Tuesday, May 22, 2012

75 Summer Activities to keep the kids entertained!

I love this blog - www.freebies2deals.com. Today she posted this great list of free or mostly free ideas to entertain the kiddos this summer. With only a few more days of school, there are only a few more days until "Mom, I'm bored. Dad, can we go...(fill in the lastest place)" 

At least that is how it is at the Dixon house...so, this might be fun for kids of all ages :)

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Summer break is a long time to keep kids occupied.  So, here are 75 Kid and Family Activities for Spring and Summer.  Enjoy!

  1. Draw with Sidewalk Chalk
  2. Play with Water Toys in the Yard
  3. Slip N Slide
  4. Make Giant Bubbles
  5. Paint Items Outside with Water  (It dries and there is no mess!)
  6. Go to a Local Fishing Pond
  7. Backyard Campout
  8. Draw Monster Pictures on Paper, Hang them in the Yard and “Melt” them with the Hose or Spray Bottle
  9. Head to a Splash Park
  10. Go on a Treasure Hunt for Rocks and Paint them
  11. Participate in the Summer Movie Program! (Kid Friendly Movies are only $.50 during the Summer!)
  12. Collect Flowers and Press them in Books.
  13. Outdoor Picnic
  14. Create a Campfire and Do S’mores
  15. Head to the Zoo
  16. Make a Lemonade Stand and Sell it Outside to the Neighbors
  17. Take a Tour of a Fire Station
  18. Head to a Water Park
  19. Go on a Family Hike
  20. Have a Movie Night Outside with Pillows and Blankets
  21. Make Homemade Ice Cream
  22. Head to a Free Fireworks Show or Have Your Own at Home
  23. Do a Family Game Night with Fun Prizes at the End
  24. Go on a Bike Ride
  25. Take a Family Walk
  26. Go to a Park and Feed the Ducks
  27. Have Bathtime in the Bathtub with Glowsticks!
  28. Build a Fort Inside on a Rainy Summer Day
  29. Let them Color on your Windows with Window Markers or Crayons
  30. Purchase Solid Colored Shirts and Hand Kids a Bleached Pen to Create their Own Designs
  31. Make Your Own Playdoh
  32. Do an Outdoor Scavengar Hunt
  33. Color Ice Cubes and Set on the Drive way to Melt
  34. Fingerpaint with Pudding
  35. Make Tin Foil Dinners and Cook them in the Oven.
  36. Teach your Kids to Sew.
  37. Make cute hair clips with your Kids.
  38. Find Shapes in the Clouds
  39. Water Balloon Fight
  40. Play Outdoor Night Games
  41. Go to the Library Each Week and Read Books at the Park
  42. Make Homemade Popsicles
  43. Backyard Tic Tac Toe
  44. Make a Marshmallow Shooter, Spray Paint the Outside and Have Teams
  45. Blow Up Balloons and Cut Water Noodles in Half for a Fun Game.
  46. Make Your Own Slime
  47. ABC Hunt- Write all 26 Letters on your Driveway and Find Items Outside and Place Next to Each Letter.
  48. Make Rootbeer Floats
  49. Go to One of the Free Museum or Free National Park Days in your area
  50. Go to a Baseball Game
  51. Make SnoCones at Home
  52. Plant a Garden
  53. Go to a Dinosaur Museum
  54. Head to a Farm and Feed the Animals
  55. Participate in Kids Bowl Free!
  56. Go Star Gazing
  57. Go Miniature Golfing
  58. Head to Free Movies in the Park (Check local cities for times.)
  59. Do a Kid Fun Run
  60. Make Your Own Lava Lamp
  61. Go to a Library Storytime
  62. Go to a Carnival or County Fair
  63. Go Fishing
  64. Make Necklaces out of Colored Pasta
  65. Have a Princess Tea Party Outdoors
  66. Have a Muddy Sandbox Day
  67. Flashlight Tag
  68. Travel to New Playgrounds
  69. On Rainy Days, Create a Homemade Music Video
  70. Write with Chalk on your Trampoline.  (It washes right off and looks more like a Chalkboard!)
  71. Make homemade popsicles with fruit juice and popsicle molds.
  72. Have a read-a-thon day at the Park with treats.
  73. Go have a picnic at a park or a camp ground site.
  74. Haul the TV and DVD player outside for a starlit movie night.
  75. Door Bell Ditch Someone with Ding Dongs!

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