Summer Activities For Kids!
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008This can be tricky. It’s all about the presentation. Make simple activities seem even more fun by presenting them in a creative way.
I like the idea of making cards, one for each activity, and then having you child randomly choose one when you need something to do.
I have also seen dice with pictures on the sides depicting different activities to do. I bet you could easily make a dice (or several) out of paper.
Think outside the box!
Here are some things to add to your list:
- Color- make it simple or add some spice by making your own crayons first!
- Check out crayola.com for a whole list of summer craft ideas
- Blow bubbles and make your own bubble solution:
1 Cup Water, 2 TBSP Light Karo Syrup or Glycerin, 4 TBSP Dishwashing Liquid
- Hide-and-Seek
- Play Chase or Tag- older kids will probably like coming up with variations like these
- Put on plays with finger puppets or hand puppets
- Make sock puppets or paper bag puppets
- Sing songs
- Make a band with different instruments- make what you don’t have
- Collect rocks or seashells- sort or decorate them
- Make an obstacle course- use furniture, blankets, whatever you can find
- Make a fort
- Go for a Nature Walk- Make a list (or pictures) of what you might find and check them off as you go
- Make a car, rocket ship, house out of a big box
- Read!! Join your local library’s Summer Reading Program
- Picnic in the park
- Fingerpaint- use things like shaving cream or pudding for something different
- Make your own play-dough
- Make a bean bag toss game
- Dance to music- older kids can create routines and put on a show
- Make your own puzzle
- Pasta necklaces
- Dress-up
- Scavenger Hunt
- Treasure Hunt
- Make and frost cookies
- Make juice popsicles
- Record each other on a tape recorder
- Make paper hats
- Give piggie back or horse rides
- Collect flowers- we love picking dandelions around here!
- Make paper flowers out of coffee filters- from the easy to the more difficult
- Play with squirt bottles filled with water
- Make binoculars and go bird watching
- Use a magnifying glass and go bug hunting
- Act out a story from a book
- Draw with sidewalk chalk
- Make a superhero costume out of what you have on hand
- Play “Red Light, Green light”
- Play “Simon Says”
- Check out Regal’s Free Family Film Festival
- Check out one of Mollie Katzen’s cookbooks for kids from the library and try some yummy recipes- we are huge fans of Salad People!
- Fly a kite
- Make horseshoe game
This is just the start, there are so many things you can do this summer! Encourage those imaginations and let the creativity fly!


















