Easy June Crafts for Toddlers
June crafts for toddlers don’t have to be complicated. These simple summer toddler activities are low-prep, use supplies you probably already have, and take just a few minutes to set up.
We’re talking paper plates, coffee filters, tissue paper, and pom poms. Things that are already in your home or easy to grab at the dollar store.
Whether your toddler loves to paint, tear, scrunch, or stick, there’s something here for them. Some of these take five minutes. Some might stretch into a whole afternoon. Either way, you’re doing something wonderful. Pick one that sounds fun today and go from there.
June Crafts for Toddlers
The easiest June crafts for toddlers use simple supplies like paper plates, coffee filters, tissue paper, and pom poms. Look for activities that are low-prep and toddler-led, like fingerprint flowers, paper plate suns, and nature butterflies. Even five minutes of crafting together counts as a really good day.
🌟 A Note Before You Start: You don’t need to do all of these. You don’t need special supplies, a perfectly set-up craft space, or a toddler who sits still for more than four minutes. Just pick one thing that looks fun and give it a try. Your toddler doesn’t need a Pinterest-worthy finished product. They just need you to do it with them.
Summer & Sunshine Crafts
Suns, rainbows, and suncatchers. These are the crafts that feel just like June. Most of them come together with a paper plate or a coffee filter and a little bit of paint. Simple, bright, and just right for a sunny afternoon at home.
A paper plate, some yellow paint, and a few pipe cleaners are all you need for this cheerful little sun. Your toddler can help paint, stick on the googly eyes, and admire their work. It just might end up on the fridge for the rest of the summer.
Tearing and sticking pieces of construction paper is just plain satisfying for little hands. Print the rainbow template, set out some colorful scraps, and let your toddler fill it in their own way. It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful.
A coffee filter, some yellow marker, and a little water is all this takes. The colors bleed together in the most satisfying way, and your toddler gets to watch a little bit of magic happen. You probably already have everything you need for this one.
A paper doily makes the prettiest little sun center, and your toddler can help arrange the paper strip rays all around it. Simple assembly, big payoff. This one comes together so quickly you might make two.
Tissue paper squares stuck to contact paper, framed with a paper plate and hung in the window. Your toddler does most of the work, and the light does the rest. Such a sweet little thing to look at all month long.
Flower Crafts for Toddlers
Toddlers are natural collectors. They notice every dandelion, every fallen petal, every flower along the way. These simple flower crafts lean right into that wonder. A few supplies and a little time are really all you need.
Cupcake liners and a button make the sweetest little flowers. Draw on some stems and leaves, and your toddler has a whole garden. If you bake at all, you probably already have everything you need for this one.
Fingerprint petals, a pom pom center, and a craft stick stem. That's it. Toddlers love the feeling of pressing their fingers into paint, and the results are just so charming. Even five minutes of this counts as a really good afternoon.
Press, stamp, and let it dry. Once the fingerprints are set, you draw simple petal outlines around them, and suddenly it's a garden. A really sweet two-step craft that comes together beautifully.
Scrunch, scrunch, scrunch. Toddlers are very good at this part. Print the free flower template, set out some colorful tissue paper squares, and let them fill it in. The finished flower is so bright and cheerful that it practically looks like stained glass.
Color on foil with markers, press paper on top, and lift to reveal the most beautiful watercolor-looking flower. The process feels a little like magic, and the results are genuinely gorgeous. A simple way to try something that looks like it took a lot more effort than it did.
Bug Crafts for Toddlers
Butterflies, ladybugs, and caterpillars are some of the first things toddlers notice when they head outside in June. These little bug crafts are a sweet way to bring that curiosity indoors. Googly eyes highly recommended.
A paper plate painted red and black makes the most adorable little ladybug. Add some googly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae and your toddler will be so proud. Pair it with The Grouchy Ladybug for a cozy June afternoon.
Pom poms, googly eyes, and a little green leaf. Your toddler gets to line up the colors however they like, and every caterpillar turns out completely unique. This one is so quick and easy it might just become a repeat request.
Print the butterfly template, tear up some tissue paper squares, and let your toddler fill in the wings. Tearing the paper is half the fun. The finished butterfly is so pretty it deserves a spot on the window.
Tape a contact paper butterfly outline to the fence, head outside to gather petals and leaves, and let your toddler press their treasures onto the wings. It's a nature walk and a craft all in one. June is the perfect time for this one.
Color a coffee filter with markers, spritz with a little water, and watch the colors bloom together. Once it dries, pinch it in the middle with a clothespin and add pipe cleaner antennae. So pretty, so easy, and your toddler does most of the work.
Readers Also Ask
Simple crafts using everyday supplies work best for toddlers in June. Paper plate suns, fingerprint flowers, and coffee filter butterflies are all great options. Look for low-prep activities and let your toddler do most of the work.
Even one-year-olds can enjoy simple craft activities like finger painting, tearing paper, and sticking things down. The crafts don’t need to look like anything in particular at this age. The process is the whole point.
You probably already have most of what you need. Paper plates, coffee filters, tissue paper, pom poms, googly eyes, and washable paint cover almost every craft on this list. A glue stick and some construction paper and you’re set.
Whatever you try this June, know that you don’t have to do it perfectly. You don’t have to finish the craft, clean up neatly, or end up with something frameable.
The whole point is a few minutes of doing something together. Your toddler will remember that you sat down with them. That’s the part that counts. Now pick one and go have fun.
Tara is a homeschool mom and the voice behind Those Little Steps. She writes gentle, honest guides to help new moms feel supported, not overwhelmed, as they embark on their pregnancy and motherhood journeys.