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Fresh Lemonade! A Sunny Summer Craft
When the weather turns hot, this is my favourite way to end the school year — a craft that looks like summer and teaches it too: lemonade, lemon, ice, cold, hot, summer, drink.
What you need
- Construction paper (a tall “glass” shape, plus yellow for lemons)
- White paint and a small piece of sponge
- One real drinking straw
- Glue, and glitter if you’re feeling brave
Make it together
- Stamp the ice cubes. Dip the sponge into white paint and stamp square “ice cubes” onto the paper glass. Count them in English as you go — one, two, three ice cubes!
- Add the lemons. Cut circles from the yellow paper, glue them on top. Slice one in half for style points.
- Stick the straw. A real straw, glued right on. This is the moment the craft becomes real for a small child.
- Sparkle. A pinch of glitter — because lemonade fizzes.
The language is in the doing
Narrate everything, slowly and happily: “Dip… stamp! Cold ice. Yellow lemon. Sssss — the straw!” Action words stick when hands are moving: dip, stamp, cut, stick, drink.
When it’s done, “drink” the lemonade together with a loud slurp — “Mmm, cold!” — and hang it somewhere proud.
At home: make real lemonade afterwards and use the same words — lemon, water, cold, sweet, sour. A craft your child can taste twice.