10 Inventive Pool Noodle Crafts for Kids

Try these inventive pool noodle crafts that are sure to wow!

You know you want to do something fun with all of those cheap pool noodles, but the everyday craft just won’t do. 

Pool noodles are great, inexpensive toys for the pool.

They’re also great for crafts all through the year, so now’s the time to stock up!

And once you have a plethora of pool noodles on your hands, here are some cute, fun, and downright genius crafts to make with those fun foam tubes.

If you haven’t made these awesome pool noodle light sabers, what are you waiting for? My kids go nuts in the backyard with these!

Shark! This pool noodle project will get the kids excited for an ocean unit. It also makes a great puppet for summertime play!

Have a pom pom war with your kids with these super cool pom pom shooters made out of pool noodles.

Pool noodle cupcakes will make a great addition to your child’s play kitchen.

These pool noodle bubble wand flowers make terrific party favors, but you don’t need a special occasion to make them. Who doesn’t love bubbles?

Do your little ninjas need some nunchucks? These are soft and safe, so you can rest easy during play.

Make popsicle memory games out of pool noodles to keep your kids sharp during the summer.

If your kids enjoy time in the garden, they’ll love this dramatic play pool noodle flower garden.

Instead of paper airplanes, take these pool noodle rocket flingers out for a spin. You could even have a contest to see who can fling the farthest.

Let your little engineers get to work on this awesome pool noodle engineering wall. There’s so much to do!

Here’s another craft for your ocean unit: pool noodle jellyfish. Super cute.

And when you’re done… try this absolute favorite pool noodle activity!