FREE Printable With 70 Cheap Things to Do in The Summer
Its SUMMER! The kids are out of school and lazy days are ahead. BUT WAIT, this is not like a normal summer due to Covid-19. The question that is buzzing in every mother's head is, "How the heck do I keep the kids entertained this summer while still social distancing?"
Don't worry, I got you covered with 70 fun ways to keep your kids entertained this summer. My goal is to give you a list of FREE or low-cost summer activities that will keep your kids busy while staying healthy and safe.
Crafts
Make a tie-dye shirt
Make home-made play dough
Finger paint
Make recycled Crayons
Make puppets and put on a show
Paint motivational rocks and leave them in your neighborhood for others to find
Learn origami
Make a friendship bracelet and mail it to your BFF
Make homemade slime
Make a bird feeder
Write a story or comic book with illustration
Make handprint art
Make a scrapbook
Write a play
In The Kitchen
Make homemade ice cream
Eat a watermelon
Have breakfast for dinner
Make homemade pizza
Eat a LOT of popsicles
Make popsicles
Help cook dinner
Make a rainbow snack
Make fresh lemonade
Make a pie
Make root beer floats
More Inside Fun
Have a pj and movie day
Family game night
Make a blanket fort
Have a pillow fight
Put on a family talent show
Write a to a pen pal
Create a YouTube channel and videos
Read _____ Books
Do a science project
Visit a Metropolitan Museum of Art website
Check out Natural Geographic Kids website
Check out the live cam at the San Diego Zoo
Take an art class on YouTube with Art For Kids Hub
Outside The Home
Go for a nature walk
Have a picnic
Play frisbee in the park
Go for a hike
Go on a scavenger hunt
Fly a kite
Go hiking
Make a wish on a dandelion
Ride your bike around the neighborhood
Go fishing
Climb a tree
Go rock hunting
Go berry picking
Visit a National Park
Visit a lake or beach
Backyard
Run through the sprinklers
Play Marco Polo
Play flashlight tag
Have a water balloon fight
Stargaze
Look at the clouds
Blow bubbles
Roast marshmallows
Have a backyard campout
Color the sidewalk with chalk
Start a vegetable garden
Build a treehouse
Have a water gun fight
Jump on a trampoline
Play hide and seek
Make mud pies
Catch a lizard
What I love is these activities will help strengthen your children's natural curiosity and family bond. What I am finding is just because our summer looks different it is no less magical. Who knows, you may even find some new family traditions.
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