necklace.

Pineapple Necklace Kids Craft from Raising Whasians

It's way too early to say "deck the halls," but maybe try hanging these fun and seasonally appropriate citrus baubles around your home this summer. They make for wonderful party decorations or just for an extra summery feel in the house, and your kids will love making them.

Hanging Citrus Fruit Paper Craft from Buggy and Buddy

We think this craft is berry, berry sweet! Help the kids show the family a little extra love with this adorable heart strawberry craft.

Heart Strawberry Craft from Housing a Forest

A fun craft that doubles as a keepsake of your little ones' handprints? Sign us up! As your babies keep on getting older it's important to document both the memories and how little they used to be; use this craft as a way to recall fun summer memories with the whole family.

Handprint Pineapple Keepsake from Glued to My Crafts

You've heard of using fruit stamps to print fun shapes, but what about using bubble wrap to print fruit? Create funky textures for delicious looking fruits on t-shirts, tote bags, or even just paper.

Bubble Wrap Printed Fruit from In the Playroom

This craft is totally functional and also makes for a great introduction to crochet and other needlework for young kids. This cute watermelon coaster makes for the perfect party accessory for cold drinks on a hot summer day.

Crochet Watermelon Coasters from Make and Takes

We're always excited about crafts that help save the planet, and everyone knows wine corks are great art tools. Recycle old corks and use them for this easy stamping activity to make sweet cherry crafts.

Wine Cork Cherry Stamp Activity from Crafty Morning

If you're traveling at all this summer, this craft activity is a must-have. Long car, train, or plane rides can easily make for cranky kids, but this easy fruit-themed busy bag idea can hold their attention for a while. Easy to make and easy to bring along, this activity is definitely one to keep in your back pocket.

Fruit Tree Busy Bag Idea from Glued to My Crafts

Throw it back to the '90s and early 2000s with a fun Perler bead activity. Frugal Mom-Eh shows us some innovative fruit designs for Perler beads and how to turn them into fridge-friendly magnets.

Perler Bead Fruit Magnets from Frugal Mom-Eh

For your summer crafting organization needs, here's the perfect seasonal pen pot tutorial. Best of all, these carry on right into the school year for a bright workspace to motivate your kids.

Fruity Tin Can Pen Pots from Red Ted Art

Printables are one of our most favorite ways to decorate on a budget. Print these babies out and you've got a trendy way to spruce up a blank wall for a summer party or just for fun.

Printable Fruit Garland from Minie Co

With a cutout handprint and some red tissue paper, this paper plate craft is beyond easy. Make this in August to get kiddos excited for the upcoming school year.

Tissue Paper Apple Craft from Glued to My Crafts

The crowning craft for a fruit-filled summer party, these easy mini party hats are the key. So cute, so colorful, and sure to get everyone in the summer spirit, it'll be a blast to help your kids design and assemble these sweet chapeaus.

DIY Fruit-Inspired Mini Party Hats from Studio DIY

No summer craft roundup is complete without at least ONE mason jar craft. These rainbow fruit ones mix trendy with adorable in the most perfect way. Whip up a whole crowd of fun rainbow fruit mason jar friends and get the party going!

Rainbow Fruit Mason Jar Craft from Color Made Happy

For your little monkeys, this paper plate banana craft is so fun to make. A paper plate makes cutting out the right shape so much easier as well as easy to "color in" with yellow tissue paper.

Paper Plate Banana from Glued to My Crafts

This craft makes colorful watermelon prints in the shape of your little loved ones' hands. Great for a crafty afternoon and makes for adorable invitation cards or just some homemade wall art!

Hand Print Watermelon Craft from Crystal & Co.

It's all in the name—PINEcone PINEapples! This craft is so clever, we wish we'd thought of it first! Make adorable mini pineapple decorations with pinecones from the yard; it's the perfect summer adaptation of an autumn classic.