# Crafty Days In June > Crafty Days In June. Special dates in June that you can make fun crafts for! Hot Air Balloon Day, Upcycling Day, and more! Categories: Craft Projects, Holidays, Monthly Crafty Days Canonical: https://www.diythought.com/crafty-days-in-june/ Crafty days in June! These days aren’t specifically about crafts rather the important and fun celebrated days of June that you can use for crafty inspiration with your children. We love days that are dedicated to special holidays and events that we can make crafts and fun activities for! For children, this gives the opportunity to talk about the special day and adults to reflect on why the day is important. Or maybe it is just a day for celebrating something fun either way we don’t really need much of an excuse to have some crafty fun! ## Crafty Days In June *This article contains affiliate links. These links add no extra cost to you but mean that we earn a commission through linked sales. This helps us to be able to keep bringing free articles to you. Thank you for your support!* ![crafty days in june](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Crafty-Days-In-June-1-683x1024.jpg) ### All Month These fantastic events run month-long so are perfect to work around the other special days in June. - Aquarium Month - Candy Month - Dairy Month - Great Outdoors Month - National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month - Rose Month - Turkey Lovers Month #### 1 June- ##### National Nail Polish Day ![crafty days in june- nail polish](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nail-polish-1024x576.jpg) Have a DIY home manicure or pedicure day. If you are new to DIY manicures then have a look at our [At-Home Manicure For Healthy Nails](https://www.diythought.com/at-home-manicure-for-healthy-nails/) article for lots of tips to get the perfect manicure at home. How about making some fun crafts using nail polish? Check out these [8 Creative Ways To Use Nail Polish](https://www.diythought.com/8-creative-ways-use-nail-polish/) for some ideas. ##### Dinosaur Day A day that all dinosaur lovers will especially enjoy! Read up about your favorite dinosaurs, make a craft or draw pictures of dinosaurs to celebrate this day. #### 3 June- World Bicycle Day Go for a bike ride, read a book like one of our favorites, [Bike On Bear](https://amzn.to/2Rejo12), or, draw and craft your own special bicycle. #### National Donut Day The first Friday in June. The perfect excuse to indulge in donuts. Or how about making one of these cute donut softies, either our adorable [sloth](https://www.diythought.com/felt-sloth-donut-softie/) or [unicorn](https://www.diythought.com/sew-a-felt-unicorn-donut/). Both patterns are easy to sew so perfect for beginners. #### 5 June- ##### Hot Air Balloon Day ![crafty days in june- hot air balloon ](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hot-air-balloon-1024x576.jpg) Draw or craft a hot air balloon to celebrate this special day. How about making a loved one a [flower hot air balloon hair clip holder](https://www.diythought.com/6-adorable-diy-hair-bow-holders/) or partake in some hot air balloon [string art](https://www.diythought.com/string-art-inspiration/). ##### World Environment Day Head out and collect rubbish or stay in and do a craft that focuses on the world environment. Our [We Love The Earth](https://www.diythought.com/we-love-the-earth-printable-recycled-craft/) craft is fun for kids and made out of a recycled cardboard box! #### 8 June- ##### World Ocean Day World Ocean Day is a day to celebrate the importance of the ocean. To celebrate you could spend the day at the beach or make a craft for one of the many amazing sea creatures found in the ocean. Here is a couple for you to get started with. - [DIY Ocean Felt Play Mat](https://www.diythought.com/diy-ocean-felt-play-mat/) - [Popsicle Stick Fish Craft](https://www.diythought.com/popsicle-stick-fish-craft/) - [Egg Carton Jellyfish](https://www.diythought.com/egg-carton-jellyfish/) ##### Best Friends Day A day to celebrate your bestie. Make them a special card or gift. We love these [Easy DIY Matching Bracelets](https://www.diythought.com/diy-matching-bracelets/) to make for friends. #### 12 June- ##### Red Rose Day A day to smell the roses or craft the roses! You could use rose petals for some nature art such as these [Nature