Looking for ways to stay busy this summer with your kiddos, and create awesome memories? Below I have compiled a list of 75 things to do with your child this summer. These are great ways to keep your children entertained, and have a blast doing it!
Make this summer a year to remember! The most important thing in life is having fun and creating memories. Summer time truly flies by, so get out and enjoy that beautiful sun with your kids.
With this huge list of things to do this summer with your kids, you will be anything but bored. Let your kids pick a few things they want to do each week, and then have fun marking it off their bucket list! Don’t see something you want to do on the list? Add it in, this is just a list of ideas to get your imagination going!
Awesome Things to Do This Summer With Your Kids
- Nature Hikes
- Scavenger Hunt in Backyard
- Bug Collection
- Make Sidewalk Paint
- Homemade Play dough
- Homemade ice pops
- Bake Cookies for Friends and Family
- Pizza Night
- Camp in Backyard
- Host a Family BBQ
- Ride Bikes
- Visit a Park and Play
- Spend the day at the pool or waterpark
- Have a friend sleepover
- Movie Night with fun treats
- Luau in Backyard
- Visit a farmers market
- plant a garden
- Make Forts out of cardboard boxes
- Indoor tent with blankets
- Spend time blowing bubbles outside
- Sprinkler Party
- Water balloon fight
- Color by numbers
- Visit a lake or river
- Go canoeing
- Create art out of leaves you find around your house or park
- Bird watch
- Set up Lemonade stand
- Visit a beach and build a sandcastle
- Give back to someone in need
- Visit a museum
- Go to your State Fair
- Amusement Park Day
- Make a birdhouse with popsicle sticks
- Make sun catchers for your windows
- Road trip to another town
- Visit a thrift store or flea market
- Go Fishing
- Visit a zoo or aquarium
- Hide and Seek Inside
- Roller skate
- Horseback riding
- Catch Fireflies and put in a jar
- Learn to sew or crochet
- Take an art class
- Learn pottery
- Make tie-dye shirts for the family
- Make Bird feeders, cover pine cones in peanut butter and roll in seed. Then hang on tree.
- Free Workshops like Home Depot or Lowes, where they create a craft for free.
- Go to a Few Yard Sales
- Picnic in backyard or park
- Feed the ducks or geese at a pond
- Make homemade ice cream
- Collect shells at the beach
- Visit a pet store
- Eat dessert for dinner one night
- Stargaze
- Plant A tree
- Run or walk in a 5K
- Fly a Kite
- Go a day with no technology
- Read a book under a tree and enjoy nature
- Play frisbee
- Hunt for rocks outside and then decorate by painting them
- Give kids disposable cameras and let them use when they want
- Go geocaching
- Play freeze tag
- Create a fairy garden
- Make a family time capsule and bury it in yard
- Play in the rain
- Go to a baseball game
- Play tennis
- Learn a new sport
- Look for rainbow after a storm
As you can see you can find tons of things to do, to spend time with your kids. Just get outside and enjoy nature! I hope these help bring inspiration on how to make memories with your kids this summer.
Kelsey Apley says
I can’t wait to get out and play with sidewalk chalk and paint! Right now my little guy is having a blast just playing in sandbox!