11 Ways To Countdown To Summer! [free tutorials]

How to make a countdown to summer that celebrates the end of school and the welcome of summer is now simple!  These 11 creative summer countdown calendar ideas are so easy to make with free printables, summer countdown activities, and most use common household items you already have in your home.

If you’re looking for 40 more count down tutorials for every holiday, check out the Tip Junkie Creative Community.  You can even add your own tutorials. {squeal}

Countdown Calendar Ideas

Here’s how to countdown to the warm months like a kid preparing for Christmas! Instead of depending on the calendar or the weather to bring the summer season to you, join the party with these fun and creative projects and activities!

1. Paper Towel End of School Count Down ~ Here’s a totally creative tubular craft to mark the last week of summer and a fun way to present kids with their new school supplies.

2.   Countdown Calendar Clipboard Tutorial ~ How to make these darling mini-clipboards into an easy count down to summer, or even a birthday party.

3.  Teacher Appreciation Countdown Calendar Printable ~  Just print and add to an 8×10 frame (or larger frame with an 8×10 opening like this one we found at Aaron Brothers). Teachers can easily write and re-write their countdown with a dry erase marker.

Summer Count Down

Happy summer! The countdown to summer is on and I’ve got a list of things you can do this month to enjoy this warm season. Get inspired! You can also use this as a countdown for a birthday, vacation in Disneyland, or Christmas!

4.  Daisy Chain Count Down ~ How to make a darling daily count down calendar using plastic eggs and paper flowers. Use this as a countdown for birthday or vacation too!

5.  Countdown to Summer Printable Bunting ~ You can download a countdown calendar printable and print this summer bunting to count down to the end of school. {Especially if your kiddo’s birthday falls on a summer day!

6.  Summer Countdown calendar printable ~ Time to start counting the days until school is out and Summer vacation begins!  Of course, I’m on a countdown as a mom as well.  This Simply print, cut, and paste together for an easy way to count down to summer.

7.  Making Waves Countdown Poster ~ Simply add a pocket to go on any 12×12 summer page to create a fun countdown. Such a cute and cool countdown calendar printable!

8.  Countdown to Summer ~Have your kiddo paint a paper plate {or two} yellow for the suns and then tape paper circles for an easy count down to summer.

9.  End of School Count Down Calendar ~ How to make this fun count down.  Those little sun faces are actually inverted Hershey Kisses.  Kids love them, guests love them, and I have been known to snag a few myself.

10.  Summer To Do Activity List {printable} ~ Make a fun list of things to do this summer to make sure you never ran out of ideas and that we made good use of these school free days.

11.  Summer Fun Chart and Photo Journal {printable} ~ It is great to have a list of fun ideas so you can make your plans and fill your family’s summer with FUN!  It’s a list of 50 fun things to do together this summer ’50 sounds like a lot but really most activities are simple and quick like getting a snow cone.

Printable Countdown Calendars You’ll Love

Or you can print our super-helpful countdown calendar on a sticky note and take it with you! Start off on the right foot every day. Get yours below!

• 11 Ways to Countdown to Summer
• 26 Free Countdowns and Calendars
• 11 Christmas Countdown Calendar Ideas
• 10 Countdown to Christmas with these Fun Advent Calendars
• 4 Free Printable Countdown Calendars
• Candy Stripe Countdown Calendar {free Printable}
• Owl Countdown Calendar {blank template}
• Bohemian Countdown Calendar
• 24 Ways to Countdown to Christmas

More End of School Ideas from Tip Junkie:

• These End Of Year Activities, Gifts and Printables are so fun to make!
• Looking for Ways To Celebrate Your Graduate? Here’s some graduation party ideas for you.
• Check out these End of School Year Activities for you to enjoy with the kids.
• Have fun going back to school with these First Day of School Ideas and Activities {printable}.
• These Vacation Countdown for Kids tutorials are so fun to do!
• You can use these Fun Countdown Calendars To Anticipate Your Next Event, whether it be Christmas, vacation in Disney, summer (even retirement for adults), and more!
• Spending vacation in Disneyland? Here’s Disney Vacation Count Down Tutorials your kids can do to contain the excitement.
• Excite for Christmas? These Christmas Countdown Calendar Ideas is a fun way to wait this holiday together.