Summer is almost here, and we can’t wait to get outside and enjoy the warm weather! If you’re looking for great summer activities for kids to keep them entertained and out of your hair for a bit, you are in the right place! I’ve rounded up 100+ fun summer activities for kids, and even some awesome ones you can do as a family. Get ready for fun in the sun!
The Ultimate List Of 100+ Summer Activities For Kids!
Keep your kids entertained with these crafts and activities all summer long! There are outdoor activities, indoor activities, travel and camping activities, crafts, and much, much more. Some activities may require a bit of your time to get set up, but it’ll be worth it once the kids are playing and having fun by themselves!
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Summer Activities For Kids
1. DIY Wave Bottle
2. Water Sensory Play With Colored Ice
3. DIY Summer Reading Program For Kids
4. Personalized Superhero Cape From A T-Shirt
5. DIY Dinosaur Fossils
6. 3 Ingredient Glitter Slime
7. Squirt Bottle Painting
8. Frozen Slime Sensory Play
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1. Scratch N Sniff Paint
2. Digging For Dinosaurs Sensory Bin
3. How To Make Fake Sand
4. Bubble Painting
5. DIY Silly Putty
6. DIY Dinosaur Fossils
7. Tin Can Telephones
8. Homemade Playdough
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1. Kids Seaside Bingo
2. Tablecloth Coloring
3. 3 Ingredient Safe Puffy Slime
4. Letter Recognition Sensory Bin
5. Coffee Ground Fossils
6. Silly Sensory Ball Painting
7. Farm Sensory Jar
8. Kool-Aid Playdough
Even more ideas! (not pictured):
Epsom Salt Painting
Homemade Puffy Paint
How To Prevent Summer Brain Drain
Outdoor Activities
1. Flower Scavenger Hunt
2. Plastic Bottle Bowling
3. Paper Plate Kites
4. DIY Kiddie Car Wash Sprinkler
5. Make Giant Bubbles
6. DIY Sidewalk Foam Paint
7. Outdoor Tic Tac Toe
8. Make A Bracelet On A Nature Hike
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1. DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint
2. Rangoli Art With Chalk And Colored Sand
3. Make Your Own Sidewalk Paint
4. DIY Summer Reading Teepee
5. DIY Kiddie Sprinkler
6. Squirt Gun Painting
7. Homemade Ice Chalk
8. Flip Flop Stamp Painting
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1. DIY Sponge Splash Balls
2. Homemade Nature Explorer Kits
3. Ice Painting Activity
4. DIY Yard Dice Lawn Game
5. Homemade Window Paint
6. DIY Kids Rock Collection Kit
7. Grow A Container Garden With Kids
8. Pool Noodle Ring Toss
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1. 10 Backyard Activities For 4 Year Olds
2. DIY Ring Toss Game
3. Simple DIY Tree Swing
4. Giant Sidewalk Chalk Art Town
5. DIY Rainbow Paver Hopscotch
6. Ice Smash Exploration
7. Push Pop Sidewalk Chalk
8. Cardboard Tube Binoculars
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1. Make A Neighborhood Tree Guide
2. Erupting Sidewalk Paint
3. Sand Slime
4. DIY Rustic Tree Swing
5. DIY Backyard Fishing Activity
6. DIY Splash Balls
7. Melting Sidewalk Chalk
8. Paper Plate Frisbees
Even more ideas! (not pictured):
12 Fun Shaving Cream Activities For Kids
Outdoor Games For Kids
Eye Spy Nature Scavenger Hunt
Bouncy Ball Painting
Fun Family Picnic Ideas
Geocaching
How To Start Birdwatching With Kids
Sensory Nature Hike
Spray Chalk Kids Activity
Kids Crafts
1. Monarch Butterfly Art
2. Paper Plate Flowers
3. Paint Stick Garden Markers
4. Rainbow Friendship Bracelet
5. DIY Drum
6. Clothespin Caterpillars
7. Create A Summer Memory Book
8. How To Start A Fairy Garden
Even more ideas! (not pictured):
Fairy House Night Lights
Popsicle Stick Park Bench
Tips For Creating A Summer Fairy Garden
Easy Handmade Journals
TP Roll Bird Feeder
How To Make Seed Bombs
Homemade Newspaper Shirts
Rainy Day & Indoor Activities
1. Going On A Bear Hunt
2. DIY Kid Safe Play Dirt
3. DIY Marker Spinners
4. DIY Laser Maze With Yarn
5. Wild West Puppet Theater
6. Painting With Yogurt
7. Indoor Race Car Track With Tape
8. DIY Lego Zip Line
Even more ideas! (not pictured):
Fun Cooking Activities For Kids
Homemade Bath Crayons
Indoor Hopscotch
Rainy Day Scavenger Hunt
Travel & Camping Activities
1. Road Trip Tic Tac Toe Free Printable
2. Camping Tips With Two Year Olds
3. S’more T-Shirt Tutorial
4. Tips For Taking Young Kids To Walt Disney World Resort
5. Road Trip Activity Countdown Chain
6. Camping Bingo Printable Cards
7. Free Printable Travel Bingo Cards
8. Best Audiobooks For A Road Trip With Kids
Even more ideas! (not pictured):
How To Survive Long Road Trips With Kids
Camping Charades
8 Tips For Camping With Kids
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Donella says
Thanks for including some of our activities (camping bingo, water + ice play, etc.) Pinned!
Trish says
AWESOME LIST!! Thanks so much for including my splash balls!! Cheers ~ Trish