10 Children’s Lighthouse Crafts to Make This Summer

We collected 10 Children’s Lighthouse Crafts you can make this summer, with items you probably have around the house.

 

 

Have you visited a lighthouse?

Summer is a great time to explore a lighthouse,

and if you drive along a coast on your summer vacation,

you’ll most likely see at least one.

Many of them are open to visitors,

and you can go inside and climb all the steps up to the top to see the beacon.

 

 

What is a Lighthouse?

A lighthouse is a tall tower near the shores of a large lake or an ocean.

They can be built with different materials, like brick, stone or wood.

At the very top is a bright light called a beacon.

The beacon guides ships safely into ports in the dark or the fog.

Lighthouses have one purpose: to warn ships of danger and guide them away from dangerous waters.

 

 

Fun Lighthouse Facts

• Haceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon is the most photographed of all America’s lighthouses.

 

 

• Michigan has the most lighthouses of any state. Michigan isn’t even on the ocean, but most of the state is surrounded by Great Lakes. The shores of these lakes can be rocky and windy, making it very dangerous for ships. There are 129 towers, and 44 of those are on Lake Michigan.
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in the US.

  

• Sambro Island Lighthouse is the oldest in North America. It is in Halifax, Canada.
• Cape Hatteras is a barber pole Lighthouse in Buxton, North Carolina. It has the most steps of any lighthouse, at 268.

  

   

10 Children’s Lighthouse Crafts

We’ll give you details on our favorite Lighthouse Crafts,

then give you links to the rest,

in case you want to make them.

PLUS we’ll give you free printables to make your favorite lighthouse with cardstock.

 

1. Lighthouse from Disposable Plastic Cups
   
   What you need:
   Plastic drinking cup like a red Solo cup
   Smaller clear plastic cup
   Battery operated tea light candle
   Tape like Scotch tape, washi tape, electrical tapeHow to make it:
   Wrap tape around the Solo cup in the design you wish. (Wound like a candy cane, or straight around.)
   Glue or tape the tea light to the bottom of the cup.
   Place the smaller clear plastic cup upside down over the Solo cup.This makes a cute nightlight for your bedroom!

   

2. Solar Light and Clay Pot LighthouseThis lighthouse is great for outdoor yard art.What you need:
   Clay pots in gradient sizes
   One saucer for the top pot, if desired
   Solar light
   Craft paints
   Glue

   How to make it:
   Place the largest pot upside down on the bottom.
   Glue the next size pot to the large one, then the smallest on top.
   Paint the stack like your favorite lighthouse.
   Use painters tape to help paint straight stripes, doors and windows.

   

3. Free Printable Cutout Lighthouse
   
   Find the template and directions here.
4. Free Printable Lighthouse to Color, Cut and Glue (link)
5. DIY Foam Lighthouse (link)
   
   
6. Oatmeal Box and Tuna Can Model Lighthouse (link)
   
7. Hershey Kiss Lighthouse (link)
   
8. Pringles Tube Lighthouse (link)
   
9. Cricut SVG Cut File Lighthouse (link)
   
10. The Book with all the ideas for making summer crafts. (link)

 

Note:
Some of the links may be affiliate links.
Most of the files we link to are free. The Cricut file has a small fee.

 

 

Just in case you don’t have time

to do these fun lighthouse crafts now, pin them for later: