105 Fun Things To Do in the Summer – PERFECT for Family Fun!
My sweet friend Staci started this list of summer fun ideas, and when she showed us, the whole PPP Team ended up adding to it with all of our favorite summer fun ideas. The result is 105 ways to squeeze more joy out of your summer – whether you have big kids, middle kids or little kids!
Grab your 105 Summer Fun Ideas for Families — PRINTABLE – there's even space to add your own ideas
We included all those activities that have given us the best memories and the sweetest smiles. (or ones we WANT to try!) As my kids have gotten older, these memories become even MORE special – because we only get 18 summers with these babies! *sniff*
Fun Things to do Inside:
Have ice cream for dinner
Pillow/blanket fort building
Homemade snow-cone making
Family Movie night
Night bowling (fill water bottles with water and drop in a glow stick – then bowl away)
Game night – (with the family or invite some neighbors over and have them bring their favorite board games)
Make a birdfeeder
Fly paper airplanes (measure how far different designs travel and experiment with different designs)
Summer puzzle night
Finger paint
Make homemade pizza (maybe throw it on the grill) – let everyone choose their favorite ingredients
Homemade spa
Make homemade play dough
Bowling
Create an indoor obstacle course
Make ice cream in a bag
Play charades
Teach kids about car maintenance
Make puppets and put on a puppet show
Have a “letter of the day” day – do and eat all things that start with a certain letter
Summer reading – make a “bookworm” – add a new piece after each book is complete
Family service project
Science experiments
Make koolaid popsicles or ice cubes
Craft night
Dance party
Binge watch a family show
Craft or create your own targets for a nerf gun or water gun course
Family karaoke night
Have a slime making challenge (and find out how to get slime out of carpet if there's an oops!)
Go roller skating
Visit a museum
Learn how to crochet or knit
Have your own family “Cupcake Wars”
Have a family yoga session
Learn how to make origami
Complete a home project together
Volunteer at a local animal shelter
Draw something from nature together
Make a family movie and take turns being the star
Make a completely vegetarian dinner (have each family member make one item)
Visit a fire station
Learn how to play a card game you've never played
Make a family tree together
Things to Do Outside in the Summer:
Have a family picnic
Make s'mores in a fire pit in your backyard
Backyard camp out
Bubble time
Sprinkler running
Set up a Slip and slide (they go faster by using a bit of baby shampoo on the person)
Neighborhood relay races
Chalk art
Family portraits in chalk (outline everyone – then each person take a different member of your family and color it in to look like them)
Play frisbee
Play kickball
Hike at a local park
Backyard family movie night (use a projector and sheet pinned somewhere). To add to the fun, invite friends and neighbors and everyone bring their favorite movie snack to share!
Play childhood neighborhood games (leap frog, red rover, red light/green light, mother may I, etc…)
Feed the ducks (you could turn it into community service by cleaning up the trash in the area while you visit)
Find a clover patch and make flower chains and search for a 4 leaf clover
Creek stomp
Splash in rain puddles
Visit a historical site in your area
Visit a cave in your area (they stay cool)
Go to an area pool
Batting practice using water balloons as balls
Make a solar oven and cook s'mores
Create an outdoor obstacle course
Wash your cars together
Look for a drive in movie theater
Star gazing and identify constellations
Catch fireflies/lightening bugs (decorate a jar to hold them)
Go fruit picking (strawberries, peaches, blueberries)
Go for a bike ride
Go to a baseball game
Nature walk – challenge your kid to search for something specific (color walk – point out things of a specific color, insect- find as many different types of insects as you can)
Put together a picnic with all the items beginning with a certain letter
Go for a night swim
Nature scavenger hunt
Play frisbee golf
Fly a kite (you can find these at the Dollar Tree for $1 this time of year)
Geocaching
Play miniature golf
Play flashlight tag (invite the neighbors to join)
Play balloon volleyball (you can try this with water balloons too)
Plant a vegetable garden
Make a fairy garden with only items from your yard (or grab some Fairy Garden pieces from Dollar Tree!)
Build a fort
Go kayaking (There are some great Walmart kayak deals!)
Play HORSE with a prize for the winner (they get to choose the movie for movie night)
Make sun tea
Go swimming in the lake
Play tennis
Make a giant hopscotch or twister game on the lawn
Go to a carnival
Make a lemonade stand
Plant a family tree in your yard
Go fishing
Go to a farmer's market
Take a road trip to some place you've never been
Have a luau
Go on a bird watch
Attend a free outdoor concert
Set up a simple badminton set and play
Have a garage sale
Go zip-lining
PRINT YOUR SUMMER FUN LIST HERE! Looking for Other Things to do in the Summer? Here you go: Stone Mountain Park Discounted Summer Movies for Kids (Yes, even for 2021!) How to travel on a budget 101 Things to Do with Kids
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