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Need some ideas on what to do to keep your kids entertained this summer? At your ropes end hoping the dog days of summer will end quickly? Here are 80 activities for families to do over the summer break!
Summer is full swing over here at the Hoff house. We've had an interesting one, with cancelled trips, bbq's, swim meets among other activities. Pneumonia hit our house and has made these last few weeks pretty miserable. My boys are stir crazy! How about your kiddos? I decided something needed to be done, so we made a list of 80+ activities to beat the summer blues.
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80+ Activities To Do In The Summertime
2 Swim in a lake
3 Play checkers or chess
5 Make Kool- Aid Popsicles
6 Make pudding pops
7 Go canoeing
8 Go for a hike in the woods
9 Identify birds
10 Go to the beach
11 Go down a water slide
12 Lawn bowling
13 Kick the can
14 Run through spinklers
15 Put a cardboard box on a wagon and make your own RV
16 Play in the rain
17 Draw with sidewalk chalk
18 Write a letter to a penpal
19 Drop stuffed animals and thank you's off to firefighters or police men
20 Go airplane spotting
21 Go to a museum
22 Go to a zoo
23 Pick an animal and study about it for that day
24 Pick a famous person and learn about them
25 Make homemade snow cones
26 Read a book or start a book club or book exhange
27 Take a cooking class
28 Play a board game like Monopoly, Clue, Sorry, etc.
29 Go to the drive in
30 Catch fireflies.
31 Climb a tree
32 Write a song
33 Play 20 questions
34 Sleep in
35 Eat breakfast for dinner
36 Make cookies for a neighbor
37 Make homemade slime
38 Play with bubbles
39 Sleep outside in a tent
40 Roast hotdogs and marshmallows over a fire
41 Celebrate with sparklers
42 Master the art of a boomerang
43 Play spoons
44 Play 4 square
45 Pack a picnic
46 Baseball
47 Learn to play solitaire
48 Go for a bike ride
49 Drink a slushie, frosty, or icee.
51 Take an afternoon nap
52 Play kickball
53 Eat an ice cream cone before it melts
54 Go for a scenic drive
55 Pick somewhere in the world and learn about it. What would you do if you had 1 day to spend there?
56 Count the change in your piggy bank or change jar
57 Make homemade ice cream
58 Have root beer floats
59 Learn to make balloon shapes
60 Have a color war with old clothes and washable paint
61 Eat doughnuts for breakfast
62 Watch a baseball game
63 Swing on the swings
64 Go see a movie at the theater
65 Go fishing
66 Mail a tiny postcard and see if it makes it to its destination
67 Watch a parade
68 Watch the fireworks
69 Play a game of catch
70 Ride a roller coaster
71 Ride a ferry
72 Ride a train
73 Find and identify rocks
74 Catch a butterfly
75 Grow a plant
76 Play tricky tricky bear
77 Make a rock creature
78 Make a friendship bracelet
79 Swim at the pool
80 Knock down milk jars
Find an activity you can't wait to do? Do you have a favorite not on the list? Be sure to leave some comments!
-Mrs Major Hoff
Lucy T says
Some great ideas!! We love All Free and Clear too! It's the only thing I use.
Reesa Lewandowski says
Wow! Thanks for this awesome round up of ideas!
Heidi @ Happiness is Homemade says
Great ideas! Thanks so much for including us! 🙂
Angela LeMoine says
This is a GREAT list!!! Always trying to keep the kids busy!
Stephanie Paxman says
Love all these ideas--and thanks for including one of mine!
MrsMajor Hoff says
Thanks Lucy! I'm glad you love it like we do! It's my favorite!
MrsMajor Hoff says
Thanks Reesa, hope you got an idea or two!
MrsMajor Hoff says
Anytime Heidi, you have great ideas! Thanks!
MrsMajor Hoff says
Thanks Angela! Hope you found some boredom busters!
MrsMajor Hoff says
Thanks Stephanie! I can't wait to try yours out!
Diana Hansen says
Fun ideas!