25 summer activities for kids

The summer has just hit and most kids have happily got out of school. The exciting time of summer break has come. But the thing is that this excitement usually doesn’t last for too long, especially when kids can’t figure out what to do with this amount of free time.

And, parents are all freaking out as they don’t necessarily know how to entertain their little ones during hot summer days. But, they don’t want their kids to waste the entire summer and gloriously warm weather just on computer games and TV.

So, if you don’t want your kids to turn into summer computer zombies, fill their summer break with these fun summer activities. The best thing about them is that they encourage kids to play outdoors and don’t require any expensive ‘equipment’ to be carried out.

25 ideas of fun summer activities for kids

1. Stock up on colorful chalk. There’s a ton of activities you may pull out just having a bunch of different chalk.
   Just equip your kids with a bucket of colored chalk and send them out to the porch or driveway (be careful near busy roads) to arrange drawing and bull’s eye target contests, DIY maze walk-through, tic tac toe, etc.
2. Let your kids play hopscotch, body outline trace game or draw 4 rows of colorful circles to play twister.
3. If you have a bunch of kids over at your place, organize a treasure hunt – summer edition.
   Draw a treasure map on your sidewalk, write the notes with clues to let children fill in the map and run around the area in search of little treasure treats and small summer toys they’ll be able to use later on (like water guns or bubbles).
4. If you have little girl(s) who’s obsessed with dolls, kick her out to play with them in the garden to breathe fresh air and soak some vitamin D in.
   Just grab an old sheet, a blanket, a hula hoop and some robe, come to the nearest tree to build a nice little tent/teepee out of that and let her bring her favorite dolls and play with them in that cool shelter.
5. Give your kids a ton of cardboard boxes and help them make an outdoor fort with a slide out of them. You may check out a tutorial on YouTube. Decorate the fort with sticks, flowers and other stuff you may find around the yard.
6. Cool down while having a water balloon fight. Color the water according to the balloons’ color to make it even more entertaining.
7. Pull out an old sheet, spread it all over the lawn and let your kids paint whatever they want on it. I guarantee that you’ll end up with an amazing summery masterpiece from your children.
8. Loom bands turn rainy summer days into a lot of fun. Let your kids learn different techniques of loom banding and make a bunch of bracelets and other accessories out of those tiny colorful rubber bands.
9. Conduct a couple of fun cooking sessions with your kids. Choose the summery theme, of course. Smoothies, fruity popsicles and homemade ice-cream are something your children will be overexcited to make.
10. Use plastic containers and ping-pong balls to set up a golf course on your lawn. Get creative and competitive with it.
11. You don’t need those expensive water guns to carry out a full-blown water fight. Just purchase spray bottle heads, twist them onto the bottles and start the battle.
12. Encourage your kids to explore and be active by going biking or hiking on the weekends with them. Find interesting trails with picturesque views in your local area. Pack a picnic and head out of the house to experience a fun summery getaway with your children.
13. Have some fun with the bikes without leaving your neighborhood. Use rocks, bottles or something like that to create a short biking obstacle trail and watch your kids competing on it.
14. Arrange a private carnival. Give your kids DIY supplies (like tissue paper, glue, little decorations, etc.) so that they make their own costumes, set up a face painting session, prepare a couple of fruity refreshing cocktails with them and turn your backyard into your personal Rio!
15. If you have an older teen who wants to earn some cash during summer, don’t discourage him. Help him find a suitable job using HireRush.com.
    Sit together to create a job profile mentioning what kinds of tasks your teen is able to perform to get contacted by people, who need their lawn to be trimmed, their smaller children – to be looked after or their pets to be walked. Your child will be occupied and hopefully won’t get into trouble. Create a profile here
16. Water parks turn into lifesavers when it gets boiling hot in summer. Visit one of them with your kids or ask your babysitter to do that.
17. Work with your children around the garden. Take care of flowers or other plants you grow. Conduct a garden décor DIY project. For instance, you can paint rocks or make DIY stepping stones to capture the memories about this summer and personalize your summer with decorations of a sentimental value.
18. If your children are into various crafts, teach them how to cross stich. You may purchase cross stitching kits, develop your children’s fine motor skills and keep them occupied for good 1-2 hours during summer evenings. Better than constant TV, isn’t it?
19. Set up a garden theatre and act out your kids’ favorite story or play. Take it to the next level and carry out your own puppet show.
20. Set up the lawn bowling station. Find 5-10 plastic bottles, fill their bottoms with a little bit of sand to make them a little bit sturdier and use a blow-up ball to knock them over. Free bowling, wow!
21. Make the full use of the kids’ free time to take them to different museums in your local area or even somewhere else. Engage your kids in sports or start music lessons.
22. Carry out a legitimate tea party. Let your kids set up the table an come up with the treat ideas.
23. Set up a paddling pool, teach your kids how to make paper ships and let them enjoy their mini marine race.
24. Use a box and a pool noddle cut in half or a wooden plank to set up a DIY outdoor toy car race track.
25. Keep a couple of different balls around your garden so that your kids are able to play dodge ball, kickball, hot potato and other ball games whenever they want.