101 Things to Do in the Summer with Your Kids
Thursday, June 6th, 2013 Summer is a time for slowing down, released from after school activities and homework. We all hold our childhood summer memories dearly, close to our hearts. Here are just a few ways to make more summer memories with your kids:
- Go to the beach!
- Make homemade popsicles
- Run barefoot in the grass
- Have a movie marathon
- Jump rope
- Try yoga
- Go to the park (one with sprinklers is even better)
- Have a picnic dinner or lunch
- Kick around a soccer ball
- Chalk + sidewalk = inner artist
- Play video games together on a rainy day
- Play dress-up
- Go to a museum
- Go swimming
- Visit a local botanical garden or community garden
- Dance around the living room with abandon
- Visit the library
- Look up free concerts, movies, etc. in your area
- Go camping
- Eat watermelon
- Go strawberry or blueberry picking
- Taco Tuesday
- Have a spa day at home
- Host a sleepover
- Bubbles
- Play kick the can
- Make your own summer salad buffet
- Roast marshmallows
- Ride your bike
- Go on a hike
- Visit a flea market
- Make pet rocks
- Have a lemonade stand
- Go to an amusement park
- Plant flowers
- Watch fireworks
- Make homemade waffles
- Go fishing
- Write a letter to someone and actually mail it
- Catch fireflies
- Visit the zoo
- Ice cream sundaes
- Have a family basketball tournament
- Create theme weeks, like animals, space, or whatever your kid loves most.
- Make a blanket and pillow fort
- Go horseback riding
- Visit a farmers market
- Sno cones
- Play cat’s cradle: http://www.wikihow.com/Play-The-Cat’s-Cradle-Game
- Go to a street fair
- Eat a pickle on a stick
- Go to a baseball game
- Fly a kite
- Go roller skating or skateboarding
- Family game night!
- Make a summer tote bag
- Write a song
- Wiggle your toes
- Make a fruit salad
- Learn how to hula hoop
- Play mingolf
- Have a scavenger hunt
- Dance contest
- S’mores
- Go bowling
- Play tennis
- Make a watercolor painting
- Have a science day
- Breakfast for dinner
- Learn origami: http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-for-kids.html
- Frisbee
- Obstacle course
- Make a sandcastle
- Give the dog a bath
- Make shirts
- Visit a farm
- Hopscotch
- Make homemade pizza
- Visit a planetarium
- Make a bird feeder
- Go on a boat ride
- Make a nature collage
- Bake cupcakes
- Visit a thrift store
- Go to a carnival
- Make suncatchers
- Go for a walk at twilight
- See a play
- Slip’n’slide
- Play stick ball
- Science experiment
- Playdoh
- BBQ
- Make a summer photo album
- Finger puppets
- Star gaze
- Volunteer
- Have a sidewalk or garage sale
- Enjoy the sunshine
- Learn something new
- Make a list of activities you want to do this summer and hang them on the wall so the kids can check them off.