Summer vacation doesn’t have to equal boredom. Here are 50 activities for kids this summer.
50 Fun Activities for Kids
Summer vacation is nearly upon us. Here are some ideas that I came up with to help occupy kids throughout July and August! (Or when ever they’re looking for something to do!)
Most of the ideas are free or nearly free!
- Make Fudgesicles or popsicles
- Wash the car(s)
- Run through the sprinklers
- Have a picnic in the park
- Backyard camping
- Outdoor movie nights. If you don’t have a free movie night in your area, make your own.
- Make giant bubbles
- Go on a hike
- Create your own treasure hunt
- Have a side walk chalk contest
- Create your own puppet show
- Use a Slip and Slide
- Have a library day. Get books or take part in story time!
- Go fly a kite
- Play with animals at your local SPCA. Some are willing to have you walk the dogs.
- Make your own play dough or Slime.
- Go for a bike ride
- Stargaze
- Collect bugs
- Have a lemonade stand
- Tie dye some shirts
- Paint rocks
- Build a fort or tree house
- Write a pen pal
- Have a pillow fight
- Attend free concerts in the park
- Wake up early to watch the sunrise
- Do one of the activities in the Summer Bucket of Fun
- Try geocaching
- Have a craft day
- Start a journal
- Feed the ducks
- Do some face painting with the neighbor kids
- Bake and decorate cookies
- Have a movie night
- Teach your kids how to budget
- Visit a local farm
- Go fishing
- Take a walking tour of your town
- Play board games
- Make and decorate paper mache masks
- Learn to skip rocks
- Make S’mores
- Play tennis
- Build paper boats to race down the street when it rains
- Visit the swimming pool
- Go on a nature walk
- Create a vegetable garden (I used to love having my own corner of my Mom’s garden to grow my own things!)
- Visit the zoo
- Finger paint
What else do your kids like to do? What are your favourite boredom busting ideas?
My little girl love writing in the patio door (with special markers) 🙂 Love gardening too!
Thanks for the list! A lot of those are on our list to do this summer for sure.
Guess running through the sprinklers is double the fun (#3 and #29). 🙂
Oops! Definitely double the fun! 🙂