We all have our version of "big" summer plans. It may be a tropical vacation or a road trip to a national park or a visit to a favorite amusement park. These things may take up much of our planning time. Arranging flights, making lists etc. We probably even have penciled in playdates, playgrounds and swim lessons. But its those days at home after having been on a break for a while, which could be 5 days in a row, where you are wishing you would have planned for. Here is a list of fun things to do at home this summer when bored strikes and the kids are you making your crazy! (Or, does that just happen to me?) If you see anything on here you would like to learn or make you can add it to this fun free printable planner.
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Have a backyard picnic.
Join or create a summer reading challenge.
Have a science day.
Run through the sprinklers.
Nature scavenger hunt.
Jump Rope.
Make a seashell craft.
Glow in the dark dance party.
Make solar oven s'mores.
Front yard lemonade stand.
Tie dye something.
Make a bird feeder.
Make a sand castle in a sandbox or with kinetic sand.
Bake homemade bread with homemade butter.
Talent show.
Hula hoop.
Learn a new dance.
Learn some magic tricks.
Have a drawing contest.
Have a Christmas in July Day.
Water balloon fun.
Make friendship bread. (Article coming soon!)
Water blaster art. (Article coming soon.)
Movie Marathon in Pajamas.
Slip and Slide.
Have a photo shoot.
Practice making soccer goals.
Set up a summer reading area.
Take on online field trip.
Make cookies for a friend or relative.
Put a fun color in your hair.
Raise money for a charity with a bake sale.
At home spa day.
Karaoke
Play an old fashioned card game or dominos.
Video game tournament.
Lego building day.
Board game tournament.
Make ice cream.
Puzzles.
Plan some random acts of kindness.
Car/bike wash day.
Make snow cones.
Have a great summer!
Dragon Mama
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These all sound like fantastic & fun ideas! I already do some of these with my kids, but there are a few we will have to add to our summer to do list.
I love your ideas! We still need to make our summer list. I'm going to add some of these to ours.
Great suggestions to do for this summer. Indeed there are a lot we can do at home for this summer break. I'll keep all your suggestions for my reference.
This is an excellent list of 50 things to do over the summer! I want to try making our own crayons, a bird feeder, and homemade bread and butter!
These are some great ideas for Summer break. I saw a few of them that we are currently doing at home.