Art Turtles](https://www.diythought.com/nature-art-turtle/), follow one of these rose [paper folding tutorials](https://www.diythought.com/fold-beautiful-paper-roses/) or have fun painting with these [Bok Choy Vegetable Stamp Roses](https://www.diythought.com/bok-choy-vegetable-stamp-roses/). ##### Superman Day Dress up and be superman for the day! #### 14 June- Flag Day Make a flag craft or study all of the flags of the world on Flag Day. #### Father’s Day The third Sunday in June. Celebrated in many countries around the world in June including the USA, Canada and the UK. We love our [DIY Cutout Rocket Card](https://www.diythought.com/diy-cutout-rocket-card/) to give on Father’s Day. #### 16 June- World Sea Turtle Day Do some research on what we can do to help save the sea turtles. Have a look at these fun [turtle crafts](https://www.diythought.com/?s=turtle) for loads of turtle arts and crafts. #### 17 June- World Crocodile Day Never smile at a crocodile unless it is crocodile day! #### 21 June- ##### National Sea Shell Day ![crafty days in june- shells ](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sea-shell-1024x576.jpg) Collect or buy some seashells to make some of these fabulous crafts. - [11 Seashell Crafts For Kids](https://www.diythought.com/seashell-crafts-for-kids/) - [10 Beautiful Seashell Crafts To Make](https://www.diythought.com/10-beautiful-seashell-crafts-to-make/) - [Seashell & Air Dry Clay Snail Craft](https://www.diythought.com/seashell-air-dry-clay-snail-craft/) ##### World Giraffe Day Today is the day to make a fun giraffe craft! These [Recycled Finger Puppets](https://www.diythought.com/recycled-cardboard-finger-puppets/) are fantastic for children. #### 22 June- World Rainforest Day  A day to raise awareness of the importance of rainforests around the world for the health of the Earth. About half of the planet’s animals and plant species live in the rainforest and 20% of the air we breathe comes from the rainforest. Choose your favorite rainforest animal and make a craft of them on World Rainforest Day. - [Toilet Paper Roll Frog](https://www.diythought.com/toilet-paper-roll-frog/) - [Egg Carton Caterpillar](https://www.diythought.com/egg-carton-caterpillar/) - [Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly](https://www.diythought.com/toilet-paper-roll-butterfly/) #### 23 June- National Pink Day Such an easy and fun day to celebrate! Dress in pink and create some pink art and crafts or why not make these yummy [Simple Pink Meringues](https://www.diythought.com/simple-pink-meringues/)! #### 24 June- ##### International Fairy Day ![crafty days in june- fairy ](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fairy-day-1024x576.jpg) Enter the world of the magical fairy on International Fairy Day. make a fairy craft such as our [DIY Popsicle Stick Fairy Garland](https://www.diythought.com/diy-popsicle-stick-fairy-garland/) or create a [Stunning Planter Box Fairy Garden](https://www.diythought.com/stunning-planter-box-fairy-garden/). ##### World Upcycling Day We love upcycling! From upcycling [t-shirts into bags](https://www.diythought.com/reversible-eco-shopping-bag-made-from-t-shirts/) to [total furniture transformations](https://www.diythought.com/upcycled-creations-transforming-old-to-new/)! So many kid’s crafts can be made from recycled materials which are low-cost and so much better for the environment compared to buying new. We have an entire category of [kids recycled crafts](https://www.diythought.com/category/kids/kids-crafts/recycled-kids-crafts/) so we have no doubt that you can find something fun to do with the kids on World Upcycling Day! #### Late June/ Eary July- Matariki Matariki is a cluster of stars (Pleiades) that rises in mid-winter, marking the start of the Māori New Year. This is widely celebrated throughout New Zealand and will become an official public holiday in 2022. Here are some fun ideas to make for Matariki. - [The Seven (9) Sisters of Matariki Star Printable](https://www.diythought.com/the-seven-sisters-of-matariki-star-printable/) - [6 Matariki Star Crafts](https://www.diythought.com/6-matariki-star-crafts/) - [DIY Scratch Art Stars](https://www.diythought.com/diy-scratch-art-stars/) ### Other Crafty Days View more fun [crafty days here](https://www.diythought.com/category/diy-craft-projects/monthly-crafty-days/).