Summer is in the air and kids everywhere are already dreaming about the long care-free days that will soon be upon them.
But as we all know, those carefree days can turn into long boring days pretty quickly, and we will all be searching for summer activities for bored kids in, let's say, about a week after summer vacation starts!
So my boys and I decided to brainstorm and come up with ideas to keep kids busy this summer. We ended up with a pretty cool list of 50 free fun things kids can do at home in the summer, so be sure to check it out below.
I also took some of those ideas and made two summer bucket list printables for kids you can download!
Download and print the blank list so kids can write down their own ideas, or print out the list that already has awesome summer activities for kids already printed on it. Or just get both!
Go ahead and Click here to download your free printable!
Or download this version of the Summer Bucket List printable already filled in with fun activities kids can do this summer!
50 Fun Summer Activities For Kids This Summer
- Do jumping jacks every morning
- Write down one thing you like about yourself every morning
- Collect every penny you find (and save them)
- Learn one new word every day
- Bird Watching
- Hula Hoop
- Read everyday
- Write a play
- Run through the sprinklers
- Grow a garden
- Learn about one new famous person
- Create your own new dessert recipe
- Build a birdhouse
- Design a Lego masterpiece (check out my post on Cool Legos Creations for Kids to get ideas)
- Play Hopscotch
- Make your own board game
- Create a new summer dinner meal for the family each week.
- Tye-dye t-shirts
- Make pet rocks
- Do a different science project once a week
- Have a backward day every week
- Have family night karaoke
- Go bowling
- Learn about one specific bug. Learn everything you can about it.
- Make a kite
- Fly a kite
- Make paper airplanes
- Make an obstacle course outside (or inside)
- Lemonade Stand
- Bake cookies every Friday
- Make Slime
- Have restaurant night - Take turns being the waiter
- Organize your room
- Start a diary
- Play Jacks
- Slumber party (or have a family camping night in the living room)
- Make puppets
- Start a new collection of something (rocks, marbles, stamps, etc.)
- Every night write down one thing you would like to do in the future
- Try a new food every week
- Make your own ice cream
- Learn a new hobby
- Learn all the words to a song you love
- Have a puppet show
- Water balloon fights with friends
- Learn a card trick
- Learn a new card game
- Draw a self-portrait
- Write a short story
- Relax and daydream!