75 Ideas for Fantastic Summer Fun!

It’s the last week of school here and since summer is looming, I have a HUGE list of fun ideas for kids that are sure to beat the “I’m Bored Blues.” This summer activities list has ideas for rainy day fun as well as classic summer activities and everything in between. Don’t miss this list of 75 Ideas for Fantastic Summer Fun!

Indoor – Rainy Day Fun

• Dance Party
• Glow Sticks Fun
• Build an obstacle course
• Veterinarian Clinic with Stuffed Animals
• Board Game Day
• Talent Show
• Puppet Show
• Tea Party
• Freeze Dance
• Movie Day

Classic Summer Fun

• Lemonade Stand
• Play in the Sprinklers
• Play Super Heroes
• Cloud Watching
• Wash the Cars
• Hopscotch
• Water Balloon Fight
• Hoola Hoop Contest
• Fly a a Kite
• Campout Day
• Blow Bubbles
• Play Freeze Tag
• Face Painting
• Paper Plane Flight Race

Crafts

• Sponge Balls
• Tie Dye T-Shirts
• Handprint Art
• Make Friendship Bracelets
• Make Masks
• Make Birdfeeders
• Attend a Home Depot or Lowe’s Workshop
• Make something out of a cardboard box. House, box car, the sky is the limit!
• Yarn fun with glue and cookie cutters
• ‘Green’ Art
• Make Magnets
• Pasta Beads
• Nature Rubbing Prints
• Make a ‘Day in the Life’ video or Scrapbooking

Educational/Practical

• Summer Reading Program
• Make Flubber
• Milk Experiment
• Create a Sensory Play Box
• Make a Sundial
• Write a Haiku
• Volcano
• Ice Experiments
• Kool-Aid Playdoh
• Write a letter
• Clean out Closets – Fashion show style to know what still fits
• Bath time – Glow in the dark bubbles
• Make Invisible Ink
• Lemon Eruptions
• Bubble Painting

Adventures

• Go Geocaching
• Fire Station Tour
• Bakery/Ice Cream Shop Tour
• Neighborhood Treasure Hunt
• Road Trip – Within 30 minutes from your house that you’ve never visited before
• Attend a local event or festival
• Track the moon/phases and keep a journal
• Go Bowling
• Gather books that you haven’t read in awhile and take them to the Children’s Hospital
• Make a Time Capsule
• Splash Pad Tour. Choose 4-6 and go to a new one every other week
• Make Blessing Bags to give to needy
• Take a bus ride
• Go bird watching
• Take a Trip to the Farmer’s Market
• Check out a Garden Center
• Visit a farm
• Go on a hike
• Visit a museum
• Visit a Park
• Go on a Picnic
• Go Wild Flower Picking