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If you’re looking for fun summer activities with kids for June and July, I got you covered! Here’s your summer bucket list for kids!
We’re in summer like no other we’ve seen before. It has been going on for months it seems, and schools in the fall are uncertain. So with all this time at home making kids go crazy, let’s keep planning on fun summer activities to do.
Why would you want to look for fun things to do for the summer with your kids? Well, your kids just probably finished a crazy school year (virtual for most) or have been cooped up indoors with all the things being closed. Summer provides warm temperatures, great long days, and lots of opportunities to have some relaxing and exciting times. For us working parents that means packing the weekends full of fun summer plans, and even having time for something in the evenings, too. So let’s find some great and fun summer activities for kids at home and outside, and that includes toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age kids too!
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Fun Summer Activities For Your Summer Bucket List for Kids
Enjoy these great summer bucket list ideas for your entire family!
Swim or Beach Trip
Live on the coast? Beach time! Beaches are great sensory input for kids (running/walking on sand, splashing, jumping in waves). Here’s how to pack for a beach day with a toddler.
Play with a beach ball.
Swimming pool (even a tiny kiddie pool in your yard).
Tactile play
Play with sand (sandpit or beach) and make fun shapes – also fun is to use kinetic sand.
Create with play dough
Make an ocean-themed sensory bin.
Water Play
Sprinklers! Bonus points if you get a fun inflatable sprinkler – like this unicorn one.
Slip n slide anyone?
Get a water table, if you don’t have space for the big water toys. Great way to cool off for the littles.
Water balloon fight. Or squirt-gun fight.
Enjoy Nature
Go on a hike or walk trails.
Go on a nature walk and collect some nature treasures for crafts.
Go fishing.
Camping or fun outdoors
Go camping. Doesn’t have to be in the field – can do it in your backyard.
Watch the sunset. Or sunrise. Or both.
Watch the stars at night, since nights are warmer now stargazing is more fun.
Blow bubbles – try these super-strong bubbles.
Windy day? Fly a kite.
Remember to stay safe in the sun.
Infographic provided by Halter Ego, a horse riding gear company.
Who loves gardening?
Start a garden or grow something from a seedling in a pot.
Movie Time
Go to a drive-in movie theater.
Make a movie night in your own backyard. Great if you have a projector or if you can move your living room TV.
Play games indoors
Create a weekly family theme night.
Do an indoor scavenger hunt. Grab your printable there.
Play board games. Or play video games together.
Summer cooking
Pack a picnic and have lunch outdoors.
Cook a meal as a family.
Make popsicles.
Make homemade lemonade or other fun summer drinks for kids.
Summer tourism time
Visit a state or national park. Or a botanical garden.
Visit a local farm and pick some fruit.
Go to the zoo.
Get your body moving
Family dance-off.
Do Cosmic Kids Yoga.
Go on a bike ride. Or a trike ride.
Virtual learning in the summer
Virtual summer camps!
Read books together.
Learn to be good members of society
Teach kids to do new chores.
Wash the car – like actually with the hose and soft sponges – fun play for kids.
Do some random acts of kindness.
Plan a fun day out for your dog.
Arts and Crafts
Color. Draw. Grab coloring books or just sketch something. Or paint.
Have a summer full of arts and crafts.This art kit has everything an elementary student needs in a take-home kit for summer.
Enjoy your Summer
What are your favorite kids summer bucket list items? If you’re wondering what are good summer activities you can do inside or outside this summer at home with your kids, enjoy this list! It will provide you with daily ideas for fun for the summer activities for kids!
These activities for Summer break are fun and help keep the screen time battles reduced this summer. If you’re wondering how to keep kids off screens all day long this post might be a help. Also, grab this free printable screen time rules checklist for kids!
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