67 Ideas for Fun and Learning This Summer
Summer is almost here! Woo-hoo! I love nearly everything about the summer (except for the bugs). I love the warm weather, I love the pool, I love longer evenings, I love having my kids home. I’ve compliled a list of 67 activities that you can do with you child(ren) this summer. Some of these things are plain ol’ fun and some encourage learning. I hope you will incorporate a mix of both into your long summer days! :)
Rather than creating a calendar, I thought I would make a list of activities you can pick and choose and cross off as you complete. I intended to provide a printable list, but I’m having some technical difficulties. You can always copy and paste the text below into your own word processor or print the selected text straight from the screen. :)
Without further ado, here are 67 Ideas for Fun and Learning this Summer:
3. Use snappers to learn to “pop and learn” the alphabet, numbers, shapes, or sight words!
4. Make a marshmallow slingshot.
5. Play hide-and-seek with a puzzle and a sensory tub.
6. Create your own hurdle run.
8. Create your own 3D Angry Bird Game.
12. Create fireworks in a jar.
13. Paint with water at the pool.
14. Make fizzing sidewalk paint.
18. Make your own finger paint.
19. Create salt-absorbing fireworks.
20. Make letters (numbers, shapes, etc) in shaving cream.
21. Create red, white, & blue bubble snakes.
23. Create a geyser.
24. Build a fort with tree branch blocks.
25. Paint a mural using only golf tees.
26. Make your own alphabet track on your driveway.
27. Create your own bathtub paints.
28. Build a hovercraft.
32. Plant a seed in a baseball card holder.
33. Make a miniature bow and arrow.
34. Play hide-and-seek as a family.
36. Create a stained glass butterfly.
38. Play “Memory” using Hershey Kisses.
39. Go to a waterpark.
41. Use legos to make picture puzzles.
42. Go on a scavenger hunt at the zoo.
43. Make popcorn in a paper bag.
45. Play flashlight spot-and-tell.
47. Blow up a balloon with baking soda and vinegar.
48. Bake the World’s Best Sugar Cookies.
49. Invent your own bubble wands.
50. Visit your local fire station.
51. Create playdough monsters.
53. Paint with toy cars and trucks.
54. Create your own solar oven.
60. Make your own water colors.
66. Create a book out of plastic baggies.
67. Throw a javelin.
There you have it. A great list of ideas to get your summer fun started! :)
Feel free to leave a link with your favorite summer activity in the comments.
thank you for sharing :)
Holy cannoli, this list is so epic! I would totally love for you to come link up at Mom’s Library so everyone can be inspired to make marshmallow slingshots!
Here’s the link; hope to see you there! http://www.morefunmom.com/2013/05/super-fast-fun-activities-moms-library.html
this is an awesome list! am just starting to build my summer board. this will be a staple pin on it!
Love this list! I’m definitely pinning it. It’s only day three of our summer vacation, and I feel like I’m running low on ideas already. Thanks!
We are so ready for summer, too! Can’t wait for swim club to start and all the fun outdoor things we get to do (before it gets too hot)!
Thanks for posting all the free activities. I am a stay at home mom on a tight budget and looking for summer idea for my 6, 4 and 2 year old for the whole summer. I am going to use a lot of them. Thanks for not charging a fee for all your wonderful ideas.
What a wonderful list! I too have written a long list of FREE summer things to do! My list has several options exclusively for homeschoolers!
We aren’t quite ready for children, but man is this a great list. I’ll be sharing this with my wife. Thanks for sharing such great content.
Thanks so much for the great ideas!!
I also recommend coloring for the summer because coloring reduces children’s stress. love