106 Kids Activities for Summer Break

If you have kids in your life; grandkids, nieces and nephews or even Sunday School kids this list of summer kids activities is for you.

I’m sharing a list of 106 kids activities for summer. Pin this post and save it for later, and subscribe to access the printable and hang it on the fridge this summer.

I have partnered with some savvy blogging Moms and Grandmas to bring you a collection of summer fun ideas to do with kids of all ages from Pre K up to those precious teens. Be sure to scroll all the way down for even more ideas! 

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I’ve added links to many of these activities where you can find more details, instructions, templates, printables and recipes. Give your kids options this summer! You can send them outside to do one of these kids activities with their siblings or friends, or head out on an adventure along side of them. Enjoy your summer!

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Outdoor

• Go for a bike ride
• Take a walk
• Play with sidewalk chalk
• Make your own chalk
• Make bubbles
• Play with water balloons
• Paint concrete with water
• Play with squirt guns
• Run through the sprinkler
• Go to a playground
• Go on a hike
• Plant something
• Make sponge water bombs
• Make a bird feeder
• Find shapes in clouds
• Have a picnic
• Press flowers
• Go backyard camping
• Catch bugs
• Feed the ducks/birds

Things to Make

• Painted rocks or crayon rocks
• Friendship bracelets
• Perler beads
• Bead keychains
• Build a fort (inside or out)
• Color
• Paint
• Puffy Paint
• Make your own puffy paint
• Scrapbook
• Paper fortune teller
• Corner bookmark
• Paper airplane
• Duct tape flowers
• Puppets
• Slime
• Clay magnets
• Fairy garden
• Make your own play dough
• Party poppers
• Paper pinwheel
• Salt dough ornaments
• Play with water beads
• Window clings
• Suncatchers
• DIY scratch art
• Play with or make a flannel board
• Paint flower pots
• Marble something
• Make a t-shirt
• Tie dye fabric
• No sew t-shirt bag
• Seed bombs
• Animal masks

Use your imagination

• Dress up
• Put on a play
• Have a puppet show
• Make instruments
• Compose a song
• Throw a tea party

Go on an adventure

• Attend a library program
• Visit a local museum
• Check out a Farmer’s Market
• Splash pad
• Local pool
• Play a round of Frisbee golf
• Try mini golf
• Go to the beach
• Volunteer
• Rent or go to a Movie
• Have fun at a Festival/Carnival
• Go bowling
• Ice skating
• Roller skating
• Make a gift for a neighbor and deliver it
• Pick fruit

Learn something

• Make a lava lamp
• Try an experiment
• Read a book
• Sing songs
• Write a story
• Mail a letter
• Learn hello and goodbye in a new language
• Make a movie

Play a game

• Nature scavenger hunt
• Alphabet scavenger hunt
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Charades
• Do a puzzle
• Play in the rain
• Invent a game
• Invent a new rule to an old game
• Play tag
• Hide and seek
• Make marshmallow shooters
• Play an old school game (ask an adult to teach you)
• Have a dance Party
• Make an obstacle course

Fun in the kitchen

• Make a parfait
• Whip up some Ice Cream
• Make popsicles
• Enjoy a snow cone
• Make unicorn popcorn
• Blend a healthy a smoothie
• Have a lemonade stand

Pin these Summer Kids Activities

Ready for more summer kids activities? Check out the posts below from some savvy Moms and Grandmas who have ideas you are going to love.

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